A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- PhD
- Credential class
- ceterms:DoctoralDegree
- CIP
- 45.1101
- Total credits (published)
- 19
- Credits (computed from items)
- 16
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 215062
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_215062_b4338a57
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Curriculum
8 items
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
- Select nine electives 1Not resolved to a course9
Dissertation
1 item
Teaching Requirement
0 items
Four semesters of undergraduate teaching are required, one course per semester- typically for second and third year.
0 items
University PhD Benchmarks
0 items
Qualifying Evaluation
0 items
Candidacy Examination
0 items
Dissertation Defense/Oral Exam
0 items
Dissertation Deposit
0 items
Source. University of Pennsylvania, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.upenn.edu/graduate/programs/sociology-phd/. Captured page pages/0841.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.