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Program checklist · PhD

South Asia Regional Studies, PhD

University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA

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
04.0301
Total credits (published)
23
Credits (computed from items)
20-24
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
215062
CourseShelf checklist
CK_215062_f962b4dd
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

0 items

    Core Requirements

    major core · 0 items

      Disciplinary/content courses

      2 items
      1. SAST 6200
        SAST Proseminar: History, Methods, and
        As published: “SAST Proseminar: History, Methods, and Theories of South Asian Studies”
        1
      2. Select 7 course units (in addition to the SAST Proseminar and 4 different foci courses (taught be different core faculty, at least 1 course focused on premodern content and 1 course focused on modern content). 1
        Not resolved to a course
        7

      Advanced Language Requirement

      1 item
      1. Select 4 advanced-level courses in a language of concentration
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Intermediate Language Requirement

      1 item
      1. Select 2 intermediate-level courses in a research language 2
        Not resolved to a course
        2

      Electives

      electives · 3 items
      1. Select 4 course units 3
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. SAST 7999
        1-3
      3. SAST 8999
        1-3

      Dissertation

      1 item
      1. SAST 9950

      Additional Requirements

      0 items

        Teaching Requirements

        0 items

          Four semesters of teaching assistantships are required

          0 items

            Language Requirement

            0 items

              Students must demonstrate proficiency in two languages

              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/south-asia-regional-studies-phd/. Captured page pages/0846.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.