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
- Total credits (published)
- 24
- Credits (computed from items)
- 72
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 232186
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_232186_3e379fef
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Core Courses
major core · 4 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Extended Core Courses
major core · 8 items
- Select 6 credits from the following:Not resolved to a course6
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Discipline-based Courses
1 item
- Select 15 credits of discipline-based social science courses in a specific area such as anthropology, economics, geography, history, linguistics, political science, or sociology, as approved by the student's advisor, to provide domain-specific knowledge.Not resolved to a course15
Electives
electives · 1 item
- Select 15 credits of electives or independent research, as approved by the student's advisor, to provide further substantive or methodological specialization as needed.Not resolved to a course15
Dissertation Research
3 items
- Select 24 credits from the following:Not resolved to a course24
- 1-12
- 1-12
Source. George Mason University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/science/computational-data-sciences/computational-social-science-phd/. Captured page pages/0192.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.