Doctoral Degree Resouces

DOCTORAL STUDENT FORMS

Doctoral students must submit a set of forms in order to progress in the program. 

• PhD forms 

COURSES WHEN PREPARING FOR QUALIFYING EXAMS OR DISSERTATION RESEARCH

Students should enroll in the following courses under their advisor/Doctoral Committee Chair when preparing for their exams and writing their dissertation:

• Preparing for Written and/or Oral Qualifying Exams: COM HLT 597, "Preparation for Doctoral Qualifying Examinations". This is a 2 to 12 unit course. Grading is on satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.

• Writing Dissertation: Only students who have advanced to candidacy (passed their proposal defense) should enroll in COM HLT 599, "Doctoral Dissertation Research". This is a 2 to 12 unit course. Grading is on satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Students who have not advanced must not enroll in a 599.

WRITTEN QUALIFYING EXAMS

• • CHS PhD Major Exam Guidelines 

  • Minimum Standards for Doctoral Committee Constitution

DISSERTATION

• • UCLA Electronic Thesis & Dissertation Filing

  • Three-paper dissertation option regulations

  • Dissertations may be downloaded on ProQuest.

  • Scholars Before Researchers: On the Centrality of the Dissertation Literature Review in Research Preparation

  • PhinisheD - A discussion and support group for people trying to finish their dissertations or theses, and those who have been there

International Student Funding Resources

• • A list of some scholarships, fellowships and funding opportunities specifically for our international students