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Program Milestones
The following table of guidelines and deadlines was developed to help students complete the critical activities of the Behavior Analysis Training Program. Although the tone of this document may be punitive, its purpose is positive. Students need to be informed of the expected dates by which these activities should be accomplished in order to plan their graduate careers effectively. The consequences for doing so are too numerous to list; however, the consequences for not doing so are straightforward. Therefore, they have been listed as part of the table.
Timely progress through the program is required for efficient use of departmental and program resources and faculty effort. Progress is assessed by a series of "milestones." The recommended dates in the table are the dates by which students are expected to pass these milestones. The slow progress dates indicate progress that may put the student in jeopardy of completing the program within four years (three years for students entering with an approved master's thesis). Therefore, missing the slow progress date will lead automatically to probation to warn the student of inadequate progress. Probation is effective as of the slow progress date, and will be reported to the student in writing and recorded in the student's permanent file. Conditions for changing from probationary status back to good standing will be specified in writing by the Behavior Analysis Training Committee. If the student is put on probation simultaneously for two reasons ("double probation") the student may be dismissed from the program. The latest acceptable dates are the dates by which the milestones must be passes or else the student may be dismissed from the program. Latest acceptable dates and slow progress dates are negotiable only under extraordinary circumstances, and then only by written request (with full rationale) to the Behavior Analysis Training Committee by the student through his or her Advising Committee.
A few other items that appear in the table may need amplification. Approval for a thesis or dissertation refers to the final acceptance of an electronic version to the library. This requirement is met after all course work has been completed, a shuttle sheet request has been filed at least three weeks prior to the oral defense, the defense has been passed, all corrections have been made on the document, the manuscript has been submitted electronically and has been accepted by the library. Prelim refers to the two preliminary examinations that must be taken to qualify for doctoral candidacy. The structure of these exams is described here, but students should recognize that these exams need to be scheduled with the Behavior Analysis Training Committee at least one month (of the regular academic year) before the planned starting date. The GTC is the Graduate Training Committee, the Adv. Com. is the student's Advising Committee, and the BA Com. is the Behavior Analysis Training Committee. each of these committees is described in the departmental Graduate Handbook.
IF YOU ENTERED WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE |
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| REQUIREMENT | RECOMMENDED DATE | SLOW PROGRESS DATE | LATEST ACCEPTABLE DATE | CONSEQUENCE FOR MISSING | |
| SLOW DATE | LATEST DATE | ||||
| Plan of study approved by Adv. Com. & sent to GTC | Mar 15, year 1 | May 1, year 1 | --- | Probation | --- |
| Thesis proposal approved | May 15, year 1 | Dec 15, year 2 | May 15, year 2 | Probation | Dismissal ground |
| Thesis approved 1,2 | May 1, year 2 | Dec 15, year 3 | May 15, year 3 | Probation | Dismissal ground |
| First prelim passed 3 | Dec 15, year 3 | Sep 30, year 4 | Dec 15, year 4 | Probation | Dismissal ground |
| Second prelim passed 3 | Apr 1, year 3 | Sep 30, year 4 | Dec 15, year 4 | Probation | Dismissal ground |
| Dissertation proposal approved | May 15, year 3 | Dec 15, year 4 | May 15, year 4 | Probation | Dismissal ground |
| Dissertation approved 1,2 | May 1, year 4 | Dec 15, year 5 | --- | --- | --- |
| Annual activity report | Apr 15, each year | May 1, each year | --- | Probation | --- |
IF YOU ENTERED WITH A MASTER'S DEGREE |
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| REQUIREMENT | RECOMMENDED DATE | SLOW PROGRESS DATE | LATEST ACCEPTABLE DATE | CONSEQUENCE FOR MISSING | |
| SLOW DATE | LATEST DATE | ||||
| Thesis accepted by BA Com. | Sep 15, year 1 | Oct 15, year 1 | Oct 30, year 1 | Probation | Thesis might not be accepted |
| Plan of study approved by Adv. Com. & sent to GTC | Mar 15, year 1 | May 1, year 1 | --- | Probation | --- |
| First prelim passed 3 | Dec 15, year 2 | Sep 30, year 3 | Dec 15, year 3 | Probation | Dismissal ground |
| Second prelim passed 3 | Apr 1, year 2 | Sep 30, year 3 | Dec 15, year 3 | Probation | Dismissal ground |
| Dissertation proposal approved | May 15, year 2 | Dec 15, year 3 | May 15, year 3 | Probation | Dismissal ground |
| Dissertation approved 1,2 | May 1, year 3 | Dec 15, year 4 | --- | --- | --- |
| Annual activity report | Apr 15, each year | May 1, each year | --- | Probation | --- |
1 Shuttle Sheet must be filed at least three weeks before the oral defense
2 A thesis or dissertation is "approved" when the final version has been accepted by the University Library
3 Schedule exam with BA Committee at least one month (in regular academic year) in advance of desired exam date.