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Soils 611 - Ph.D. Dissertation - Off Campus

Instructor: Staff
Credits: 0
Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer
Texts:
Prerequisite: none
Syllabus: Link to PDF file.

Course Description

The numbers 601 and 611, with associated special fees, are available to Ph.D. degree candidates who have passed the comprehensive examination and met the two-semester residence requirement. They may be used for thesis preparation work during its later stages, when the academic activity of the candidate consists partly (611) or solely (601) of work on the completion of research and writing of the dissertation. (See also Course-Numbering System.) SUBJ 601 and SUBJ 611 do not carry academic credit. They are entered on the academic transcript to indicate the registration and the nature of the candidateÕs academic activity. A candidate registered for SUBJ 601 is classified as a full-time student, while one registered for SUBJ 611 is classified as apart-time student.