Doctoral students must pay full tuition for four years and may remain on continuing registration for only two years thereafter. All courses listed in this bulletin are open to students working for either doctoral degree. A doctoral committee will be appointed for each student no later than the student's second term in the program. The committee consists of a minimum of three faculty members from the Yale University community. When appropriate for their research areas, students are encouraged to suggest committee members from other universities.
Doctoral students work under the supervision of their doctoral committees.
Two Honors grades must be achieved before a student is eligible to sit for the qualifying examination in either doctoral program. In addition, students in both programs are expected to serve as teaching assistants. The student will be advised as to the nature and scope of the examination prior to or at the start of the term in which it is to be administered. This examination must be completed before the start of the fifth term. It includes a thesis proposal that must be defended before the student's doctoral committee and other interested faculty.