Description: Prerequi- Oral Defense of Prospectus The winter and spring quarters of Year Three are devoted to Directed Research (POSC 297) to prepare a dissertation prospectus under the direction of the principal advisor; to additional substantive seminars; and to continued participation in POSC 230. The choice of substantive seminars during this time should be made in conjunction with faculty advisors and should usually be applicable either to the distribution or depth requirements, although students may also take courses in excess of these requirements. In the spring quarter, students are advanced to candidacy upon successful completion of the oral defense of their dissertation prospectus. Normative time to completion of the program is six years. Additional time is provided if circumstances warrant it. Whether circumstances justify additional time is to be determined by the Graduate Committee, in cooperation with the thesis advisor. Students who do not complete their degree requirements during this two-year period are closely reviewed on a biannual basis. These reviews are provided by the graduate advisor, after consultation with the dissertation advisor. Until completion of the Ph.D. requirements, each review includes targeted amounts of required progress, to be completed prior to the next review. Students who fail to complete their scheduled work are reviewed by the Graduate Program Committee for a recommendation of termination from the Political Science graduate program. Normative Time to Degree 18 quarters. General regulations applying to the dissertation and qualifying examinations are found in the Graduate Studies section of this catalog and in other Graduate Division and department publications. For further information, contact the graduate advisor, Department of Political Science.