Roadmap

Year 1
Fall	HST.714J - Acoustics of Speech and Hearing HST.721 - The Peripheral Auditory System HST.791 - Lab Visits	Use HST.791 and informal discussions with faculty and fellow students to choose a research topic for next summer
January	HST.718 - Anatomy of Speech and Hearing
Spring	HST.710J - Speech Communication HST.723 - Neural Coding and Perception of Sound HST.724 - Clinical Aspects of Speech and Hearing HST.791 - Lab Visits
Core Component of the SHBT qualifying exam is complete if at least four A's and two B's are earned in the six SHBT core courses (in boldface above)		The program may require remediation if lower gades are received
Summer	HST.77x - Research in Speech and Hearing Sciences	Submit a proposal to the HST office at the beginning of the semester and a progress report at the end. Be sure your research advisor also sends a report at the end of the semester. You need to do these things each time you register for HST.77x.
Year 2
Fall	Concentration courses HST.77x - Research in Speech and Hearing Sciences
DEADLINE - for completing the Core Component of the SHBT qualifying exam
Spring	HST.790 - Research Approaches to Speech and Hearing Concentration courses HST.77x - Research in Speech and Hearing Sciences	Must receive a grade of B or higher in HST.790
Summer	HST 77x - Research in Speech and Hearing Sciences	To receive academic credit for research, sign up for HST.77x. You cannot register for Graduate Thesis credit until you have an approved thesis proposal.
DEADLINE - for submitting plan for concentration to area head
DEADLINE - for submitting a Dissertation Advisor Declaration Form to DMS		The form should briefly state the planned area of thesis research (one or two sentences) and indicate the dissertation advisor. Student and supervisor must sign the letter.
Year 3
Fall	Concentration courses Research (HST.77x)
Spring	Concentration courses Research (HST.77x)
DEADLINE- for taking ORAL QUALIFYING EXAM		Oral Exam is based on concentration courses, and one summer's-worth of research. The oral committee has three members, one outside SHBT.
DEADLINE- for submitting a DAC declaration form to DMS
Year 4
Fall, Spring, Summer	Research (HST.77x)
DEADLINE - for submitting DISSERTATION PROPOSAL		Before submitting your proposal, you need to: form a dissertation advisory committee(DAC) and select a chair. This is done through the DAC declaration form. defend your proposal orally to the DAC have the DAC members agreements to include the proposal submission Note: your dissertation advisor cannot be the DAC chair.
Year 5
Fall, Spring, Summer	DEFEND YOUR THESIS	Notify DMS of the date & time of your defense so it can be announced publicly well in advance.