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Schedule, Graduate Courses, Years 1-3:

Year 1
Semester 1:
AMCV2010
Two Seminars
Advising Independent Study with DGS

Semester 2:
Three seminars
Advising Independent Study with DGS

Year 2
Semester 1:
AMCV2520
Three Reading Courses toward preliminary exams

Semester 2:
One Seminar
Three Reading Courses toward preliminary exams

Year 3
Semester 1:
Preliminary Examination Preparation
Three reading courses, one with advisor for two credits

Semester 2:
Dissertation Proposal
Three reading courses, one with advisor for two credits

Total number of courses – 24

Fall Year 1	Spring Year 1	Fall Year 2	Spring Year 2	Fall Year 3	Spring Year 3
AMCV2010	Seminar	AMCV2520	Seminar (or reading)	Reading	Reading
Seminar	Seminar	Reading (or seminar)	Reading	Reading	Reading
Seminar	Seminar	Reading	Reading	Reading	Reading
Advising Independent study w/ DGS	Advising Independent study w/ DGS	Reading	Reading
		TA	TA/Feb-prelims fields due	TA/Preliminary Exam Preparation	TA/ Dissertation Proposal