PhD Special Graduate Committee at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Programme overview

The Graduate School can authorize a special committee to supervise a doctoral program for students whose needs cannot be met within an established program. These are one-of-a-kind degrees built around the individual student, supporting new fields or combinations of disciplines.

Faculty: Graduate School | Department: Graduate School (school-wide) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Madison, WI, United States

What you will study

No fixed courses; the proposal specifies the course and seminar program, dissertation requirements, preliminary examinations and the dissertation subject area, supervised by a five-member committee.

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Application information

Entry requirements

( via Graduate School Academic Policies & Procedures ) The master's and doctoral special graduate committee guidelines are: Prospective students who may have an interest in a special graduate committee degree should apply to the degree program that is closest to their program interest. Upon receipt of an application on which a prospective student has expressed interest in a special graduate committee degree, the program will follow all relevant program admission requirements. Students may not be admitted directly to a special graduate committee degree program. They must be accepted for admission by an established department or program and be attending classes at UW–Madison before a proposal for a special graduate committee degree will be considered by the Graduate School.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms (spring, summer or fall) vary by programme and are listed on each programme's Graduate Guide admissions tab. An applicant may have active applications in only one entry term at a time.

Application deadlines vary by programme and are listed on the programme's Graduate Guide admissions tab. Applications are submitted through the Graduate School application portal. The application fee is $75 US, non-refundable, payable by credit card (MasterCard or Visa) or debit/ATM; international applicants pay an extra $6 processing fee. Up to three programmes in the same entry term can be applied to for one application fee.

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