Ph.D. in Health Sciences Course Schedule

Full-time Schedule Example

Year 1 Fall Year 1 Spring Year 1 Summer
Seminar I UHHS 710 (3) Seminar II UHHS 720 (2) Individual Program of Study (3)
Research UHHS 730 (3) Research UHHS 731 (3) Data Analysis UHHS 740 (3)
Individual Program of Study (3) Individual Program of Study (3)
Year 2 Fall Year 2 Spring Year 2 Summer
Individual Program of Study (3) Prep for Candidacy Exam Dissertation UHHS 799 (3)
Grant writing I UHHS 750 (3) Candidacy Exam UHHS 798 (1)
Integration UHHS 760 (3)
Year 3 Fall Year 3 Spring Year 3 Summer
Dissertation UHHS 799 (3) Dissertation UHHS 799 (3) Dissertation UHHS 799 (3)

Part-time Schedule Example One

Year 1 Fall Year 1 Spring Year 1 Summer
Seminar I UHHS 710 (3) Seminar II UHHS 720 (2)
Research UHHS 730 (3) Research UHHS 731 (3) Data Analysis UHHS 740 (3)
Year 2 Fall Year 2 Spring Year 2 Summer
Individual Program of Study (3) Individual Program of Study (3) Individual Program of Study (3)
Grant writing I UHHS 750 (3) Individual Program of Study (3)
Year 3 Fall Year 3 Spring Year 3 Summer
Integration UHHS 760 (3) Prep for Candidacy exam Dissertation UHHS 799 (3)
Candidacy Exam UHHS 798 (1)
Year 4 Fall Year 4 Spring Year 4 Summer
Dissertation UHHS 799 (3) Dissertation UHHS 799 (3) Dissertation UHHS 799 (3)

Part-time Schedule Example Two

Year 1 Fall Year 1 Spring Year 1 Summer
Seminar I UHHS 710 (3) Seminar II UHHS 720 (2) Individual Program of Study (3)
Year 2 Fall Year 2 Spring Year 2 Summer
Research UHHS 730 (3) Research UHHS 731 (3) Data Analysis UHHS 740 (3)
Year 3 Fall Year 3 Spring Year 3 Summer
Individual Program of Study (3) Individual Program of Study (3) Individual Program of Study (3)
Grant writing I UHHS 750 (3)
Year 4 Fall Year 4 Spring Year 4 Summer
Integration UHHS 760 (3) Prep for Candidacy exam Dissertation UHHS 799 (3)
Candidacy Exam UHHS 798 (1)
Year 5 Fall Year 5 Spring Year 5 Summer
Dissertation UHHS 799 (3) Dissertation UHHS 799 (3) Dissertation UHHS 799 (3)

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Ph.D. in Health Sciences
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phdhs@niu.edu

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