DHA Course Delivery Schedule from CMU Off-Campus Programs

DHA Course Delivery Schedule (3-year plan). Enter Program During Fall II Semester of Odd-Numbered Years: 2007, 2009…
School Year	Fall II (Sep – Dec)	Spring I (Jan – Mar)	Spring II (Apr – Jun)	Fall I (Jul – Aug/Sep)
Year 1 Didactic	Orientation* DHA 700 DHA 702	DHA 704 DHA 705 DHA 706	DHA 708 DHA 709 DHA 710	DHA 712 DHA 713
Year 2 Didactic	DHA 714 DHA 716 DHA 717	DHA 718 DHA 720 DHA 721	DHA 722 DHA 724 DHA 725	DHA 726 DHA 728 Comprehensive Examination
Year 3 Dissertation	Admission to Candidacy DHA 898 Applied Dissertation	DHA 898 Prospectus Defense	DHA 898	DHA 898 Dissertation Defense
NOTE: Students who plan to complete the program in three years must adhere to the schedule outlined above, since didactic courses are offered biennially (every other year). Failure to adhere to this schedule can significantly impact the degree completion timeline. Students are not eligible to sit for the Comprehensive Examination until they have successfully completed all didactic courses with the exception of DHA 726 and DHA 728. *An annual orientation is held in August of each year.

DHA Course Delivery Schedule (3-year plan). Enter Program During Fall II Semester of Even-Numbered Years: 2006, 2008 …
School Year	Fall II (Sep – Dec)	Spring I (Jan – Mar)	Spring II (Apr – Jun)	Fall I (Jul – Aug/Sep)
Year 1 Didactic	Orientation* DHA 714 DHA 716 DHA 717	DHA 718 DHA 720 DHA 721	DHA 722 DHA 724 DHA 725	Summer Hiatus
Year 2 Didactic	DHA 700 DHA 702	DHA 704 DHA 705 DHA 706	DHA 708 DHA 709 DHA 710	DHA 712 DHA 713
Year 3 Dissertation	DHA 726 DHA 728 Comprehensive Examination	Admission to Candidacy DHA 898 Applied Dissertation	DHA 898 Prospectus Defense	DHA 898
Year 4 Dissertation	DHA 898 Dissertation Defense
NOTE: Students who plan to complete the program in three years must adhere to the schedule outlined above, since didactic courses are offered biennially (every other year). Failure to adhere to this schedule can significantly impact the degree completion timeline. Students are not eligible to sit for the Comprehensive Examination until they have successfully completed all didactic courses with the exception of DHA 726 and DHA 728. *An annual orientation is held in August of each year.

DHA Course Extended Delivery Schedule (5-year option). Enter Program During Fall II of Odd-Numbered Years: 2007, 2009… For students intending to take one course per semester.
School Year	Fall II (Sep – Dec)	Spring I (Jan – Mar)	Spring II (Apr – Jun)	Fall I (Jul – Aug/Sep)
Year 1 Didactic	Orientation* DHA 702	DHA 706	DHA 710	DHA 712 DHA 713
Year 2 Didactic	DHA 716	DHA 720	DHA 724	Summer Hiatus
Year 3 Didactic	DHA 700	DHA 704 DHA 705	DHA 708 DHA 709	Summer Hiatus
Year 4 Didactic	DHA 714 DHA 717	DHA 718 DHA 721	DHA 722 DHA 725	DHA 726 DHA 728 Comprehensive Examination
Year 5 Dissertation	Admission to Candidacy DHA 898 Applied Dissertation	DHA 898 Prospectus Defense	DHA 898	DHA 898 Dissertation Defense
NOTE: Students who plan to complete the program in five years must adhere to the schedule outlined above, since didactic courses are offered biennially (every other year). Failure to adhere to this schedule can significantly impact the degree completion timeline. Students are not eligible to sit for the Comprehensive Examination until they have successfully completed all didactic courses with the exception of DHA 726 and DHA 728. *An annual orientation is held in August of each year.

DHA Course Extended Delivery Schedule (5-year option). Enter Program During Fall II Semester of Even-Numbered Years: 2006, 2008 … *For students intending to take one course per semester.*
School Year	Fall II (Sep – Dec)	Spring I (Jan – Mar)	Spring II (Apr – Jun)	Fall I (Jul – Aug/Sep)
Year 1 Didactic	Orientation* DHA 714	DHA 718	DHA 722	Summer Hiatus
Year 2 Didactic	DHA 702	DHA 706	DHA 710	DHA 712 DHA 713
Year 3 Didactic	DHA 716 DHA 717	DHA 720 DHA 721	DHA 724 DHA 725	Summer Hiatus
Year 4 Didactic	DHA 700	DHA 704 DHA 705	DHA 708 DHA 709	DHA 726 DHA 728 Comprehensive Examination
Year 5 Dissertation	Admission to Candidacy DHA 898 Applied Dissertation	DHA 898 Prospectus Defense	DHA 898	DHA 898 Dissertation Defense
NOTE: Students who plan to complete the program in five years must adhere to the schedule outlined above, since didactic courses are offered biennially (every other year). Failure to adhere to this schedule can significantly impact the degree completion timeline. Students are not eligible to sit for the Comprehensive Examination until they have successfully completed all didactic courses with the exception of DHA 726 and DHA 728. *An annual orientation is held in August of each year.