The timeline below offers a "birds-eye" view of the main elements of the LEC DMin track.
Student-directed courses
Year 01
Enrollment and preparation (Summer)
- Application due (June 1)
- Tuition deposit (TD) due (July 15)
- Register for module 01 courses (by August 15)
- Orientation advance (last week of August)
- Assigned faculty advisor
Module 01 (Fall)
- Courses: DMIN 513 (1 hour), DMIN 516 (3 hours), DMIN 517 (2 hours)
Module 02 (Spring)
- Courses: DMIN 526 (3 hours), DMIN 527 (3 hours)
First Summer Module
- Courses: DMIN 523 (1 hour), DMIN 528 (3 hours)
- Second advance (June)
- Assigned project and expert (track 02) advisor
Year 02
Module 03 (Fall)
- Courses: DMIN 533 (1 hour), DMIN 536 (3 hours), DMIN 537 (2 hours)
Module 04 (Spring)
- Courses: DMIN 546 (3 hours), DMIN 547 (3 hours)
Second Summer Module
- Courses: DMIN 543 (1 hour), DMIN 548 (3 hours)
- Final advance (June)
- Candidacy
Year 03*
Work on Project (Fall)
- DMIN 550 Doctoral Project (4 hours)
- Completion of "Declaration of Intent to Graduate" survey (November)
Complete Project (Spring)
- DMIN 555 – Project Continuation (billed at 1 semester hour)
- Penultimate version of project due (January)
- Oral defense (March)
Graduation (April - May)
- Archival version of project due (April)
- Hooding ceremony and commencement (April/May)
* This third-year timeline reflects the program’s “best route” for completing the project. Students are allowed up to a maximum of 6 years to complete the program.
