Major Subject

The student will select a major subject from the departments and programs listed in this bulletin.  The major department or program is responsible for monitoring the student’s progress toward the degree and for making recommendations to the University Graduate School regarding the nomination to candi­dacy, the appointment of a research committee, the defense of the dissertation, and the conferring of the degree.

Minor Subject

The student will select at least one minor subject. A minor pro­vides additional breadth and depth to the individual’s program.  It must be taken outside the major department from among those minors offered listed in this bulletin or in a specifically approved inter- or intradepartmental area—see departmental entries. (As an exception to this rule, Indiana University doctoral students may take a minor in a Purdue University graduate degree program at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis [IUPUI].)

Courses counted toward a minor cannot also be counted toward the major. The determination of the minimum requirements and examination procedure (if any) for the minor is entirely at the discretion of the minor department or program.

Individualized Minor

In certain cases, special individualized minors (12 or more credit hours of work in two or more programs) or minors not specifically listed in this bulletin may be approved by the dean upon recommendation of the student’s advisory com­mittee, provided such approval is requested prior to pursuit of any of the proposed courses of study. Examination procedures (if any) or other requirements (for example, stipulation of the minimum grades acceptable) should also be specified in the proposal to the dean.