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DoctoralStudiesinArchitectureGraduateStudentHandbook5.02017-18

DOCTORALSTUDIESINARCHITECTUREatTheUniversityofMichigan—AnnArborGRADUATESTUDENTHANDBOOK5.0 TaubmanCollegeofArchitectureandUrbanPlanningACADEMICYEAR2017-18


TABLEOFCONTENTSLetterfromtheDoctoralAdvisoryCommittee.......................................................................................................1INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................3

MissionandoverviewMajorandMinorAreas

REQUIREMENTSFORTHEPh.D.I. IncrementalRequirements.....................................................................................................................5

CourseworkAreaSeminarsResearchPracticumLanguageRequirementCognateCourses

PreliminaryExaminationCandidacyDissertationProposalDissertation

II. StandingRequirements.........................................................................................................................7AnnualProgramofStudyReportEnglishLanguageProficiencyContinuousEnrollmentSatisfactoryProgress

III. Step-by-StepGuide..............................................................................................................................10CourseworkThePreliminaryExaminationPreparationFormatoftheTestTheDissertation................................................................................................................................12

ProposalDissertationCommitteeDissertationResearchProvisionalandFinalDissertationScheduleResearchandWritingFacultyResponsibilitiesSubmittingtheDissertationDefenseExceptionstoaFiveorSix-YearCompletion

IV. YearbyyearSummaryoftheDegree..................................................................................................16STUDENTSUPPORT

I. ResourcesandFacilities......................................................................................................................18DoctoralAdvisorsandMentoringResearchFacilitiesDegreeEnrichment

II. Funding...............................................................................................................................................22III. GraduateStudentInstructors/GraduateStudentResearchAssistants................................................24IV. HealthCare.........................................................................................................................................24

CONTACT........................................................................................................................................................24

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Toourstudents:WelcometoDoctoralStudiesinArchitectureattheUniversityofMichigan.ThishandbookforDoctoralStudiesinArchitectureprovidesapracticalguidetodegreerequirements,includinginformationaboutcoursework,examinations,andthedoctoraldissertation. WithinDoctoralStudies,threemainsubfieldscurrentlystructureresearchinArchitecture:BuildingTechnology(BT),DesignStudies(DS),andHistory/Theory(HT).WhileahistoricalresearcherbasedinthehumanitiesdisciplinesofHTmayhavedifficultyfullyunderstandingworkgroundedintheengineeringprinciplesthatguideresearchinBT,architectureandthebuiltenvironmentaresharedobjectsofstudyforboth.DS,drawingfromthefieldofsocialscience,providesalinkbetweenourothersubfields.Allsharetheactivityofresearchitself—seekingoutpoorlyunderstoodorunknownconditionsofthepast,present,andfuture.Doctoralprojectsalsospansubfields,definingnewfieldsofstudywithinandbetweenourthreedesignations.Wearededicatedtopromotingthisgrowth,andtoprovidingyouwithasafehaveninwhichtobuildyourbaseofknowledge,takerisks,andconfrontchallenges.

DoctoralStudiesinArchitectureatMichiganarehousedwithinaschoolofarchitecturethatiscommittedtoresearchonmanyfronts,andwebenefitfromandcontributetoaremarkablespectrumofongoingworkinarchitecture.Withinthisspectrum,doctoralresearchprojectsarebydefinitionlong-term.Suchprojectsrelatetocurrentconcernsofarchitectureculturefromarangeofvantagepointsunitedbyanaffectivedistancefromdesignpractice.Thisaffectivedistancebenefitsthedisciplineofarchitectureasmuchasitcontributestoknowledgeofthebuiltenvironmentmoregenerally.Atthesametime,dissertationprojectsareoftenspeculativeandrisky.Theirrelevanceisattimesvisibleinnewknowledgeornewmannersofcritiquethatcanbedeployedinarchitectureimmediately.Ourresearchoftenfocusesontheinterfacebetweendisciplines,however,oronlong-termdata-intensivework.Insuchcasesitsimportancemayappearlongafterthedissertationhasbeencompleted.TaubmanCollegehoststhisheterogeneityofresearchmodes,bothimmediatelyapplicableandlong-term,withacommitmenttopluralismandopen-mindedness.

DoctoralStudiesarehousedintheTaubmanCollegeofArchitectureandUrbanPlanning.YettheinterdisciplinaryaspectofdoctoralresearchinvolvesourstudentsindepartmentsandprogramsacrosstheremarkablyrichcampusoftheUniversityofMichigan.DoctoralStudiesprovidesarchitecturestudentswithanentrypointintofieldssuchasurbanstudies,visualculturestudies,scienceandtechnology,information,history,comparativeliterature,publicpolicy,law,business,engineering,andmanyothers.DoctoralStudiesinArchitectureopenupthesefieldsandmaketheirmethodsandfindingsavailabletostudentswhowilldefineourdisciplineinyearstocome.Ourlinkstothesefields,andtointensivestudywithinarchitectureitself(whethertechnological,historical,sociological,ordesign-oriented)arecrucialtothecontinuinggrowthofthefield.Inthecourseofexploringotherdisciplinaryframeworks,ordivingdeeplyintoexistingones,webringnewmaterialbacktothearchitectureschoolcommunityforconsiderationanddebate.Wescoutnewdisciplinaryframeworks,newpotentialslatentwithinarchitecture,andpastphenomenathataddresscurrentandfutureconcerns.Weencourageyoutoparticipateinformaloutreacheffortssuchasdoctoralcolloquiaandconferences,butalsotocreatemoreinformalopportunitiesfordiscourseprovidedbytheuniversityenvironment. WelookforwardtoyourworkattheUniversityofMichiganintheyearsahead.Welcometoourcollege.DoctoralStudiesAdvisoryCommittee2017-18

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THEPH.D.INARCHITECTURETheDoctorofPhilosophy(Ph.D.)accommodatesinvestigationsofarchitectureandthebuiltenvironmentthatunfoldoveraspanofyears.Studentsembarkingonadoctorateconductresearchthatyieldsnewinsightsintopast,current,andfuturedevelopmentsofarchitectureandbuildingpractices.Doctoralstudypromotesindependentcriticalthinkersandresearchspecialistsacrossarangeoffieldswithintheincreasinglybroadfieldsofarchitectureandthebuiltenvironment.TheUniversityofMichigan’sPh.D.inArchitecturewasoneofonlyfoursuchprogramsintheUnitedStateswhenitwasestablishedin1968.Sincethatdate,thedegreehasevolvedinresponsetochangesinthedisciplineandtheprofession.StudiescurrentlyunderwayatMichigantestifytorapidlyshiftingdisciplinaryboundariesandincreasinglyglobaloutlooksinthefieldoverallbutparticularlyinareasinwhichourfacultyarestrong,suchasglobalmodernism,mediapracticesinarchitecture,spacesyntax,structuralmodeling,envelopedesign,andurbanhistory.Michigan’sremarkableresearchfacilitiesallowourstudentstodevelopinterdisciplinaryresearchprojectswithpartnersacrosscampus.TheHoraceH.RackhamGraduateSchoolawardsthePh.D.,generallyafterfiveorsixyearsofstudy.ThearchitectureschoolenvironmentcontinuestoprovideDoctoralStudieswitharichsupportingcontext,rangingfromrobustlectureandseminarseries,toremarkabletechnicalfacilitiesthatsupportspatialandnumericdataandglobalinformationsystemsaswellasfabricationandtestingfacilities.AbroadarrayofresourcesbeyondourhomeonNorthCampusincludesextensiveresearchlibrariesandcomputingfacilitiesthatareamongthebestinthecountry.Studentsareencouragedtoseekoutresourcesthatarenecessarytodevelopandcarryouttopicsofresearch,particularlyforthedissertation,ifanyareunavailableoncampus.OVERVIEWBecausemanyofourenteringstudentscomefromprofessionaldegreeprograms,weemphasizetheimportanceofthesubtlebutsubstantiveshiftfromdesign-basedstudioworktoresearchinmajorsubfieldsofarchitecturalpracticeandstudy.Thisshiftoftenrequiressignificantre-traininginbasicskillssuchasreading,writing,andstatistics,amongotherresearchmethods.Werequirearelativelyhighnumberofcoursecredits(40intotal),andasignificanttimecommitmenttocompletionofdegree.Fouryearsarenormallyspentinresidenceandarefullyfundedwithtuition,stipend,andbenefits.Twoadditionalyearsoftuitionbenefitallowstudentstocompletethedegreewithfellowshipsupportfromotheruniversityunitsorexternalsources.Thissupportistypicallyraisedintheirfourthandfifthyearsofstudy.Thefirsttwoyearsofthedegreearedevotedtointensivecourseworkintendedtotrainstudentsintheprincipalmethodsandmaterialsusedinoursubfields(organizedherebyfacultyspecializationasBuildingTechnology[BT],DesignStudies[DS],andHistory/Theory[HT]).Thethirdyearisspentpreparingforandpassingdoctoralexaminationsandidentifyingadissertationproject.Studentsadvancetocandidacyaftertakingtheirpreliminaryexaminations,generallybyJanuaryofthethirdyear.HTstudentsmustalsosatisfythelanguagerequirement(minimally,competenceinoneresearchlanguage)inordertoadvancetocandidacy.Attheendofthethirdyear,studentsdefendtheirdissertationproposalinapublicdefensewiththeirdissertationcommittee.Yearsfourandfiveand,ifnecessary,six,arespentinresearching,writing,anddefendingthedissertation.Duringtheinitialphaseofdissertationresearch,studentsmayspendsubstantialtimeoffcampus,supportedbyinternalandexternalfellowships.TheyoftenreturntoAnnArbortowriteuptheresultsofresearch.Thedissertationisdefendedinaformaldissertationdefense.Timetodegreevariesamongthespecializationsofourdegree,butstudentstypicallytakeatleastfiveorsixyearstocompletethedegree.[Pleaseseechartonthelastpageofthishandbook]Traininginteachingandresearchisanintegralpartofthedegree.Facultymembersworkcloselywithstudentstoprovidethemwithnecessaryteachingandresearchskills.StudentshaveopportunitiestodeveloptheirprofessionalcapacitiesasGraduateStudentInstructors(GSIs)andthroughresearchassistantshipswithfacultymembers.


MAJORANDMINORAREASOFSPECIALIZATIONEachdoctoralstudentidentifiesamajorandaminorareaofspecializationandworkswithfacultyadvisorsassociatedwiththoseareas.Theseadvisorsshouldbeidentifiedandcontactedbythemiddleofthesecondyearofcourseworkatthelatest,althoughmanystudentshaveidentifiedaprimaryadvisorbeforearrivinginAnnArbor.ThemajorisdefinedwithinoneofthethreeareasofspecializationwithinDoctoralStudies(BuildingTechnology;DesignStudies;andHistory/Theory).Theminorisadistinctsubjectareathatcomplementsthemajor.Theminorcanbeoneoftheothertwoareaswithinthedoctoraldegree,itmaylieinUrbanandRegionalPlanning,oritcanbelocatedinanotherUniversityofMichigandepartment,program,orcenter.CourseworkintheminormustbeapprovedforRackhamgraduatecredit,deemedappropriatebytheDoctoralAdvisoryCommittee,andapprovedbythemajoradvisor.


REQUIREMENTSFORTHEPH.D.Thedoctorateisawardedinrecognitionofexpertiseinaspecificareawithinthedisciplineofarchitecturebroadlyconceived,asdemonstratedthroughcoursework,thePreliminaryExamination,andsuccessfulsubmissionofadissertationthatmakesanoriginalcontributiontothefield.ThePh.D.isawardeduponcompletionoftherequirementsdetailedbelow.Therearetwokindsofrequirementsforthedoctorate:thefirstareincremental,andfollowoneanotherinsequence;thesecondarestandingrequirementsthatpertainthroughouttheyearsofdoctoralstudy.

I.IncrementalRequirementsCoursework.Studentsmustcompleteaminimumof40creditsincluding:ARCH801DoctoralColloquium[1creditx4terms=4credits]*ARCH812TheoryinArchitecturalResearch(BT/DS)/HA615FirstYearGraduateSeminar(HT)[3credits]*ARCH813—ResearchMethods[3credits]*ARCH823,824,or825AreaSeminar[3credits]*ARCH839ResearchPracticum[3credits]orURP865[4credits]2cognatecourses(graduatelevelcoursesoutsideofArchitecture)[6credits]6additionalupper-levelclasses(500-to800-level)inArchitectureorasapprovedbyadvisor[18credits]Insummary,studentstake:12credithoursofcorecourses*(4courses,includingtheResearchPracticum)9credithoursoflettergradedcoursesinthemajorspecializationarea(3courses)9credithoursoflettergradedcoursesintheminorspecializationarea(3courses)6credithoursoflettergradedelectivecoursework(2courses)4credithoursofDoctoralcolloquium(1credithourpertermfor4terms)TheRackhamSchoolofGraduateStudiesrequiresthatstudentsmaintainaB(3.0)averageinallcourses,andArchitectureadditionallyrequiresthatstudentsmusthavereceivedaB+(3.3)orhigherinallArchitecturecoursework.Forcoursesatthe400-level,studentsmustverifythatagivencourseisofferedforgraduatecreditbeforeregisteringforcredit.DirectedreadingswithArchitecturefacultymembersmaycountaspartofthegraduateseminarrequirement;studentsinHTareencouragedtotakeseminarsratherthandirectedreadings.Afterachievingcandidacy,studentsareenrolledinARCH995,whichisdedicatedtodissertationresearchandgradedeverytermbytheadvisor.Allstudentswhoanticipateworkingwithquantitativeorqualitativedatamanipulationarerequiredtocompleteatleastthreecredithoursofgradedcourseworkinstatisticalanalysesand/oradvancedresearchmethods(beyondtherequiredcorecourse).Studentsmustcompletetwoconsecutiveyearsoffull-timegraduateworkinresidencebeginninginthefalltermoftheirfirstyear.Amongotherbenefits,thisallowscorecoursestobetakenintherequiredsequence.Studentswhohavebeenofferedspecialadmissionmayberequiredtocompleteadditionalcoursework.UponsatisfactorycompletionofallPhDcoursework,adoctoralstudentiseligibletoapplyforandbeawardedtheMasterofScience(MSc.)degree.DoctoralColloquium(ARCH801)[4creditsover4terms]Thisone-creditcourseisrepeatedoverfourtermsofcourseworkinDoctoralStudies.Thecolloquiummeetsalternateweeksfortwohours,androtatesamongfacultyandcandidateswhoseresearchinterestsrelatetothoseofstudentscurrentlyincoursework.ThecolloquiumalsohoststhenewRackhamRCRSrequirement(ResponsibleConductofResearchandScholarship),inwhichethicalissuesthatariseintheconductofadvancedresearchinarchitecturearepursued.Attendanceisrequired.


TheoryinArchitecturalResearch(ARCH812;alt.HA615forHT)[3credits]Thiscoursepresentsthematicissuesrelevanttothethreesubfields.BTandDSstudentsenrollinARCH812,inwhichtheyareintroducedtotheoryasitpertainstoarchitecturalresearchintheirareas;HTstudentsenrollinHA615,thefirst-yearresearchmethodologycoursefordoctoralstudentsinhistoryandtheoryofartandarchitecture.ResearchMethods(ARCH813)[3credits]ForBTandDSstudents,ARCH813servesasamethodscourse.ForHTstudentswhohavetakenHA615,ARCH813focusesonhistoriographyinarchitecturalhistoryandtheory.AreaSeminars(ARCH823,824,825)[3credits]TheareaseminarprovidesasubstantiveoverviewoftheseminalliteratureandthemesineachsubfieldofDoctoralStudies.Coursecontentchangesfromyeartoyearandmayincludeaselectionofkeytopicareas,orthemesparticulartoeachsubfield(BT,DS,orHT).Multiplefacultymembersfromthespecialtyareaorasinglefacultymemberteachthiscourse.Everystudentisrequiredtoattendtheareaseminarinhis/hersubfieldatleastonce.Astudentmaywishto,ormaybeaskedtoelectasecondareaseminarifappropriate.Insuchacase,thesecondareaseminarwillcounttowardtherequiredcreditsinthestudent'smajororminor.ResearchPracticum(ARCH839,URP835orcomparablecoursework)[3creditsrequired;UP835is4credits]Thepracticumgenerallyresultsinalongpaper.Thisrequirementenablesstudenttoconductindependentresearchonalimitedscaleatthelevelofqualityexpectedforadissertation,althoughtheresultingpaperismuchshorterinlength.Theresearchshouldbecomparabletothatwhichresultsinapublishablearticle.Basedonconsultationwiththemajoradvisor,thepracticummaytakeoneofseveralforms,includingbutnotlimitedto:

• aself-containedpaperorempiricalstudyofpublishablequalitythatmayormaynotbeacomponentofthedissertationwork;

• thedevelopmentofatheoreticalmodeluponwhichthedissertationistobebased;• aproposalforpilotresearchinthestudent'sdissertationareathatincludesafocusedliteraturereview,

researchdesign,andprotocol.EachstudentmustelecttotakethePracticuminoneofthreeways,withtheapprovalofhis/hermajoradvisor:

• asathreecredithourindependentstudywithhis/hermajoradvisor;• asa600orhigherlevelcourseofatleastthreecredithoursinhis/hermajorareaofspecialization;• asUP835[4credits]withpriorapprovalfromhis/hermajoradvisor.

*Pleasenotethattheresearchpracticummustbecompletedandgradedbeforethepreliminaryexamscanbegin.Languages.StudentsinHistory/Theorymustdemonstratereadingproficiencythroughdepartmentalexaminationorapprovedcourseworkinatleastonerelevantresearchlanguage.Thestudent’sfacultyadvisorortheDirectorofDoctoralStudies(ifnoadvisorhasyetbeenselected)mustapprovethechoiceoflanguage.Thelanguageexamisadministeredbycollegefacultyrecommendedbythestudent’sadvisororbytheDirector,orbyamemberoftheappropriatedepartmentelsewhereintheUniversity.Itisadvisableforthelanguagerequirementtobemetearly,eitherduringthestudent’sfirstyearorthesummerfollowingthefirstyear,sinceknowledgeoflanguageshasadirectbearingontheresearchastudentisabletoundertakeinthefirsttwoyearsofwork.StudentsinHTcannotadvancetocandidacyattheendoftheirthirdyeariftheyhavenotsatisfiedthelanguagerequirement,inwhichcaseSatisfactoryProgressisjeopardized.Cognatecourses.AsmandatedbytheRackhamGraduateSchool,studentsmusttaketwothree-creditcognatecoursesinrelateddisciplinesatthegraduatelevel(coursesnumbered400orhigher).Undercertainconditions,studentsenteringthedegreewithanMAmayhaveoneoftheirtwocognatesfulfilled“inspirit”basedontheirpreviousMAcoursework.ThisoptionrequirestheapprovaloftheDirectorofDoctoralStudies,whowillpetitiontheOfficeofAcademicRecordsandDissertationsonthestudent’sbehalf.PreliminaryExamination.StudentsshouldpassthePreliminaryExaminationduringthefifthtermofstudy.Thepreliminaryexaminationisdesignedtochallengestudentswiththekindsofquestionsthatmayresultinor


underpindissertationresearch.Thepurposeoftheexaminationistodemonstratethestudent’scompetenceinboththemajorandminorsubjectareas,aswellasabroadandintegrativeknowledgeofarchitecturalresearch.Specifically,thepreliminaryexaminationseekstoposethekindsofquestionsthatwillhelpthestudentaccomplishtwogoals:

1. synthesizetheknowledgethathasbeengainedthroughcoursework,andespeciallytheresearchpracticum;

2. formulatequestionsthatinformtheconceptandresearchdesignofthedissertation.Pleasenotethatstudentsmusthavecompletedtheresearchpracticumandberegisteredforatleastonecredithourof990tobeeligibletositfortheexaminations.SeebelowfordetaileddescriptionofthePreliminaryExaminationprocess.AdvancementtoCandidacy.Studentsadvancetocandidacyafter:1)theyhavepassedallpartsofthePreliminaryExamination;2)theyhavemetlanguagerequirement(ifinHT);3)theyhavecompletedminimumcoursework(40credits/13graduatecoursesincludingthePracticum,withnoIncompletes).Throughtheconferringofcandidacy,thepreliminaryexaminationcommitteeofficiallyconfirmsthatastudentisqualifiedtoconductdissertationresearchintheareaproposed.See“Stepbystepguide”below.DissertationProposal.StudentssubmitadissertationprospectusforapprovalbytheirDissertationCommittee.Theproposalisdiscussedinaprospectusdefenseheldattheendofthethirdyear.Dissertation.Studentscompleteandorallydefendasatisfactorydoctoraldissertation.ThisresearchmustbepresentedintheformatmandatedbyRackham.SeeTheDissertationHandbookformoredetails:http://www.rackham.umich.edu/downloads/oard-dissertation-handbook.pdf

II.StandingRequirementsAnnualProgramofStudyReport.Attheendofeachacademicyear,everyactivePh.D.studentisrequiredtosubmitanAnnualProgramofStudyReport,approvedbyhis/heradvisor.TheDoctoralAdvisoryCommitteereviewsthisreport,usingitasaworkingdocumenttohelpthestudentandhis/heradvisortrackcoursesalreadytaken,selectcoursesfortheupcomingterms,andplanfuturestudiessothatacademic/researchobjectivesareachievedandtimelyprogressmadetothedegree.

AfterAdvisoryCommitteereview,thereportisplacedinthestudent'sfile,alongwithevaluationsofhis/herprogressbytheadvisorandofhis/herworkasaGSI/GSRAbythefacultysupervisor(s).Aletterdescribingthecommittee'sassessmentofthestudent'sacademicprogress,copiedtotheadvisor,issenttothestudent.Ifthecommitteehasconcerns,theletterwilloutlinerequirementsthatthestudentmustmeetinordertoremainingoodacademicstanding.Financialsupportforthesubsequentyeardependsupontimelycompletionofasatisfactoryreview.

TheAnnualProgramofStudyReporttakestwoforms:thepre-candidatereport;andthecandidatereport.Thepre-candidatereport,reviewedandsignedbythemajoradvisor,includes:

• Aspreadsheetshowingcompletedcoreandnon-corecoursesandthoseproposedforupcomingterms;• AProgramofStudystatementthatincludes:

o ageneraldescriptionofthestudent'sareaofscholarly/researchinterestandhowthemajorandminorareasofstudycontributetoit;

o amorespecificdescriptionofthemajorarea,namingthemajoradvisoranddescribinghowthestudenthasandwillworkwiththisadvisortodevelopscholarship/researchinthemajor;

o amorespecificdescriptionoftheminorarea,namingtheminoradvisoranddescribinghowthestudenthasandwillworkwiththisadvisortodevelopscholarship/researchintheminor;

o areviewofthestudent'sprogressoverthepastacademicyear,includingadescriptionofsourcesoffunding/financialsupport;

o aplanfortheupcomingsummerandacademicyear,withadescriptionofhowproposedcourseswillpotentiallycontributetothemajorandminorareas,projectedsourcesoffunding/financialsupport,aprojectedtimelineforcompletionofpreliminaryexams,assemblingadissertationcommittee,and/orpresenting/defendingadissertationproposal.


Thecandidatereport,reviewedandapprovedbythemajoradvisor,includesanupdatetotheProgramofStudyReportand:

• Alistofthemajoradvisoranddissertationcommitteemembers;• Areviewofthestudent'sprogressoverthepastacademicyearandsummer,includingadescriptionof

sourcesoffunding/financialsupport,and,ifinthedissertationwritingphase,thenumberofchapterscompleted;

• Aplanfortheupcomingsummerandacademicyear,includingaprojectedtimelineindicatingthestagesforprogresstodegree,adetaileddescriptionofthestudent'sresearchplan(ifstillintheresearchphase),andadescriptionofprojectedsourcesoffunding/financialsupport.

EnglishLanguageProficiencyRequirement.Priortotakingthequalifyingexaminations,studentsarerequiredtodemonstratewritingskillsintheEnglishlanguageofthesortrequiredtoproduceawell-writtendoctoraldissertation.Typically,suchwritingskillswillbedemonstratedintheprocessofcompletingwrittenassignmentsinthecorecourses.StudentshavingdifficultydoingsoareencouragedtotakewritingcoursesattheEnglishLanguageInstituteand/orotheruniversityunits.Subsequenttothecompletionofsuchcourses,theyarerequiredtotakeanEnglishProficiencyExaminationbeforetheysitforthequalifyingexaminations.IntheEnglishProficiencyExamination,astudentisgiventwohourstowriteanessayofapproximately800wordswithoutassistance.Theessayisthenevaluatedbyacommitteeoftwofacultymembersselectedbytheadvisorycommittee.ContinuousEnrollment.BeginninginSeptember2010,asmandatedbyRackham,allstudentsmustbeenrolled(registeredandpayingtuition)fortheentireperiodinwhichtheyareactiveinthedegree,whetherinresidenceinAnnArbororconductingresearchelsewhere.Thereisno“detachedstudy”inRackhamprograms.“Leave”isgrantedonlyforshortperiodsduringwhichstudentsareunable,forpersonalreasons,topursuetheirstudiesforoneortwoterms(dependingoncircumstance).Departmentshavebeenallocatedanumberof“tuitionfellowships”–whichcarrynostipend–toawardtostudentsduringtermswhentheyarenototherwisesupportedbyfellowshipsorteaching/researchposts.Tuitionfellowshipsmaynotbeawardedintheterminwhichastudentdefendsthedissertation.StudentscanbesupportedintheirfinaltermbyRackhamPre-doctoralFellowships,RackhamOne-TermDissertationFellowships,fellowshipsattheInstituteofHumanities,RackhamMeritFellowships,orGSI-ships;theCollegewillhelppaytuitionorcost-sharewiththestudentwhenfundsareavailable.SatisfactoryProgress.SatisfactoryProgressisdefinedasmaintaininganappropriate(asdistinctfromminimallyacceptable)academicrecord,reachingthevariousstagesofprogressinthedegreeatornearthetimeexpectedofthemajorityofstudents,and,forstudentssupportedbyteachingassistantships,givingevidenceofsatisfactoryteaching.

Themodesofresearchandscholarshipinarchitecturearediverse.StudentsinDoctoralStudiesinArchitectureengageinavarietyofsubjectsandmethodologiesatarangeofpaces.Thereisnosingle,standardpathtothePh.D.However,theDoctoralStudiesAdvisoryCommitteewillbaseitsdecisionconcerningsatisfactoryprogressonthefollowingguidelinesandpolicies:1. DoctoralStudiesinArchitectureisstructuredsothatstudentscancompletethedegreewithinfivetoseven

years(twoyearsforcoursework,onetermforpreliminaryexams;onetermforproposaldevelopment,twoormoreyearsforresearchanddissertationwriting).Somestudentsmayfinishinlessthanfiveyears,andothersinmore.Studentsshouldnormallyachievecandidacywithinthefirstfivetermsofthedegree.

2. Studentsneedingtocompletethelanguagerequirementshoulddosopriortobeingadvancedtocandidacy.3. Withinsixmonthsofachievingcandidacy,studentsshould:1)formallysubmittheirdissertationcommittee

membernamestoRackham;and2)obtaindissertationproposalapprovalfromtheirdissertationcommitteeinaformalpublicpresentation.

4. Duringcandidacy,studentsshouldcontinuetomakesustainedprogress,includingsubmittingdraftsandrevisionsofchapterstotheircommitteeatregularintervals.

ThecasesofstudentswhodonotmaintainsatisfactoryprogresswillbereviewedbytheDirectorofDoctoralStudiesandtheDoctoralAdvisoryCommitteeforappropriateaction.TheDepartmenttakessatisfactoryprogressintoaccountinawardingteachingsupportanddissertationandcandidacyfellowships.


Minimallyacceptablegrades(asrequiredbyRackham):•Minimallyacceptableoverallgradepointaverage:B•Minimallyacceptablegradeinalanguagecourse:B•MinimallyacceptablegradeinanARCHcourse:B+•Minimallyacceptablegradeinacognatecourse:BFailuretoreceiveanacceptablegrademeanscoursecreditwillnotbeappliedtowardrequirementsforthedegree.Studentsperformingonlyatminimalgradelevelsjeopardizetheirownsatisfactoryprogressandwillhavedifficultyarguingforthecontinuationofsupport.Incompletes.Satisfactoryandtimelycompletionofthedegreedependsonmanagingtimeeffectivelyandcompletingcourseworkonschedule.Theaccumulationofincompletescanhavesignificantnegativeimpactonastudent’scareer(i.e.,handicappingstudentsinfellowshipcompetitions)andcanleadtoastudenthavingtowithdrawfromthedegree.StudentsshouldbeawarethatundertherulesoftheRackhamSchoolofGraduateStudies,thegrantingofincompletesisnotautomaticand,indeed,isdiscouragedinallbutextremecircumstances,andwhentheunfinishedpartofthestudent’sworkissmall.Anystudentrequestingan“I”gradeinacoursemustofficiallyrequestpermissionfromhis/herinstructorandthensetupascheduleforcompletingtheunfinishedwork.Studentsarenormallyexpectedtomakeuplateworkbeforetheendofthesubsequentterm.“I”gradesmaybechangedtolettergradesonlyiftheincompleteworkismadeupbytheendofthefourthfulltermbeyondthetermforwhichthegradeof“I”wasgiven;everysubsequentterm(Fall,Winter,Spring/Summer)iscountedregardlessofwhetherornotthestudentisenrolled.Duringthistime,thegradepointaveragecontinuestobebasedonhoursofcompletedwork.Incompletesarenotedonstudents'transcriptsevenafterafinalgradehasbeengivenforthecourse.AcademicIntegrity.ItshouldgowithoutsayingthatSatisfactoryProgressalsoentailscompliancewithandrespectfortheUniversity’srulesonacademicintegrity.Studentsareresponsibleforreadingthesepolicieswhentheyenterourdegree,andforensuringthattheyunderstandthemeaningoftermssuchas“plagiarism,”“conflictofinterest,”“researchmisconduct,”andothertermsrelevanttodiscussionsofacademicintegrityattheUniversityofMichigan.Pleaseseehttp://taubmancollege.umich.edu/architecture/students/rackham-policiesForRackham’spoliciesonacademicintegrity,seesection11of“RackhamAcademicandProfessionalIntegrityPolicy”:http://www.rackham.umich.edu/current-students/policies/academic-policies/section11Leaveofabsence:Studentswhoneedtotemporarilysuspendtheirworkforreasonsofhealth,dependentcare,familyneeds,ormilitaryservicemustapplyforaleaveofabsencebeforethebeginningofthenextacademicterm.Inaddition,Ph.D.studentsmaytakeaone-termleaveofabsenceforpersonalreasons.Informationandmaterialsontheleaveofabsenceprocesses,includinganelectronicapplicationform,areavailableonRackham’swebsite.


STEPSTOCANDIDACYANDBEYONDCourseworkStudentsarerequiredtocompleteaminimumof40credithoursofgradedcoursework(includingcorecoursesandelectives)priortoachievingcandidacy.AllcoursesmustbecompletebeforePreliminaryExampreparationcanbegin.(See“IncrementalRequirements”above.)ThePreliminaryExamThepreliminaryexaminationformsabridgebetweencourseworkanddissertationresearch.Itisdesignedtoconsolidateandteststudents’commandoftheirmajorandminorresearchfieldsandisbasedupontheinitialformulationofadissertationtopic.StudentsshouldtakethepreliminaryexaminationbyJanuaryofthethirdyearCandidacyDeadline:http://www.rackham.umich.edu/current-students/policies/doctoral/phd-students/candidacy-deadlinesPreparation.Duringthesecondyear,studentsprovideatentativelistofthethreemembersoftheirPreliminaryExaminationCommitteetotheiradvisorandtheDoctoralDirector.Thiscommitteeconsistsofthestudent’sprimaryadvisor(normallytheanticipatedchairofhis/herDissertationCommittee)andatleastoneotherfacultymemberfromArchitecture,withthethirdmemberinvitedfromthedepartmentthathousesthestudent’sminorarea.Majorandminoradvisorsshouldmeetwiththestudentinthelastweeksofthewintertermoftheyearpriortotheexaminationtodefinetheareasofquestioningandtohelpwiththeinitialreadinglists.Thestudentshouldbeginstudyingoverthesummerandcontinuethroughtothetestdateofthefollowingterm.OnefullmeetingofthePreliminaryExaminationCommitteeshouldtakeplaceearlyinthefalltermofthethirdyear,andsubsequentmeetingsmayoccuratperiodicintervalsuntilthetestdate,asrequestedbystudentorcommitteemembers.Pleasenotethatstudentsmusthavecompletedtheresearchpracticumandberegisteredforatleastonecredithourof990tobeeligibletositforthepreliminaryexamination.

Components.ThepreliminaryexaminationfirstrequiresthecompilationofreadinglistsbasedonaseriesofquestionsarticulatedwiththehelpofthePreliminaryExamcommittee.Theexaminationitselfconsistsoftwoparts:awrittencomponent(alsocomprisingtwoparts)andanoraldefense.ThewrittentestconsistsofaMajorareaquestion,andaMinorareaquestion.Thestudent’smajoradvisoradministerstheMajorareaquestion,afterpriorconsultationwiththestudent.TheminoradvisoradministerstheMinorareaquestion,afterpriorconsultationwiththestudent.ThewrittenexamisfollowedbyanoralexaminationwiththefullPreliminaryExaminationCommitteefollowingthecompletionandassessmentofbothcomponentsofthewrittenexam.Themeetingoffersanopportunitytodiscussissuesnotaddressedorinsufficientlytreatedinthewrittenexamandcanthusprovidethecommitteewithfurtherinformationaboutthestudent’sknowledgeofthefield.Themeetingisalsotheoccasionforlookingforwardandbeginningtodiscusspreparationofthedissertationprospectus.Failure.Astudentmustpassallpartsofthepreliminaryexaminationinordertoproceedinthedegree.He/shemaybeaskedtoretakeunsatisfactoryportionsoftheexamination.FailureofthePreliminaryExam,however,mayalsoresultinpermanentsuspension.Studentscannotre-siteitherpartoftheexaminationmorethanonce.StepOne:IdentifyResearchTopic[FallorWintertermofsecondyear]Ageneraldissertationtopicareaservestoprovideanimportantcontextforformulatingexaminationquestionsandshouldbedevelopedinconsultationwiththestudent’smajorfacultyadvisor.ThedissertationtopicshouldbedefinedandarticulatedconciselywithinthesummaryofthePreliminaryExaminationsreadinglist.Thistextshouldprovideanindicationoftheresearchquestionorhypothesis,themethodsthatmaybeusedandthepossibleoutcomesoftheresearch.Itisunderstoodthattheseideasarepreliminary.


***notabene:LisaHauser,AssistantDirectorforAdmissions&Recruiting,willperformaPreliminaryExaminationAuditpriortoschedulingtheexamitself.Thestudentmusthave:

• nooutstandingincompletesincoursework;• atleastonecredithourintheterminwhichthepreliminaryexamsaretaken;• completedof40credithoursofgradedcoursework(seeabove).

StepTwo:SelectPreliminaryExamcommittee[Wintertermofsecondyear]Thepreliminaryexaminationcommitteeconsistsofthemajorexaminationadvisor,theminorexaminationadvisor,andathirdmember.Thiscommitteemayormaynotincludemembersofthestudent’sdissertationcommittee.ThepreliminaryexaminationcommitteemustbeapprovedbytheDirectorofDoctoralStudiespriortothestartoftheexamperiod,onaformdistributedbytheAssistantDirectorforAdmissions&Recruiting.StepThree:Scheduleexaminations[Falltermofthirdyear]Thestudentshouldfirstprovideageneraltimeframeconcerningthescheduleforthemajorandminorexaminations,whichmustbeapprovedbyallcommitteemembers.Studentsarerequiredtobegintheirexaminationsatleast30dayspriortothelastdayofclassesintheterminwhichtheyadvancetocandidacy;theexamsthemselvesshouldbeconfinedtotheperiodsstipulatedbelow.AcopyofthisscheduleshouldthenbeforwardedtotheDirectorofDoctoralStudiesandtheAssistantDirectorforAdmission&Recruiting.StepFour:Takethewrittencomponentsoftheexam[Falltermofthirdyear]ThewrittencomponentsofthePreliminaryExamconsistoftwolongessayquestionsformulatedbythemajorandminoradvisorsinconsultationwiththestudent.Thestepsoftheexamareasfollows:

1. ThemajorexamquestionisdistributedonthescheduleddatebytheAssistantDirectorforAdmission&Recruiting.Thispartoftheexamteststhestudent'sknowledgeofhis/herdeclaredmajorareaofspecializationandhis/herabilitycriticallytointegratevariousaspectsofthatknowledge.Theparametersofthestudent'sdeclaredmajorareaofspecializationandtheemphasisreflectedinmajorexaminationquestionsare,forthemostpart,establishedbythemajorprofessorinconsultationwiththestudent.

2. ThestudentshouldcompleteandreturntheexamtotheAssistantDirectorforAdmissions&Recruitingwithin96hoursofdistribution

3. TheminorexamquestionisdistributedonthescheduleddatebytheAssistantDirectorforAdmissions&Recruiting.Theminorexaminationisintendedtocoverthestudent'sminorareaofspecialization.Thequestionfortheminorexaminationisdevelopedbytheminoradvisor.

4. ThestudentshouldcompleteandreturntheexamtotheAssistantDirectorforAdmissions&Recruitingwithin48hoursofdistribution.

StepFive:EvaluationofthewrittencomponentofthePreliminaryExamination[byearlyJanuaryofthirdyear]Thetwowrittenexaminationpapersarereviewedbyallmembersofthecommittee.Iftheexamisdeemedsatisfactory,committeemembersformulatequestionsfortheoralexamderivedfromtheseresponses.Intheeventoffailureofawrittencomponentorcomponentsoftheexam,theexaminationcommitteemaypermitthestudenttore-takeanyorallofthepreliminaryexaminations.Thecommitteeshouldindicateanyadditionalrequirementstopreparethestudentforre-examination.Onlythosecomponentsoftheexaminationevaluatedasunsatisfactoryarere-taken.StepSix:TakingtheoralcomponentofthePreliminaryExamination[bymid-Januaryofthirdyear]Theoraldefenseofthepreliminaryexamisbaseduponthetwopapers,themajorexamandtheminorexam.Thecommitteeshallmeetatleastoncepriortotheoraldefensetodiscussthetwopapersandtoformulatequestionsfortheoraldefense.TheoralcomponentofthePreliminaryExamassessesthestudent’sabilitytosynthesizeresearchinhis/hermajorandminorareasofspecializationwithinthedisciplineofarchitecture.Theoraldefenseisalsointendedasaforumfortheexaminationcommitteetomeetwiththestudentanddiscussissuesarisingfromthewrittencomponentsoftheexam.Thisdiscussiontakesplaceinaclosedsessionwiththestudent’scommitteemembers.Aftercompletionoftheoralexaminations,theexaminationcommitteeinformsthestudentofthecommittee'sevaluationandconveysitsrecommendationtotheprogramchair.Ifthecommitteedeterminesthatallpartsofthe


preliminaryexaminationhavebeensuccessfullycompleted,theAssistantDirectorforAdmissions&RecruitingwillforwardaRecommendationforCandidacytotheRackhamGraduateSchoolforfinalapproval.Rackhamsendsformalnotificationofhis/heradvancementtocandidacytothestudent.TheDissertationThisguidelineisintendedtohelpstudentsplantheresearchandwritingofthedissertation,makingitpossibletofinishwithintwoorthreeyearsofpassingthepreliminaryexaminations,andsometimesearlier.Studentsshouldbearinmindthatthesuccessfulcompletionofadissertationisatwo-wayprocessofnegotiationbetweenstudentandadvisor(s),drawingwhereappropriateontheadviceandexpertiseoftheothermembersofthedissertationcommittee.DissertationProposal[EndofWintertermofthirdyear]StudentswhohavepassedtheirPreliminaryExaminationandachievedcandidacyareexpectedtoformaDissertationCommitteecomprisedofnofewerthanfourandnomorethanfivemembers(seebelow)andtowriteaprospectusoftheirdoctoraldissertationafterdiscussionwithallmembersofthecommittee.Thisshouldbecompletedanddefendedattheendofthesixthterm.AllmembersofthecommitteeshouldbebroughtintodiscussionabouttheproposeddissertationassoonaftersuccessfulcompletionofthePreliminaryExamaspossible.AllmembersoftheDissertationCommitteeshouldbepresentatthedissertationproposaldefense.Theproposaldetailsthedissertationprojectconciselyandsituatestheworkinthefield.Thecoreofthedocumentistypicallynolongerthan2500-3000wordsinlength,andincludesathesisstatement,areviewofthestateofthefieldinwhichthedissertationisintervening,atentativechapteroutline,aresearchplan(includingtravelnecessarytocompletionofresearchandascheduleforcompletion),andaworkingbibliography.Thestudentshouldconsultwiththeadvisorandallmembersofthecommitteeinthemonthswhenheorsheisformulatingthisimportantdocument,whichservesastheintellectualplanforsubsequentdissertationresearchandasabasisfromwhichtodevelopgrantapplications.Thedissertationproposaldefensetypicallyopenswiththestudentofferingabriefpresentation(nolongerthan20minutes)ofhis/herproject.Thisisfollowedbycommentsfromthemembersofthecommittee,andresponsesfromthecandidate.Studentsmaypassthedefenseoutright,ortheymaypassconditionally,withrevisionsrequired.Studentsarenormallynotpermittedtoschedulethedefenseuntiltheircommitteedeemsthemcapableofpassingthisrequirement,althoughinrarecasesitispossibletofailaproposaldefense.Inthatcase,studentswillbegivenafixedperiodoftimeforrevisionbeforeare-examinationisscheduled.Thedefenseprovidesacrucialopportunityforthecommitteeandthestudenttodiscussintellectualandmethodologicalaspectsoftheprojectandformulateresearchplansandstrategiestoaidthestudentintimelycompletionofthework.Acopyoftheapprovedproposalwithallrequestedchangesshouldbefiledwiththedegreeofficewithintwoweeksaftertheproposaldefense.

DissertationCommittee.TheRackhamGraduateSchoolrequiresthateachDissertationCommitteehaveaminimumoffourmembers,threeofwhommustberegularmembersoftheRackhamfaculty.OneofthesethreeRackhamfacultymembersservesasthestudent’sdoctoraladvisor;theadvisorisprimarilyresponsibleforguidingthestudentthroughtheprocessofdissertationwritingandtakesgreaterresponsibilitythanothermembersofthecommitteeforthestudent’sprogress.AsecondofthethreeRackhamfacultymembersmustholdanappointmentinacognatefieldoutsideoftheArchitectureProgram.ThedegreefurtherrequiresthatthedissertationcommitteeincludeatleasttwoArchitecturefacultymembers.Incertaincases,astudentmayelecttoasktwofacultymemberstoserveasco-advisorsontheirdissertation.Emeritusfacultymembersdonotnormallyserveondissertationdefensecommitteesafterthreeormoreyearsofretirement.OnRackham’sguidelinesCommitteecomposition,see:http://www.rackham.umich.edu/downloads/oard-dissertation-committee-guidelines.pdfThemembersoftheDissertationCommitteeshouldberegisteredwiththeGraduateDirectorafterthePreliminaryExamdefenseandwellbeforetheDissertationProposaldefense,sinceallmembersoftheDissertationCommitteeshouldhelpthestudenttocraftaviabledissertationproject.Whennecessary,changesmaybemadeinthecommittee’smembershipinconsultationwiththeDirectorofDoctoralStudies.AllchangesmustberegisteredwiththeDirectorandtheRackhamGraduateSchool.


DissertationResearch[fourthand,ifnecessary,fifthyears]Thefourth,fifthand,ifnecessary,sixthyearsinthedegreearedevotedtodissertationresearchandwriting.Studentsmustconsultregularlywiththeirdissertationadvisorand,whereappropriate,withothermembersofthedissertationcommittee.Anymajorchangestothedissertationproposalmustberelayedtoallmembersofthedissertationcommitteewithintheterminwhichthosechangesaredetermined,intheformofareviseddissertationproposalandscheduleforcompletion.Whenstudentsareawayfromtheuniversity,theyshouldsubmitwrittenmaterialtotheirdissertationadvisoronaregularbasisandshouldexpecttoreceivefeedbackandadvice.Chapterdraftsmaybeforwardedtocommitteemembersafterapprovalbytheadvisor;thosecommitteemembersmayormaynotreaddraftchaptersbutshouldbekeptabreastofastudent’sprogress.StudentsworkingoffcampuswillnothaveaccesstoGSIandGSRAopportunities,andthereforewillnotcollectastipendfromDoctoralStudiesotherthantheirone-termfellowship,althoughtheirtuitionpaymentandhealthcarebenefitswillcontinuethroughthesixthyear.ProvisionalandFinalDissertationSchedule[fallterm,fourthyear]Duringthefalltermofthefourthyear,thestudentisaskedtodrawupaprovisionalcalendarforcompletionofthedissertationandaprovisionalchapteroutline.ChapterDrafts[winterterm,fourthyear,andalltermsfollowing]Studentsshouldhavesubmittedatleastonechapterdrafttotheiradvisorbytheendofthefourthyearofstudy.Thisshouldbefollowedbysubsequentchapterdraftsaccordingtoascheduleagreeduponwiththeadvisor.Advisorsareresponsibleformonitoringsatisfactoryprogressduringthistime,andrelayingtheirguaranteetotheDoctoralAdvisoryCommittee.ResearchandWriting[fifthand,ifnecessary,sixthyear]Bytheendofthefalltermofthefifthyearinthedegree,thestudentisaskedtosubmitthefollowingevidenceofhis/herprogressonthedissertation: 1)Afinalchapteroutlineofthedissertation,withsectionheadingsandsummariesofcontent(nomorethantwopages),agreeduponwiththedissertationadvisorbeforeitissubmittedtotheDoctoralAdvisoryCommitteeforreview.Studentsshouldalsosubmitacopyofthesedocumentstoothermembersoftheirdissertationcommitteetokeeptheminformedofthestudent’sprogress.

2)Afinalscheduleforcompletionanddefenseofthedissertation(nomorethanonepage),agreeduponwiththedissertationadvisorbeforeitissubmittedtotheDoctoralAdvisoryCommitteeforreviewandapproval.Thissubmissionmay,whereappropriate,includeapetitiontotheDoctoralAdvisoryCommitteeforanextensiontothenormaldefensedeadline(seebelowunderexceptions),whentheproposedresearchprojectrequiresunusualandparticularlytime-consumingfieldworkoracquisitionofnewlanguageskills.

Studentsshouldbeawarethatthesuccessoftheirresearchprojectmaydependasmuchontheirabilitytoprocessandwriteuptheirworkasitdoesonthequalityandextentoftheirprimaryresearch.Studentswillfindthattheyhaveamuchclearersenseofwhatessentialresearchremainstobedone,andwhatislessnecessarytotheoverallprojectinthetimeremaining,oncetheyhavebeguntocommittheirfindingsandthoughtstopaper.Therefore,itisourpolicytorequirestudentstosubmitchapterdraftstotheirdissertationadvisorswellinadvanceoftheprojectcompletiondate.FacultyResponsibilities•Thedissertationadvisororco-advisorsrespondtostudents’work-in-progressonthedissertation.•WhileonsabbaticalsorotherleavesofabsencefromtheProgram,advisorsorco-advisorscontinuetosupervisetheiradvisees’doctoraldissertations.•Ifastudentfailstomeettheagreedupondeadlinesforsubmittingchapters,thestudentshouldre-negotiatethemisseddeadlinewiththeadvisor(s)inatimelyfashion.Whilechapterdeadlinesmayshiftsomewhat,anychangetotheoveralltimescheduleshouldbenegotiatedwiththeadvisor(s),whoremainsresponsibleforensuringsatisfactoryprogress.SubmittingtheDissertation.Astudentwillbeexpectedtopresentthecompleteddissertationanddefenditatanoraldefenseconductedbythedissertationcommittee.Itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytoobtaininformationon


dissertationdeadlines,format,andproceduresfromtheRackhamGraduateSchoolwellinadvanceofthedefense.ProceduresandrequirementsareoutlinedontheRackhamwebsite:http://www.rackham.umich.edu/current-students/dissertationStudentscontinuetoregisterforARCH995(8credits)duringtheterminwhichtheydefendthedissertation.Afinaldraftofthedissertationmustbesubmittedtoallmembersofthedissertationcommitteeatleasttwomonthsinadvanceoftheproposeddefensedate.Itistoastudent’sadvantagetosubmitthepreliminaryfinaldrafttotheadvisororco-advisorswellbeforethisdate.Thisensuresthatanysuggestedrevisionsmaybeproperlydiscussedandincorporatedinthefinaldraftinasatisfactorymanner.Defense.Adissertationiscompletewithinagivenacademicyearonlyifthedefensetakesplacebeforetheendofthewinterterm.Thisensuresthattheadvisororco-advisorsandmembersofthedissertationcommitteewillbeinapositiontoattendthedefense.Springorsummertermdefensesmayalsobescheduledifallcommitteemembersagree.Theentiredissertationcommittee(minimumfourmembers)mustbepresentatthedissertationdefense.AspeakerphoneorskypeconnectionwillbesetupifoneortwomembersareresidentoutsideofAnnArbor.Thedefenseispublicandpeersmayattend.Afterthedefense,thestudentmustincorporatecorrectionsrequiredatthedefenseandsubmitafinalversiontoRackham,approvedbytheadvisororco-advisorsoraproxybytheRackhamdeadline.Theduedateforsubmittingthefinal,approveddissertationinagiventermissetbyRackhamandisabsolutelyinflexible.Shouldastudentmissthedeadlineforagiventermbyevenaday,he/shewillbecompelledtopaytuitiontoenrollthefollowingterm.Rackhamsetsspecificdateseachacademicyearforreceivingthedegree.Theseroughlycorrespondtothefollowing:earlyOctoberforaDecemberdegree;mid-AprilforaMaydegree;andlateJuneforanAugustdegree.StudentsandadvisorsshouldconsulttheRackhamwebsiteforspecificdatesinagivenyear.ExceptionstoaFive-orSix-YearCompletion.Ifastudentisunabletocompletethedissertationwithinfiveorsixyears,he/sheshouldnegotiateanewdeadlinewithhis/heradvisororco-advisorsandregisterthenewplanwiththeDoctoralAdvisoryCommittee.Satisfactorygroundsforanextensionwouldbe:1)whentime-consuminglanguagestudyisneededinordertocompletedissertationresearchsatisfactorily;2)whenextensivefieldworkorarchivalworkinunusuallydifficultcircumstancesisrequired.Whenastudentreceivesamajorexternalaward,this,too,mayrequireamodificationofthestandardtimelinetocompletion.Inthiscasearevisedscheduleshouldbeagreeduponwiththeadvisororco-advisorsandsubmittedtotheGraduateOfficeforapprovalbytheDoctoralAdvisoryCommitteebeforetheendoftheacademicyearpriortotakinguptheaward.Ifanextensionisrequiredforotherreasons,suchaspersonalones,theDoctoralAdvisoryCommitteemustapprovesuchanextension.Undermostcircumstancesthestudentisexpectedtocompletethedissertationnolaterthantheendoftheseventhyear,defendingpreferablyintheFallorWinterterms,or,attheverylatest,intheSpring/Summerterm.Exceptionstotheseven-yearrule,whicharediscussedbytheDoctoralAdvisoryCommittee,willbegrantedonlyinparticularcircumstances.Attheendoftheseventhyear(unlesstherehasbeenasuccessfulpetitiontotheDoctoralAdvisoryCommittee)and,withnoexceptions,attheendoftheeighthyear,thestudentwillreceivealetterfromtheDirectorofDoctoralStudiesindicatingthathe/shewillbediscontinuedfromthedegreeasofSeptemberofthefollowingyear.StudentswhohavebeendisenrolledareofficiallyoffthebooksoftheDoctoralDegreeinArchitectureandtheRackhamGraduateSchool.Studentswhoaredisenrolledmaystillcompletethedegree,normallywithinthreeyearsandexceptionallybeyondthreeyears.Ifthestudentgoesbeyondthreeyears,thentheadvisormustwritealettertotheDirectorofDoctoralStudiesattestingthatthestudent’sknowledgeandunderstandingofthefieldisup-to-date,otherwisethestudentwillhavetore-sitallorpartofthepreliminaryexaminationsasaconditionofre-entryintothedegree.Thestudentseekingtoreenrollmustbecertainthattheadvisororco-advisorsandmembersoftheDissertationCommitteearewillingtocontinuetoserveasadvisors.ThestudentappliestotheDoctoralAdvisoryCommitteeforpermissionto


reenrollwhenthedissertationisvirtuallycomplete.Thestudentenrollsforonetermtodefendthedissertation,preparethefinaltext(incorporatingcorrections),andsubmitittoRackham.Thestudentisresponsibleforpayingtuitionfeesforthisterm.


YEAR-BY-YEARSUMMARYOFTHEDEGREEI.FIRSTYEARThefirstyearisdevotedtodevelopingtheskillsincriticalreading,analysis,andresearchthatareessentialtodoctoral-levelstudiesinarchitecture.Thisisanopportunitytobroadenthebaseofthestudent’sknowledgeandtoexplorenewfieldsandideas.Studentsareadvisedtochooseavarietyofcoursesandapproaches.Bytheendofthisyear,majorandminorareasshouldbeidentified.Studentsshouldfamiliarizethemselveswith,andstarttofulfill,thedegreerequirementsandtheuniversitycognaterequirement(2coursesoutsideArchitecture).IfinHistory/Theory,theyshouldpassthelanguageexamination.Thesummeristypicallydevotedtolanguagestudy,pre-dissertationtravelandresearch,and/orinternships.

Inthisyear,studentswillbedoingtheirfirstteachingasaGraduateStudentInstructor(GSI).Inordertopreparetoleaddiscussionsectionsandgrading,theyshouldbemeetasfrequentlyasnecessarywiththecourseinstructor,seekingassistanceasrequired.FALLTERM—10credithours

• ARCH812TheoryinArchitecturalResearchorHISTART615(HTstudents)[3credits]• ARCH801.001DoctoralColloquium[1credit]• Twomajor,minor,orcognatecourses[6credits]• ForHT:languageclass(creditoraudit)• OPTIONAL:undergraduateorgraduatelecturecoursetofilloutknowledgeinstudent’sfield(audit)• GraduateStudentInstructor(GSI)leadingdiscussionsectionsorGSRA-ship

WINTERTERM—10credithours

• ARCH823,824,825:Areaseminar[3credits]• ARCH801.002DoctoralColloquium[1credit]• Twomajor,minor,orcognatecourses[6credits]• Optional:languageclassand/orundergraduatelectureclass(audit)• GraduateStudentInstructor(GSI)leadingdiscussionsectionsorGSRA-ship

II.SECONDYEARCourseworkcontinuesasstudentsfocusincreasinglyonafieldorfieldsofinterestandbegintodefineageneralareaofdissertationresearch.Studentsshoulduseseminarworktodevelopandtesttopics;dissertationsandscholarlyarticlesfrequentlybeginasseminarpapers.DuringtheWintertermofthesecond-yearcohortmeetswiththeiradvisorortheDirectorofDoctoralStudiestolearnaboutthestructureofthePreliminaryexaminations.Bytheendoftheterm,studentsselectthechairandmembersofthePrelimCommittee(threefacultymembers,twoselectedfromtheArchitectureProgram,withtheminoradvisorfromanotherprogram)andbegintoselectareasinwhichtobetested.Inthesummerstudentscompiletheirreadinglistsforthepreliminaryexams,continuewithforeignlanguagestudy,undertakepre-dissertationtravelresearchand/orinternships,andbegintostudyforexaminations.FALLTERM—10credithours

• ARCH813ResearchDesignandMethodsinArchitecture[3credits]• ARCH801.003DoctoralColloquium[1credit]• Twomajor,minor,orcognatecourses[6credits]• GraduateStudentInstructor(GSI)leadingdiscussionsectionsorGSRA-ship

WINTERTERM—10credithours

• ARCH839ResearchPracticum[3credits]orURP835[4credits]• ARCH801.004DoctoralColloquium[1credit]• Twomajor,minor,orcognatecourses[6credits]

•GraduateStudentInstructor(GSI)leadingdiscussionsectionsorGSRA-ship


III.THIRDYEARBytheendofthethirdyear,studentsembarkexclusivelyondissertationresearch.DuringthecourseoftheyeartheywillbestudyingforandtakingPreliminaryExaminationsandthenpreparingadissertationprospectusthatwillserveasadiscussiondocumentintheprospectusdefensethattakesplaceattheendoftheWinterterm.FALLTERM

• PrelimStudy,enrolledinARCH990[8credits].Studentsshouldmeetregularlywiththeirdoctoraladvisor(alsotheirdissertationcommitteechair)andoccasionallywiththefullcommitteeormembersthereof

• Noteaching—fellowshipterm(thistermmaybetakenduringthisterm,orduringthethirdyear,atthestudent’selection)

• CompletePreliminaryExaminationbyearlyJanuaryWINTERTERM

• Advancetocandidacy,enrolledinARCH995[8credits]• PreparedissertationprospectusforDissertationProposalDefenseinApril• GraduateStudentInstructor(GSI)leadingdiscussionsessions

IV.FOURTHYEAR***ThisisyourlastyearoffellowshipsupportfromTaubmanCollege.Studentsnowembarkonfull-timedissertationresearch.Thosewhofoundexternalfundingintheirthirdyearwillbeginon-siteresearch.ThosestillonTaubmanCollegestipendfundingwillberesidentinAnnArboreitheronfellowshiporteachingasaGSIfortheyear,unlesstheytaketheironetermfellowship.Throughoutthenextyearoryears,whenengagedindissertationwritingandresearch,studentsshouldremaininclosecontactwiththeirdissertationadvisorandkeephim/herupdatedontheirprogress.FALLTERM

• RegisterforARCH995• Preparegrantapplications• bySeptember1ofanyacademicyear:Submitrequestfordepartmentalnominationsforexternal

fellowshipstotheDoctoralAdvisoryCommittee,alongwithCVandalistofallfellowshipsforwhichastudentplanstoapply(afterdiscussingstrategywithadvisor)andaresearchproposal,i.e.adescriptionofdissertation–topic,purpose,tentativestructure,andprogresstodate–thatwilldevelopintoacomponentofagrantapplication.

• Bytheendoftheterm,studentsshouldsubmita“provisionaldissertationschedule,”includingatentativebreakdownofcomponentsandmappingaschedule,showinghowthedissertationwillbecompletedbytheendofthefifthorsixthyear.

WINTERTERM

• RegisterforARCH995.StudentsinBTmaybebringingtheirdissertationprojectstocompletionthisterm• Researchand/orwritingofdissertation

VI.FIFTHANDSUBSEQUENTYEARSStudentsconductdissertationresearchonoroffsite,beginfirstdraft,orcompletethedissertation,dependingontheirareaspecialization.Allofthisadditionaltimeinthedegreeisfundedbyinternalorexternalfellowships.FALLTERM,FIFTHYEAR

• RegisterforARCH995[8credits]• Applyforinternalandexternalfellowshipsforthefollowingacademicyear(asaboveunderyear4)• Bytheendoftheterm,submit“finaldissertationschedule”.Thisdocument,whichcontainsabreakdown

ofthedissertationandascheduleforsubmittingchaptercomponents,shouldberegardedasabindingagreement.Ifastudentmissesadeadline,he/sheshouldnegotiateanewone.Chaptersorother


componentsofthedissertationshouldbesentdigitallytotheDirectorofDoctoralStudiesaswellastotheadvisor.

WINTERTERM,FIFTHYEAR

• RegisterforARCH995[8credits].Continuetosubmitworkascompleted,accordingtotheagreeduponschedule.

FALLTERM,SIXTHYEAR

• RegisterforARCH995[8credits]• Thosewithadissertationnearcompletionandabletosetadefensedatecanbeginlookingatjoblistings

andapplyingforjobsandpostdoctoralfellowships.WINTERTERM,SIXTHYEAR

• RegisterforARCH995[8credits]• Plancompletionofdissertationanddefensebyendofterm

VI.AFTERYEARSIXIfadissertationprojectrequiresextensivefieldorarchivalresearchordemandsunusuallanguagepreparation,astudentmaybeobligedtosubmitthefinalproductintheseventhyear.Underthesecircumstances,theDoctoralAdvisoryCommitteewillacceptapetitiontosupportworkthroughtheseventhyear(providingtuitionfellowshipsasrequiredbythepolicyofcontinuousenrollment,ifandwhenfundsareavailable).Onlyunderexceptionalcircumstances,e.g.ifastudenthasbeenawardedamajorpre-doctoralfellowship,cantheDoctoralAdvisoryCommitteeacceptapetitiontoofferfinancialsupportintheformoftuitionbenefitintotheseventhyear.Aftertheendoftheseventhyear,thestudentisnolongeringoodstanding.Proceduresthatinvolvewithdrawingfromthedegreeandpetitioningforreadmissionwhensignificantprogresshasbeenmadeareoutlinedabove. STUDENTSUPPORT

I.ResourcesandFacilitiesDoctoralAdvisorsandMentoring.ThereareapproximatelytwentyresearchandteachingfacultyinDoctoralStudiesinArchitecture,andagrowingnumberofaffiliatedfacultymembers.StudentsalsohaveaccesstoallArchitecture,UrbanDesign,andPlanningfacultyofTaubmanCollege.Forindividualfacultyprofiles,consulttheTaubmanCollegewebsitehttp://www.taubmancollege.umich.edu/architecture/faculty/directory.Studentschoosefacultyadvisorsintheirfieldwhoworkcloselywiththemtoshapearigorousandappropriateprogramofstudy.StudentswhohavenotelectedanadvisorbeforetheyarriveatMichiganareassignedanadvisor(whomaybetheDoctoralDirector)untiltheyhavechosenaprimaryadvisor,usuallybytheendofthefirstyear,butinnocaselaterthanthemiddleofthesecondyear.Itisexpectedthatfirst-yearstudentsmeetwiththeirfacultyadvisorsand/orthedirectorofdoctoralstudiesatleastonceperterm.Thedirectoroverseesgraduatestudentaffairs,servingastheinitialacademicmentorforincominggraduatestudents,providingcohortorientationsandhelpingenteringstudentschoosetheirfirst-yearcoursesincaseswhereanadvisorhasnotyetbeenidentified.Bytheendofthesecondyearandtheconclusionofcoursework,thestudentassemblesapreliminaryexaminationcommitteeconsistingofthreefacultymembers.AtleasttwooftheseshouldhaveappointmentsintheArchitectureProgram.Oneofthesetwowilllikelyactastheprincipaldissertationadvisorafteroverseeingpreparationforthepreliminaryexaminations.Thethirdmemberofthepreliminaryexamcommitteeshouldcomefromanotherprogram,andisresponsibleforsupervisingthestudent’sminorfieldexam.Committeemembersoradvisorsmaychange,ifthestudent’sscholarlyinterestsshiftsignificantlyduringhis/hertimeinthedegree,andwiththeapprovaloftheDoctoralDirector.


Facultyadvisorsassistthestudentindesigningaprogramofstudythatfulfillsdegreeguidelinesandprovidesthebestpossibleintellectualpreparationforteachingandresearchinthestudent’sfieldofinterest.TheyalsoofferadviceonresourceswithinandoutsidetheArchitectureProgramandmentorstudents,givingadviceonprofessionaldevelopment,includingwritinggrantapplications,preparingforconferences,andseekingpublishingopportunities.Uponcompletionofthedissertation,facultyadvisorsaidstudentsintheirsearchforprofessionalandacademicpositions.Forfurtherinformationonfacultyadvisingandmentoring,seetheRackhamwebsitefor“HowtoGettheMentoringyouWant:”http://www.rackham.umich.edu/mentoringResearchFacilities.TaubmanCollegeisequippedwithoutstandingresearchfacilitiesintheformofCollegecomputerlaboratories,aSpatialandNumericData(SAND)Laboratory,substantialdigitalfabricationequipment,and3DmodelingfacilitieshousedattheDuderstadtCenteronNorthCampus.Equally,studentshaveaccesstooutstandinglibrarycollectionsattheUniversityofMichigan,whichcontainsoneofthetoptenresearchlibrariesinNorthAmerica.InadditiontotheSpecialCollectionsLibraryoftheArt,ArchitectureandEngineeringLibrary(AAEL)largelydonatedbyformerDeanWilliamMuschenheim,wehaveclosetiestotheBentleyHistoricalLibrary,whichhousesthearchivesofnotedregionalarchitectsfromMuschenheimtoGunnarBirkertsandbeyond,andarangeofspecializedlibrariesaroundcampus.PleaseseetheUMLibrarieswebsiteforfurtherinformationhttp://www.lib.umich.edu/.ProgramEnrichment.DoctoralstudentsbenefitfromthesubstantiallectureseriesandsymposiahostedbytheArchitectureProgram.AdditionalfundingalsoenablesustobringdistinguishedscholarstoparticipateineventsorganizedspecificallybyDoctoralStudiesinArchitecture.CollaborationwithUrbanandRegionalPlanningstudentstakesplacethroughthePlanningandArchitecturalResearchGroup(PARG),createdbystudentsin2005tofacilitatecontactbetweenthetwodoctoraldegreesandpromoteresearchwithinthecollege.Thisgroupisthemaindoctoralstudentorganization.ActivitieshostedbyPARGand/ortheDoctoralDegreeinArchitectureinclude:

• InterdisciplinaryGraduateStudentConference/RackhamInterdisciplinaryWorkshops:Thesebeganin2005with"Homeland(s)inQuestion-Relocating'Europe'intheSpacesofCulturalNegotiation,"followedthreeyearslaterby"GlobalSuburbs:DiscussingInternationalMetropolitanExpansion.""TheLeanYears:Infrastructure,Dwelling&Sustenance"washeldinMarch2011(theleanyears.wordpress.com);“Bankrupt,”tookplaceinWinter2014.Thesestudent-initiatedconferencescreateaforumforArchitectureandUrbanPlanningdoctoralstudentsattheUniversityofMichiganandelsewheretodiscussissuesofparticularrelevancetocontemporarydoctoralstudiesinarchitecture.Allstudentsmaybeinvolved.

• EmergingVoices:alectureseriessponsoredbyPARGthatbringsyoungerresearchersandscholarstothecollegetosharetheirworkwiththestudents.

• ProofPositive:aninformalseminarintheHTsubfieldinwhichvisitingspeakerstoTaubmanCollegeaswellascollegefacultyparticipateinaworkshopexclusivelyfordoctoralstudentsandfaculty,generallytakingplaceinconjunctionwithapubliclecture.

• RegionalStudyTours:Inauguratedin2013,theseregionalstudytoursservetointroducedoctoralstudentstoarchitectureintheMidwest.Advanceddoctoralstudentsengagedinpreliminarydissertationresearchproposeandleadthesestudytours,asappropriate.

Outsidetheuniversity,studentsaswellasfacultyparticipateinnationalandinternationalconferencesofprofessionalandacademicorganizations,deliveringpapersandposters,organizingsessions,andservingonpanels.ThesetypicallyincludetheArchitecturalResearchCentersConsortium(ARCC),theAssociationforCollegiateSchoolsofArchitecture(ACSA),theAssociationforComputer-AidedDesigninArchitecture(ACADIA),theCollegeArtAssociation(CAA),theEnvironmentalDesignResearchAssociation(EDRA),theEuropeanArchitecturalHistoryNetwork(EAHN),theInternationalSeminaronUrbanForm(ISUF),SimulationforArchitectureandUrbanDesign(SimAUD),theSocietyofArchitecturalHistorians(SAH,SAHGB,andSAHANZ),theSpaceSyntaxSymposia,andtheUrbanHistoryAssociation.StudenttraveltoparticipateinsuchvenuesissupportedbyRackhamGraduateSchool,DoctoralStudiesinArchitecture,andTaubmanCollege.


II.FundingOVERVIEWTypicalfundingforthedoctoraldegreeincludesfouryearsoffullfunding(tuitionfellowship,benefits,andstipendbasedonaGraduateStudentInstructorshiporaGraduateStudentResearchAssistantship)andtwoadditionalyearsoftuitiononlyfellowship(TOF)withbenefits,ifrequired.Studentsaregrantedonenon-workterm;theywillgenerallyserveasaGSIforatleasttwoyears,andmaycompeteforGSRApositionsfortheothertermsinwhichtheyreceivefullfunding,ifsuchpositionsareavailable.Individualfundingpackages,whichvaryslightlyfromyeartoyear,aredescribedintheinitialletterofadmission.Theseletterssetoutthetermsofsupport,includingtuitionremission,healthinsurance,andmonthlystipends–guaranteedsolongasstudentscontinuetomake“satisfactoryprogress”inthedegree.Arrangementsforsummerfunding–tobeusedfortravel,languagestudy,andresearchduringthefirstfouryearsinthedegree–mayalsobesetoutintheseletters,ifapplicable.StudentsmustberesidentinAnnArbortoreceivestipendfundingsupport.Inaddition,limitedfundsareavailable(varyingfromyeartoyear)tosubsidizeattendanceatconferencesintheareaofthestudent’sdissertationresearchandtosupportpublicationcosts.Ifthestudentispresentingapaperataconference,he/sheshouldapplytotheRackhamSchoolofGraduateStudiesforsupport.Themaximumamountvariesfornationalandinternationalconferences.WhenfundsareavailablefromtheArchitectureProgram,theprogramwillconsidersupplementingaRackhamaward.Rackhamalsohasfundingavailableforpre-candidacyandcandidacyresearch;studentsshouldconsulttheRackhamwebsiteforfurtherinformation.ThedoctoralstudiespageoftheCollegewebsitecontainsalistofavailablefellowships–local,nationalandinternational.Studentsshouldconsultthislistandbeawarethatsomedeadlinesoccurearlyintheacademicyear.SomefellowshipsrequiredepartmentalnominationandstudentsmayasktobeconsideredinaformalprocessthattakesplaceeachSeptember.Fellowshipnominationrequests,includingafullprojectproposalordraftgrantapplication,aredueannuallybySeptember1.Thedepartmentiscommittedtohelpingstudentsgainsupportfortheirresearchandholdsagrant-writingworkshopeachyear.Studentsshouldaskadvisorstoreadandcommentondraftsoftheirproposalswellinadvanceofallfellowshipnominationandsubmissiondeadlines.Seehttps://taubmancollege.umich.edu/architecture/admissions/financial-aid-and-scholarships/phd-architectureforfurtherinformationonfundingresourcesFUNDINGCOMPONENTSDoctoralStudiesinArchitecture,inpartnershipwiththeTaubmanCollegeandtheRackhamGraduateSchool,iscommittedtofundingdoctoralstudentsfortheirfirstfouryears.Studentsenteringthedegree(startingin2006orlater)receiveafundingpackageforsixyears(12terms)ofstudy:fouryearsoftuition,benefits,andstipend;andtwoyearsoftuitionandbenefitsonly.Thispackageincludestuitionforfallandwinter,monthlystipendfor9months(SeptemberthroughMay),andGradCarehealthinsurance(includingdependents)fortwelvemonths[correct,Lisa?].GradCarewillbeextendedtoaspring/summertermifthestudentholdsaGSI/GSRApositionduringthepreviousorsubsequentterm[isthisthenincorrect?]. StudentswillbeassignedaseitheraGraduateStudentInstructorship(GSI)orGraduateStudentResearchAssistantship(GSRA)position)eachtermoftheirfirstfouryears.Duringthetermoftheirgraduatefellowship(years1through4),however,astudentmayelectonetermtobeexemptfromemploymentwhilecontinuingtoreceivefunding(tuition,stipend,andGradCare).Duringthistermhe/sheshouldregisterfor1credithourofcourseworkinlieuofaGSI/GSRAship.Thistermmayprovidestudentstimetofocusonpreparationfortakingpreliminaryexams,ifelectedduringtheirthirdyear.Thestudentshouldnotbeworkinginanycapacityduringthisfellowshipterm,whethercompensatedornot,andshouldonlybefulfillinghis/herdegreerequirements.Electionofatermwithoutemploymentmustbearrangedinconsultationwiththestudent’sadvisorandwiththeapprovaloftheDoctoralStudiesinArchitectureAdvisoryCommitteeandArchitectureChaironetermpriortothiselection(Mayforfallterm,Octoberforwinterterm). PROBABLESCENARIO:FallYear1Pre-Candidate/Coursework:GSRA


WinterYear1Pre-Candidate/Coursework:GSI/GSRAFallYear2Pre-Candidate/Coursework:GSI/GSRAWinterYear2Pre-Candidate/Coursework:GSI/GSRAFallYear3Pre-Candidate:non-worktermWinterYear3Candidate:GSI/GSRAFallYear4Candidate:GSI/GSRAWinterYear4Candidate:GSI/GSRAFallYear5Candidate:Tuitiononlyfellowship(TOF)&GradcareWinterYear5Candidate:Tuitiononlyfellowship(TOF)&GradcareFallYear6Candidate:Tuitiononlyfellowship(TOF)&GradcareWinterYear6Candidate:Tuitiononlyfellowship(TOF)&GradcareRequirementstomaintaindepartmentalfundinginclude:

• continuedsatisfactoryacademicprogressaccordingtothestandardsofDoctoralStudiesinArchitectureandtheRackhamGraduateSchoolthroughouttheperiodofaward.See“SatisfactoryProgress”onp.9above.

• full-timeenrollmentattheUniversityofMichigan(atleast9credits).Theexceptionsarethetermexemptfromemployment,whenhe/sheshouldregisterforonehourofcoursework(Arch990).Electionofatermwithoutemploymentmustbearrangedinconsultationwiththestudent’sadvisorandwiththeapprovaloftheDoctoralStudiesAdvisoryCommitteeandArchitectureChaironetermpriortothiselection(Mayforfallterm,Octoberforwinterterm).

• studentsshould1)advancetocandidacywithinthetermfollowingcompletionof4termsoffull-timecoursework,thatis,bytheendofthefifthterm,and2)obtainformalapprovalofthedissertationproposalwithinsixmonthsafteradvancingtocandidacy,ideallybytheendofyear3inthedegree.Shouldastudentnotadvancetocandidacybytheendofthe6thterm,thestudentwillnotreceivefundinguntilhe/shehasadvancedtocandidacy.

• shouldastudentnothaveaformallyapproveddissertationproposalwithinsixmonthsofadvancingtocandidacy,ortheendofthe7thterm,thestudentwillnotreceivefundinguntiltheproposalisapproved.Studentsarestronglyencouragedtodefendtheirdissertationproposalbytheendoftheir6thterm.

• doctoralfundingisnotawardedifastudentisemployedfull-timeduringaterm.Iffundingissuspendedbecauseofdelayedcandidacyorproposalapproval,itmaybereinstatedoncethesehavebeenachieved.However,fulldoctoralfundingwillnotbeextendedbeyondtheendoftheeighthregulartermafteritwasbegun,exceptunderspecialcircumstances.StudentsshouldarrangetheirschedulesinordertobeavailableforassignmentasaGSI/GSRAandtoperformthedutiesrequiredbytheirfacultysupervisors.Facultysupervisorswillevaluatestudents’performanceasGSI/GSRAfortheAnnualReviewinMay.Doctoralfundingisforfallandwinterterms(September-April).Studentsareresponsibleforfundingduringthespring/summerterm(May-August).Inorderforfundingtocontinueduringthenextacademicyear,studentsmustremainingoodacademicstanding.ThisisevaluatedeveryMayduringtheAnnualReviewconductedbytheDoctoralStudiesAdvisoryCommitteebasedonastudent’sAnnualProgramofStudyReport,approvedbyhis/heradvisor,aswellasonevaluationsbytheadvisorandGSI/GSRAsupervisors.


RESIDENCYREQUIREMENTS:StudentsmustberesidentinAnnArborduringthefirstfourtermsofstudyandshouldremaininresidencethroughoutthePreliminaryExampreparationtermandforthedevelopmentoftheirdissertationproposals.Anynon-residencytermwithinthetermoffullfunding(Years1-4)mustbearrangedinconsultationwiththeadvisorandthedoctoralstudiesdirector.Studentsmaybeneededtoteachwithinthefirstfouryears,andarethereforeexpectedtobeavailableforGSIshipsduringthistime.Thestudentneednotbeinresidenceforthefinalthreetermsofstudy,althoughresidencystatusmayaffectthelevelofsupportprovided(seebelow).OUTSIDEFUNDINGINCENTIVE:Ph.D.studentsareencouragedtoseekoutsidefunding,bothfromotherunitsoncampusandfromsourcesoutsidetheuniversity.Thesesourcesincludecompetitivegrantsandfellowships,researchpositions,andGSI/GSRApositionsoutsidetheTaubmanCollege.Studentsarealsoencouragedtoseekfundingand/orresearchpositionsduringthespring/summerterms(May-August).

Toprovideanincentivetoapplyforoutsidefundingfortheregularacademicyear(September-April),Architecturewilladjustastudent’sdepartmentalfundinginoneofseveralways.Note:thisincentivestructureappliestofellowshipsanduniversityresearchandteachingpositions.Itdoesnotapplytoemploymentoutsidetheuniversity.

Example:ifyoureceiveoutsidefundingthatpaystuition,stipend,andhealthinsuranceforafallorwinterterm,youmaychooseoneofthefollowingtwooptions:

OptionA:Duringtheterm(s)inwhichyoureceiveoutsidefunding,Architecturewillincreaseyourstipendonaslidingscaleasafunctionoftheoutsidefundinglevel(seetheTablebelow).

OutsideFundingStipend% AdditionalStipendfromTCAUP Combined(Percentage)0% 50%maximum 50%10% 40% 50%20% 30% 50%25% 27.5% 52.5%30% 25% 55%40% 20% 60%50%(orhigher) 15%minimum 65%(higherifoutsidestipendis

higherthan50%)

OptionB:Architecturewillpayyouastipendandpayyourhealthinsurancefee(ifnototherwisecovered)duringthesummerinanamountequivalenttothetotalstipendandhealthinsuranceamount(givenyourappointment%)thatyouwouldhavereceivedduringthefalland/orwintertermsinwhichyoureceivedoutsidefunding(providingtuition,stipendandhealthinsurance).ContinuousEnrollmentTheRackhamGraduateSchoolhasestablishedapolicyofcontinuousenrollmentinPh.D.programsbeginningFall2010.AllPh.D.students,whetherpre-candidatesorcandidates,arerequiredtoenrolleveryfallandwintertermfromtheirmatriculationtothecompletionoftheirdegreeunlessapprovedforaLeaveofAbsenceorExtramuralStudyStatus.Studentswhodonotregisterwillbepresumedtohavewithdrawnandwillbediscontinued.Leavesofabsencearegrantedformedicalandpersonalreasons.ThecontinuingenrollmentpolicyallowsstudentstoconductresearchorengageindissertationwritingawayfromtheUniversity,aslongastheyremainenrolled.UnderthenewRackham“continuousenrollment”policy,theprogramisexpectedtopaycandidacytuitionforeverydoctoralstudentwho:1)doesnothaveanothersourcefortuitionpayment,suchasafellowship;and2)ismaking"satisfactoryacademicprogress."http://www.rackham.umich.edu/current-students/policies/doctoral/phd-students/leave-of-absence/overviewProcedureforDeterminingContinuingFunding1.Attheendofeachacademicyear,everyactivePh.D.studentisrequiredtosubmitanAnnualProgramofStudyReport,approvedbyhis/heradvisor,whichisreviewedbytheDoctoralStudiesinArchitectureAdvisoryCommittee.Thisreportisusedasaworkingdocumentthathelpsthestudentandhis/heradvisortrackcourses


alreadytaken,selectcoursesfortheupcomingterms,andcarefullyplanfuturestudiessothatacademic/researchobjectivesareachievedandtimelyprogressmadetothedegree.2.AfterreviewbytheAdvisoryCommittee,thereportisplacedinthestudent’sfile,alongwithevaluationsofhis/herprogressbytheadvisorandofhis/herworkasGSI/GSRAbythefacultysupervisor(s).Aletterdescribingthecommittee’sassessmentofthestudent’sacademicprogress,copiedtotheadvisor,issenttothestudentbythedirector.3.Ifthecommitteehasconcerns,thatletterwilloutlinetherequirementsthatthestudentmustmeetbyacertaintimeinordertoremainingoodacademicstanding.

Withintwoweeksofreceivingnotice,thestudentmustconsultwithhis/heradvisor,developaplanwithdetailedstepsandtimelinesforcompletingtherequirements,obtaintheadvisor’sapproval,andsubmitittothedirectorforapprovalbytheAdvisoryCommittee.

TheAdvisoryCommitteewillfollow-upandconsultwiththeadvisorduringthefalltermtodeterminewhetherthestudentismakingsatisfactoryprogresstowardmeetingtherequirementsforre-establishinggoodacademicstanding.4.Financialsupportforthesubsequenttermdependsupontimelycompletionofasatisfactoryreview.TheAdvisoryCommitteemakesrecommendationsforeachstudent’scontinuingfundingtotheArchitectureProgramChair.UpontherecommendationsoftheAdvisoryCommittee,theArchitectureProgramChairmakesdecisionsonstudentfinancialsupport.Studentswhofailtomeettheagreed-ondeadlinewillremainineligibleforfuturefundingsupportuntilallrequirementsforre-establishingsatisfactoryacademicprogresshavebeenmet.5.Studentswhofailtoregisterwillbediscontinuedfromthedegree.Discontinuedpre-candidatesmayapplyforreadmission;discontinuedcandidatesmayapplyforreinstatementoftheirstudentstatus.Studentswhoarereinstatedinthe2010-11academicyeararenotsubjecttoreinstatementfees.Insubsequentyears,however,reinstatementfeesmayapply.AdditionalRackhamInformation:Source:http://www.rackham.umich.edu/current-students/policies/academic-policies/section5#5515.5.1TimeLimitforCompletingaDoctoralDegreeProgramsanddepartmentsshouldconductannualreviewsofcandidatestoassessprogresstowardthedegree.Studentsareexpectedtocompletethedegreewithinfiveyearsofachievingcandidacy,butnomorethansevenyearsfromthedateofthefirstenrollmentintheirRackhamdoctoraldegree.Studentswhoenteredthedegreepriortothefallof2007andhavenotcompletedtheirdegreewithinthesevenyearlimitshouldpetitionRackhamOARDforanextensionoftimetodegreewithaplanforcompletion.Effectiveforstudentsenteringinthefallof2007,programsanddepartmentsmayrequestanunconditionalone-yearextensionforstudentsdeemedtobemakingsatisfactoryprogresstowardthedegree,providingaplanandtimelineforcompletion.Aprogramordepartmentmayrequestanadditionalone-yearextension,butastudentwhodoesnotcompletethedegreeaftertwoyearsofextensionmaybereturnedtopre-candidacystatusandrequiredtomeetcandidacyrequirementsagain.Rackhamwillnotifyprogramsanddepartmentsofstudentswhohavenotcompletedtheirdegreewithinthestipulatedperiod.

III.GraduateStudentInstructor/GraduateStudentResearchAssistant/GraduateStudentServiceAssistantStudentsareselectedforGSI/GSRA/GSSApositionsinamannerthatbalancestheirindividualresearchneedsandtheneedsoftheCollegeasequitablyaspossible.StudentsshouldrelatetheirpreferencestotheiradvisorsandtotheDoctoralStudiesdirectorbyemailinadvanceofeachterm.Wherepossible,studentswillbeassignedaccordingtotheirpreferenceandtheiradvisor’srecommendation.Often,however,theteachingneedsoftheCollegewilldictatemanyofthefinalassignments.Studentsarewelladvisedtogainasmuchexperienceaspossibleinawidearrayofcourses.ThisisavaluableaspectofDoctoralstudenttrainingandprofessionalpreparation.


IV.HealthCareSeetheRackhamwebsiteforinformationonHealthandWellnessresources:http://www.rackham.umich.edu/grad-life/healthAndonGradcareandBenefits:http://www.rackham.umich.edu/grad-life/health/insurance

CONTACTQuestionsorqueriesmaybedirectedtotheDirectorofDoctoralStudies,ClaireZimmerman,[email protected],ortoLisaHauser,AssistantDirectorforAdmissions&Recruiting,at734-763-1275,orbyemailatweeze@umich.edu.FurtherinformationcanbefoundontheTaubmanCollegewebsite,includingannouncementsofupcomingdepartmentalevents,listsofcurrentstudents,courseofferings,anddescriptionsofsampleschedules(alsocontainedhere):https://taubmancollege.umich.edu/architecture/degrees/phd-architectureStudentsshouldalsoconsultthewebsiteoftheHoraceP.RackhamGraduateSchool.Thissitegivesabundantinformationonuniversityrulesandrequirementsandonlocalfundingopportunities.http://www.rackham.umich.edu/

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