Proposed timeline for degree completion

Part-time enrollment beginning Fall 2026, with expected graduation in Fall 2030. Based on my FSU student plan.

Spring 2029Preliminary exam
Fall 2029Last semester of coursework
Spring 2030Prospectus defense
Fall 2030Dissertation defense
  1. Fall 2026
    Begin Ph.D. courseworkProgram of study drafted with my advisor
  2. Spring 2027
    Diagnostic (qualifying) exam, EME 6962Portfolio review and faculty discussion; first annual review
  3. Summer 2027
    Research apprenticeship begins (EDF 5910)Supervised research with an ISLT faculty member
  4. Summer 2027
    Signed program of study filed in OASISDue by the end of the third semester after admission
  5. 2027
    UF AI Summit workshop; ICER and AERA submissionsPOGIL and AI paper with FAMU computer science faculty; Community of Inquiry coding study
  6. 2027–2028
    FAMU COP3014C action research studyStudents' AI use across the inquiry cycle
  7. Summer 2028
    Supervised research continues (EDF 5910)Apprenticeship paper prepared for peer review; it must be accepted before dissertation enrollment
  8. Spring 2029
    Preliminary doctoral exam, EDF 8964Scholarly portfolio and prospectus foundation; supervisory committee formed; admission to candidacy
  9. Summer 2029
    Dissertation hours begin (EDF 6980)6 credit hours each term from Summer 2029 through Summer 2030
  10. Fall 2029
    Last semester of courseworkEDF 6499 Discourse and Conversation Analysis
  11. Spring 2030
    Doctoral prospectus defense, EME 8981IRB approval follows
  12. Summer 2030
    Dissertation research (EDF 6980)Data collection and analysis in CS1 (COP3014) at FSU, with Department of Computer Science faculty
  13. Fall 2030
    Dissertation defense, EDF 8985, and graduationFull draft to committee at least four weeks before the defense
  14. 2031
    Research faculty positionEducation and computer science

I will complete a semester goal form and progress report each term and an annual review each spring. If my committee approves substitutions from prior graduate coursework, coursework and later milestones could move earlier.

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