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Ph.D. Student Handbook provides Ph.D. students with a description
of the organization, policies, and resources of the Graduate School of Arts and
Sciences (GSAS). For the purposes of the Handbook, it is important to
distinguish between Ph.D. programs that are inside and those that are outside
the Arts and Sciences. A listing of both is given in section
I.E.. Although primarily designed as a guide for Ph.D. students, the Handbook
can also serve as a resource for directors of graduate studies (DGSs),
directors of Ph.D. student teaching, departmental administrators (DAs), and
others who counsel or oversee Ph.D. students. Individual Ph.D. programs outside
the 31 Arts and Sciences programs may have additional guidelines, and students
should refer to their own programs for this information. Information on
individual Ph.D. programs and a listing of the Ph.D. dissertation sponsors in
each program are available in GSAS Rules and Regulations, and lists of
instructional faculty and their research interests are contained in admissions
information for each program at the following Web site: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/gsas/.
The Handbook is designed for use by Ph.D. students. Many aspects of funding, fees, academic
requirements, and resources differ between Ph.D. and free-standing M.A.
programs; students pursuing the master’s as an end in itself (called a free-standing
M.A.) should consult the Office of M.A. Programs for information about the
rules and resources that pertain to them.
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Although all
Columbia University Ph.D.s are granted by GSAS, GSAS has administrative and
budgetary control only over Ph.D. programs in the Arts and Sciences, not over
Ph.D. programs housed in other schools. Ph.D. programs in the Schools
of Architecture, Business, Engineering, Journalism, Public Health, Social
Work, College
of Physicians and
Surgeons, and Teachers College are administered and
funded through the Dean’s offices of each respective school. Ph.D. students
in these programs should consult the Dean’s offices of their individual
schools to learn about any additional policies and resources that apply to them.
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