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Major Religious Holidays Statement
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School of Continuing Education Summer Session
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GSAS Degree Requirements
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Instructional Requirement for Students in the 31 Arts and Sciences Ph.D. Programs
Financial Aid: Policies and Resources
University and GSAS Registration Requirements and Expenses
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Additional University and GSAS Policies and Resources
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Statement on Academic Honesty
Research with Human Subjects, Research with Animal Subjects, and Work with Hazardous Substances and Equipment
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Free-standing M.A. Programs, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D. Programs, Dual Degree Programs, Certificate Programs and Interdisciplinary (Non-Degree) Programs*
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Ph.D. Dissertation Sponsors and Members of the Faculty of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences*
M.A. Student Handbook
M.A. Student Handbook 2006*
Ph.D. Student Handbook
Ph.D. Student Handbook 2006*
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Note: M.A. degrees listed along with M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees (M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.) indicate M.A. degrees earned during progress toward the Ph.D. M.A. degrees listed alone indicate free-standing M.A. programs that do not lead to doctoral study. Interdisciplinary programs are marked with a + symbol.


+African-American Studies, M.A.

+African Studies, Certificate

+American Studies, Liberal Studies M.A.

Anatomy and Cell Biology: see Cell Biology and Pathobiology

Anthropology, M.A., M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Applied Mathematics, nondegree

+Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Architecture, M.Phil. Ph.D.

Art History and Archaeology, M.A., M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

Astronomy, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Atmospheric and Planetary Science, nondegree

Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

Biological Sciences, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+ Biomedical Engineering, M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Biomedical Informatics, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Biostatistics, M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Biotechnology, M.A.

+Business, M.Phil./Ph.D. 

+Cell Biology and Pathobiology, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D., see under Pathology

+Cellular, Molecular and Biophysical Studies Integrated Program, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Chemical Biology, nondegree, Cooperative Program

+Chemical Engineering, M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Chemical Physics, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

Chemistry, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Classical Studies, M.A., M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

Classics, M.A., M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Climate and Society, M.A.

+Communications, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Comparative Literature and Society, Certificate (for students in participating Social Science departments), Concentration (for M.Phil. and Ph.D. students in language departments or Classics) 

Computer Science, M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Conservation Biology, M.A., Certificate

Dental Sciences, M.A.

Earth and Environmental Engineering, M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Earth and Environmental Science Journalism, M.A.

Earth and Environmental Sciences, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+East Asia: Regional Studies, M.A.

East Asian Languages and Cultures, M.A., M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+East Asian Studies, Liberal Studies M.A.

+Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

Economics, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

Education, M.Phil./Ph.D.

Arts and Humanities

English Education

History and Education

Philosophy and Education

Teaching of Social Studies

Biobehavioral Studies

Speech-Language Pathology

Counseling and Clinical Psychology

Counseling and Psychology

Clinical Psychology

Health and Behavior Studies

Special Education

Human Development

Developmental Psychology

Human Cognition and Learning

Measurement Evaluation

Sociology and Education

International and Transcultural Studies

Anthropology and Education

Applied Anthropology

Comparative and International Education

Economics and Education

Mathematics, Science, and Technology

Mathematical Education

Science Education

Organizational Leadership

Educational Administration

Higher Education

Politics and Education

Research in Adult Education

Social-Organizational Psychology

Electrical Engineering, M.Phil./Ph.D.

English and Comparative Literature, M.A., M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Environmental Health Sciences, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Environmental Policy, Certificate

+Epidemiology, M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Europe, Institute for the Study of, Certificate

French and Romance Philology, M.A., M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+French Cultural Studies, M.A. (offered in Paris only)

Genetics and Development, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

Germanic Languages, M.A., M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Harriman Institute on East Central Europe, Certificate

History, M.A. (part-time only), M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Human Rights, Certificate

+Human Rights Studies, Liberal Studies M.A.

Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Islamic Studies, Liberal Studies M.A.

Italian, M.A., M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Japanese Pedagogy, M.A. (offered in summer only)

+J.D./Ph.D. (in Economics, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology)

+Jewish Studies, Liberal Studies M.A.

+Jewish Studies, nondegree, Interdepartmental Committee

+Journalism, M.A.

+Latin American and Iberian Studies, Certificate

Liberal Studies, M.A. (L.S.M.A.)

+Materials Science and Engineering/Solid State Science and Engineering, nondegree, Interdepartmental Committee

+Mathematical Structures for Environmental and Social Sciences, nondegree, Interdepartmental Committee

Mathematics, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Mathematics of Finance, M.A.

+M.D./Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics; Biological Sciences; Biomedical Informatics; Cell Biology and Pathobiology; Chemistry; Epidemiology; Genetics and Development; Integrated Program in Cellular, Molecular and Biophysical Studies; Microbiology; Neurobiology and Behavior; Nutrition; Pharmacology; Physiology and Cellular Biophysics or Statistics

Mechanical Engineering, M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Certificate

+Medieval Studies, Liberal Studies M.A.

Microbiology, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures, M.A., M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Middle East Studies, Certificate

+Modern Art, Critical and Curatorial Studies, M.A.

+Modern European Studies, Liberal Studies M.A.

+Museum Anthropology, M.A.

Music, M.A., D.M.A., M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Neurobiology and Behavior, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Nutrition, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Operations Research, nondegree, Interdepartmental Committee

Pathology: see Cell Biology and Pathobiology

Pharmacology, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Philosophical Foundations of Physics, M.A.

Philosophy, M.A., M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

Physics, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

Political Science, M.A. (full-time only), M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

Psychology, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences, M.A.

+Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences, dual degree, M.A./M.P.A.

Religion, M.A., M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Religion and Journalism, M.A.

+Russia, Eurasia, and Eastern Europe: Regional Studies, M.A.

Russian Translation, M.A.

+Slavic Cultures, M.A.

Slavic Languages, M.A., M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Social Work, M.Phil./Ph.D.

Sociology, M.A., M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Sociomedical Sciences, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+South Asian Studies, Liberal Studies M.A.

+Southern Asian Institute, Certificate

Spanish and Portuguese, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Sustainable Development, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

Statistics, M.A., M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Theatre, M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Urban Planning, M.Phil./Ph.D.

+Yiddish Studies, nondegree, Interdeparmental Committee




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