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The degree of Master of
Philosophy is conferred upon a student who has fulfilled satisfactorily all
Ph.D. requirements but the dissertation. Study for the M.Phil. is full-time
only.
For conferral of the
M.Phil., the Graduate School requires the completion of the
requirements for the M.A. degree or two Residence Units of advanced standing,
plus four additional Residence Units earned at Columbia. In addition, the student must fulfill
the particular requirements of the department or program. Through course work and qualifying
examinations, each student must demonstrate to his or her department that a
satisfactory level of competence in the discipline has been achieved. The
student must also fulfill any language and/or other special requirements of the
program under which he or she is studying. These requirements include participation in the instructional and/or research activities of the program
for a minimum of one year in accordance with the GSAS instructional requirement. Teaching and research requirements vary in
character and degree from program to program, and students must consult their own program information and their Director of Graduate Studies for their specific requirement.
To maintain satisfactory academic progress, all work for the degree must be
completed within four years (unless the student receives two Residence
Units of
advanced standing, in which case all degree requirements must be
completed
within three years). A student who earns the M.A. degree from Columbia
but who does not continue in the Graduate School and is later
readmitted as a
candidate for the M.Phil. degree is subject to the same limitations of
time
(three years) as a candidate admitted with two Residence Units of
advanced
standing from another institution. Once all requirements have been
completed,
application for the M.Phil. degree may be made through the student's
department. The department uses the application to certify that all
degree
requirements have been completed.
Degrees are awarded three times a
year - in October, February, and May - and each degree conferral date has a corresponding deadline
for the application for graduation. Applications received after the
deadline are automatically applied to the next conferral date.
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