First Things First (before
Orientation)
- Establish your UW NetID
- Set up your UW Email account
- Contact (or determine) your primary faculty mentor
- Contact the Program Office, Loew 311, to fill out payroll paperwork
Registration for Classes
(after Orientation)
Your first year plan of study will be worked out between you and your faculty
advisor, taking into consideration the recommendations presented at the orientation.
Nevertheless, you will need to register for the core sequence of courses,
URBDP 591 (Autumn), 592 (Winter), and 593 (Spring). Please see the Core Curriculum
for other Phase I requirements.
For the quarterly list of classes, please see: UW Time Schedule
Advisory Committee
You are expected to coordinate with your Advisor to ask two additional members
to form your Advisory Committee. This needs to be done by the end of the fall
quarter to oversee your progress through phase 1 of the program. The committee
membership may be changed at any time in phase 1, based on agreement by the
student and faculty advisors. Committees must consist of at least three members
of the Interdisciplinary Group, and represent at least two academic departments.
You establish this committee by letting the program coordinator and program
director know who the additional faculty members are.
First and Second Year Milestones
- Evaluation of Phase I. The procedure for evaluation of Phase I work and
the decision to advance a student to Phase II is based on a portfolio of the
work completed in required courses in Phase I that includes: the papers prepared
by the student in these courses and the written evaluations by the instructors
of these courses. The evaluations should address the potential for the student
to successfully complete the requirements for the program.
- A prospectus and plan of study for Phase II is prepared by the student and approved by the student's Advisory Committee that describes the general research area and fields of study the student wishes to pursue and the courses the student intends to take in Phase II.
- After being passed to Phase II, the Supervisory Committee is formally established with the Graduate School. This committee mentors the student during Phases II and III.
Good to Know About
- The Program may have funding for airfare/trainfare ($300 domestic/$500 international)
to travel to a conference at which you are presenting. To get access to this
funding, email the Interim Director, Marina Alberti (malberti@u.washington.edu),
with a cc to Jean Rogers (jeanp@u.washington.edu), explaining what conference,
when, where, and the title of the paper/presentation. Students are limited
to one travel award per year.
- The Program has a student room with desks, computers, and a phone designated for your use in Gould Hall, room 418.
- The PhD Students have regular gatherings for giving practice presentations, sharing research, and socializing. There are usually 3-4/quarter. Students also select 2 representatives to serve on the Steering Committee for the Program.
- The Program has an Annual Symposium with a guest speaker. This usually lasts half a day, and full participation is encouraged.
- The Program has an Annual Meeting of faculty every Spring. Students are encouraged to participate.
- Please see the Graduate School web site for university-wide policies and procedures.
- Please do not hesitate to contact the program office (jeanp@u.washington.edu or 543-6398) for any questions or concerns.