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REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO DOCTORAL PROGRAM      In order to apply for admission you will need: an MA, or equivalent, from an accredited college or university, here or abroad; a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00 (A=4.00) for work completed at the graduate level. transcripts from those institutions where you have earned degrees (bachelor's and master's), and transcripts from all other colleges and universities attended in the last eight years. If the degrees were earned more than eight but less than fifteen years prior to the semester for which admission was sought, only transcripts from those institutions where the student earned degrees are required. If the prospective student has not enrolled in a college or university for more than fifteen years prior to the semester for which admission is sought, only proof of the degrees held is required; three letters of recommendation, preferably from past professors; and statement of academic/professional goals (250-300 words). Graduate Record Exam scores are required. Deadline for applications for admission and for consideration for University fellowship is January 1st. All application materials must be in at this time to be considered for admission or fellowships. To access applications from the UIC Graduate School, go to the University's admissions page. You will find both the online and downloadable applications, as well as general admissions information, under "Requirements." Please send all application materials directly to: University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Anthropology (M/C 027) 1007 W. Harrison St. Chicago, IL 60607-7139 REQUIREMENTS FOR FULFILLMENT OF A DOCTORAL DEGREE IN ANTHROPOLOGY A minimum of 96 semester hours of graduate-level course work, beyond their BA, of which no more than 32 semester hours can be transfer credits and no more than 32 hours of dissertation research. During the first year in the program, all students, including transfer students with a master's in Anthropology, must take ANTH 500, 501, 502 and 503, and pass these core courses with grades of "B" or better. A grade of "C" is unacceptable and the course must be repeated. 2 grades of "C" and student will be dropped from the program. Students who received their MA in anthropology and have passed UIC Anthropology's graduate core courses may submit for the approval of the Graduate Committee the name of the of the chairperson for their doctoral committee. This chairperson/supervisor must be a full member of the UIC Graduate Faculty. After approval of the graduate committee, the student's chairperson/supervisor will then submit the names of four additional faculty who, plus the chairperson/supervisor, will constitute the student's doctoral committee. The students will be required to take a Preliminary Examination that is written and administered by the doctoral committee. Only students in good academic standing may take the exam. The student will be required to be proficient in a foreign language which will be determined by the doctoral committee.  The final requirement is a public, oral Doctoral dissertation defense. This defense must be announced at least one week prior to its occurrence. A complete draft of the dissertation should be submitted for comment to all members of the doctoral committee at least 4 weeks before any date for an oral defense is officially sent. The maximum time limit allowed by the Graduate College for the Ph.D. is 9 years from a student's admission with a baccalaureate degree and 7 years from admission with a master's degree. These time limits can be extended for an additional year with department and Graduate College approval.