Submit documents with signatures to the Office of Academic Affairs and Student Services at SPHStudentRecords@uth.tmc.edu.

DrPH & PhD Milestones & Progress Evaluation

Students are required to meet with their faculty advisor each fall & spring semester to complete a DrPH & PhD Evaluation Report to document the status of their doctoral degree progress and to assess any student needs.

Students are responsible for bringing a copy of their degree planner and a copy of their course grades to their evaluation meeting with their advisor. Degree planners can be found online and a copy of course grades can be retrieved from myUTH. Students are expected

to complete their degree planner with their past course grades and what they anticipate enrolling in for future semesters.

Student ID: Major: Name:

Minor: Second Minor or Breadth:

First Semester Enrolled in Current Program: Date of Evaluation:

Please select the appropriate status and estimated completion date for the following items below.

I. Ongoing Basis Status Estimated Completion Date

- Have the faculty advisor and student discussed the student’s current academic and careergoals?

- Is the student on track to complete their doctoral degree within the 7-year limit?[Policy 402]

II. Preliminary Exam [to be reviewed alongside the student’s degree planner and grades]- Has the student completed all required leveling courses?

- Have the faculty advisor and student discussed ways to prepare for the Preliminary Exam?

- Has the student completed the Intent to take Preliminary Exam Form? [Policy 307]- Have the faculty advisor and student discussed when the student would take the

preliminary exam?- Are there any additional requirements or resources beyond leveling courses and required

courses the student needs in order to properly prepare for the preliminary exam? If so,please explain in the notes section below.

- Has the student made satisfactory progress towards taking their preliminary exam?[Policy 307]

- Has the student taken the preliminary exam?

- Has the student passed the preliminary exam? If so, when did the student pass?- If the student has not passed the preliminary exam: Have the faculty advisor and student

developed a remediation plan? [Policy 107]- Has the student made satisfactory progress towards completing the requirements of the

remediation plan?- When does the student plan to retake the preliminary exam?

III. Academic Degree Requirements [to be reviewed alongside the student’s degree planner and grades]

- Has the student completed the required major-specific courses for their degree?- Has the student completed two approved minors or an approved minor and an approved

breadth? [Policy 300]- For DrPH students only: Has the student completed PH 9997, Practicum?

Submit documents with signatures to the Office of Academic Affairs and Student Services at SPHStudentRecords@uth.tmc.edu.

IV. Proposal- Have the faculty advisor and student discussed the dissertation plans and timeline?

- Have the faculty advisor and student discussed the committee structure? [Policy 102]

- Has the student completed the Doctoral Committee Election Form?

- Is the student making satisfactory progress toward completing their dissertation proposal?

- Has the dissertation proposal been approved by the SPH Research Services Center?

- Is the student making satisfactory progress toward completing their dissertation proposal?

- Has the student successfully completed their defense of their proposal?

V. Professional Development- Have the faculty advisor and student sought research, practice, teaching and funding

opportunities as appropriate?- Have the faculty advisor and student identified useful scientific meetings at a level

appropriate to their degree stage?- Have the faculty advisor and student identified opportunities to contribute to manuscripts or

other scholarly work?- Have the faculty advisor and student reviewed the most recent version of the student’s CV?- Have the faculty advisor and student discussed post-doctoral goals and begun searching for

available positions upon graduation?

VI. Dissertation- Is the student making satisfactory progress towards completing their dissertation?

- Has the student successfully completed their defense of their dissertation?- Has the student submitted the required documentation to the Graduate School for

graduation?- Have the faculty advisor and student discussed plans regarding publication of the student’s

dissertation?

VII. Please provide any additional comments regarding the student’s academic progress.

Student, Printed Student, Signature Date

Faculty Advisor, Printed Faculty Advisor, Signature Date