Ph.D. Courses and Milestones

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Suggested Schedule

Year One, Fall

  • 10-715: Advanced Intro to Machine Learning (required core)
  • 36-705: Intermediate Statistics (required core)
  • 10-920: Reading and Research (24 units)

Year One, Spring

  • 10-702: Statistical Machine Learning
  • 10-718: Machine Learning in Practice
  • 10-920: Reading and Research (24 units)

Year Two, Fall

  • Core Course or Elective
  • Core Course or Elective
  • 10-920: Reading and Research (30 units)

Year Two, Spring

  • Core Course or Elective
  • 10-920 Reading and Research (24 or 36 units)

MILESTONE: Speaking Skills should be complete.

Year Three, Fall

  • Complete First TA Requirement
  • 10-920: Reading and Research

MILESTONE: Courses complete.

Year Three, Spring

  • Complete Second TA Requirement
  • 10-920: Reading and Research

MILESTONE: TA requirement complete by end of semester.

MILESTONE: Request M.S. in Research if complete.

Year Four, Fall

  • Thesis Proposal
  • 10-920: Reading and Research
MILESTONE: Writing Skills should be complete.

Year Four, Spring

  • 10-930: Dissertation Research

Year Five, Fall

  • 10-930: Dissertation Research

Year Five, Spring

  • 10-930 Dissertation Research
  • Thesis Defense

MILESTONE: GRADUATE!