Milestones

Doctoral students are required to review the degree plans for their program, along with information about specific degree requirements and estimated timelines to reach various benchmarks for the different degree plan specializations.

Access to Milestones

To complete the required review of Milestones for your program, visit the Graduate Degree Planner and follow these steps:

Select the link to “See Your Program of Work at a Glance.”

Programs of work are also known as degree plans. If you have more than one degree plan assigned, you will see a list. (This can happen if you changed degree plans, are working on a master’s degree in addition to your doctoral degree, and/or previously graduated with a master’s degree.)

Select the “Program of Work” link for your doctoral degree plan.

You will see a list of program of work requirements and will be able to review how these requirements have been matched to your work by your graduate coordinator. At the bottom of the page, you will find a list of Milestones and your progress toward completion.

After your review, select “I have reviewed my Milestones.”

School of Architecture

School of Architecture website  

Program or Area of Study (external website)Degree Plan Requirements & Timeline to Degree (external document)
Architecture (609400)ARC990AHD20152  (Ph.D. in Architecture: Architectural History)        
ARC990HPD20152  (Ph.D. in Architecture: Historic Preservation)        
ARC990SDD20152  (Ph.D. in Architecture: Sustainability)
Community & Regional Planning (625399)CRP990++D20152 (Ph.D. in Community & Regional Planning)
McCombs School of Business

McCombs School of Business website  

Program or Area of Study (external website)Degree Plan Requirements & Timeline to Degree (external document)
Accounting (617000)ACC990++D20092 (Ph.D. in Accounting)
Finance (617100)FIN990++D20132 (Ph.D. in Finance)
Information, Risk & Operations Management (617130)IRO990++D20152 (Ph.D. in Information, Risk & Operations Management)
Management (617300)MAN990++D20092 (Ph.D. in Management)
Marketing (617400)MKT990++D20092 (Ph.D. in Marketing)
Moody College of Communication

Moody College of Communication website  

Program or Area of Study (external website)Degree Plan Requirements & Timeline to Degree (external document)
Advertising (623962)ADV990++D20072 (Ph.D. in Advertising)
Communication Sciences & Disorders – Speech Language Pathology (624000)CSD990++D20152 (Ph.D. in Communication Sciences & Disorders)
Communication Studies (623965)CMS990++D20152 (Ph.D. in Communication Studies)
Journalism (623963)J++990++D20152 (Ph.D. in Journalism)
Radio-Television-Film (624012)RTF990++D20132 (Ph.D. in Media Studies)
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (623970)SLH990++D20212 (Ph.D. in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences)
College of Education

College of Education website  

Program or Area of Study (external website)Degree Plan Requirements & Timeline to Degree (external document)
Curriculum & Instruction (632332)EDC990++D20092 (Ph.D. in Language & Literacy)  
EDC990BED20092 (Ph.D. in Bilingual/Bicultural Education)  
EDC990CLD20092 (Ph.D. in Cultural Studies)   
EDC990CRD20092 (Ph.D. in Curriculum Studies)  
EDC990ECD20092 (Ph.D. in Early Childhood Education)   
EDC990ITD20092 (Ph.D. in Learning Technologies)   
EDC990PED20092 (Ph.D. in Physical Education Teacher Education)  
EDC990SSD20092 (Ph.D. in Social Studies Education) 
Educational Leadership and Policy (632333)EDA990CCD20152 (Ph.D. in Community College Concentration)  
EDA990EPD20152 (Ph.D. in Educational Policy & Planning)  
EDA990HED20152 (Ph.D. in Higher Education Concentration) 
Educational Psychology (632345)EDP990HDD20152 (Ph.D. in Human Development, Culture & Learning Sciences)
Educational Psychology (632346)EDP990QMD20152 (Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, Quantitative Methods)
Educational Psychology – School (632343)EDP990SPD20172 (Ph.D. in School Psychology)
Educational Psychology­­ – Counseling (632344)EDP990CPD20152 (Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology)
Foreign Language Education (632335)FLE990FLD20072 (Ph.D. in Foreign Language Education)
Health Education (632400)HED990HPD20152 (Ph.D. in Health Behavior & Health Education)
Kinesiology (632500)KIN990KPD20152 (Ph.D. in Kinesiology)
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Education (632800)STM990++D20192 (Science & Mathematics Education)
Special Education (632339)SED990ADD20152 (Ph.D. in Special Education: Autism & Developmental Disabilities)  
SED990RCD20152 (Ph.D. in Special Education: Rehabilitation Counselor Education)  
SED990ECD20152 (Ph.D. in Special Education: Early Childhood Special Education)  
SED990LDD20152 (Ph.D. in Special Education: Learning disabilities & Behavior Disorders)  
SED990MCD20152 (Ph.D. in Special Education: Multicultural Special Education)
Cockrell School of Engineering

Cockrell School of Engineering website  

Program or Area of Study (external website)Degree Plan Requirements & Timeline to Degree (external document)
Aerospace Engineering (603900)ASE990++D20152 (Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering)
Biomedical Engineering (614800)BME990++D20232 (Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering)
Chemical Engineering (620100)CHE990++D20239 (Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering)
Civil Engineering (621700)C+E990++D20152 (Ph.D. in Civil Engineering)
Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) (634600)E+E990EED20152 (Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering, major code 634600 only)
ECE – Biomedical Engineering (634640)E+E990BMD20152 (Ph.D. in ECE – Biomedical Engineering)
ECE ­­– CommNetS (634650)E+E990CND20152 (Ph.D. in ECE – Communications, Networks & Systems)
ECE – Computer Architecture & Embedded Processors (634612)E+E990CAD20152 (Ph.D. in ECE – Computer Architecture & Embedded Processors)
ECE – Computer Engineering (634610)E+E990CED20152 (Ph.D. in ECE – Computer Engineering)
ECE – Electromagnetics & Acoustics(634660)E+E990EAD20152 (Ph.D. in ECE – Electromagnetics & Acoustics)
ECE – Energy Systems (634680)E+E990ESD20152 (Ph.D. in ECE – Energy Systems)
ECE – Integrated Circuits & Systems(634682)E+E990ICD20152 (Ph.D. in ECE – Integrated Circuits & Systems)
ECE – Manufacturing Systems Engineering (634630)E+E990MFD20152 (Ph.D. in ECE – Manufacturing Systems Engineering)
ECE – Plasma, Quantum Electronics & Optics (634670)E+E990PQD20152 (Ph.D. in ECE – Plasma, Quantum Electronics & Optics)
ECE – Software Engineering (634611)E+E990SWD20152 (Ph.D. in ECE – Software Engineering)
ECE – Solid–State Electronics (634620)E+E990SSD20152 (Ph.D. in ECE – Solid–State Electronics)
Engineering Mechanics (637100)E+M990++D20152 (Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics)
Materials Science & Engineering (663300)MSE990GND20152 (Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering: General Materials) 
MSE990CED20152 (Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering: Clean Energy) 
MSE990NMD20152 (Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering: Nanomaterials)
Mechanical Engineering (665900)M+E990++D20152 (Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering)
Operations Research & Industrial Engineering (673600)ORI990++D20152 (Ph.D. in Operations Research & Industrial Engineering)
Petroleum Engineering (674900)PGE990PHD20072 (Ph.D. in Petroleum & Geosystems Engineering)
College of Fine Arts

College of Fine Arts website  

Program or Area of Study (external website)Degree Plan Requirements & Timeline to Degree (external document)
Art History (611400)ARH990++D20132 (Ph.D. in Art History)
Music & Human Learning (670654)MUS990MHD20152 (Ph.D. in Music & Human Learning)
Music Theory (670659)MUS990MTD20152 (Ph.D. in Music Theory)
Musicology/Ethnomusicology (671000)MUS990ETD20152 (Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology) 
MUS990MND20152 (Ph.D. in Musicology)
Theatre (630700)T+D990++D20242 (Ph.D. in Performance as Public Practice)
Jackson School of Geosciences

Jackson School of Geosciences website  

Program or Area of Study (external website)Degree Plan Requirements & Timeline to Degree (external document)
Geological Sciences (645200)GEO990++D20072 (Ph.D. in Geological Sciences)
School of Information

School of Information website  

Program or Area of Study (external website)Degree Plan Requirements & Timeline to Degree (external document)
Information Studies (653001)INF990PHD20072 (Ph.D. in Information Studies)
College of Liberal Arts

College of Liberal Arts website  

Program or Area of Study (external website)Degree Plan Requirements & Timeline to Degree (external document)
African & African Diaspora Studies (604300)

AFR990++D20152 (Ph.D. in African and African Diaspora Studies)

AFR990++D20172 (Ph.D. in African and African Diaspora Studies-5 year Track)

American Studies (604700)AMS990++D20132 (Ph.D. with American Studies Master of Arts) 
AMS99004D20172 (Ph.D. with Other Master of Arts)
Anthropology (606200)ANT990++D20152 (Ph.D. in Anthropology)
Anthropology (Cultural Forms) (606202)ANT990CFD20152 (Ph.D. in Anthropology, Cultural forms)
Asian Cultures & Languages (612400)ANS990ACD20152 (Ph.D. in Asian Cultures & Languages)
Classics (623200)C+C990APD20192 (Ph.D. in Classics: Ancient Philosophy) 
C+C990CAD20192 (Ph.D. in Classics: Classical Archaeology) 
C+C990PHD20192 (Ph.D. in Classics: Classical Languages)
Comparative Literature (626200)C+L990++D20072 (Ph.D. in Comparative Literature)
Economics (631500)ECO990++D20132 (Ph.D. in Economics)
English (639300)E++990++D20152 (Ph.D. in English)
French (686766)FR+990LGD20152 (Ph.D. in French Linguistics) 
FR+990STD20152 (Ph.D. in French Studies)
Geography (644300)GRG990++D20132 (Ph.D. in Geography)
Germanic Studies (646000)GER990++120152 (Ph.D. in Germanic studies)
Government (647500)GOV990++D20132 (Ph.D. in Government)
History (650600)HIS990AAD20152 (Ph.D. – African, Asian, Middle Eastern History) 
HIS990E1D20152 (Ph.D. – European History/Atlantic History/History of Science, Technology & Medicine)  
HIS990LAD20152 (Ph.D. – Latin American History) 
HIS990USD20132 (Ph.D. – U.S. History)
Iberian & Latin American Languages & Cultures (686768)ILA990SD20152 (Ph.D. in Iberian & Latin American Studies, Spanish) 
ILA990LD20152 (Ph.D. in Iberian & Latin American Studies, Linguistics) 
ILA990SPD20152 (Ph.D. in Iberian & Latin American Studies, Spanish & Portuguese)
Italian Studies (653800)ITL990ITD20152 (Ph.D. in Italian Studies)
Latin American studies (659800)LAS990++D20152 (Ph.D. in Latin American Studies)
Linguistics (661900)LIN990++D20112 (Ph.D. in Linguistics)
Mexican American and Latina/o Studies (667300)MAS990++D20192 (Ph.D. in Mexican American and Latina/o Studies)
Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures (667800) (Arabic Studies, Hebrew Studies & Persian Studies)MEL990++D20152 (Ph.D. in Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures)
Philosophy (676400)PHL990++D20152 (Ph.D. in Philosophy)
Psychology (683500)PSY990BND20152 (Ph.D. in Psychology: Behavioral Neuroscience) 
PSY990CND20152 (Ph.D. in Psychology: Cognitive Neuroscience) 
PSY990DVD20152 (Ph.D. in Psychology: Developmental Psychology) 
PSY990IDD20152  (Ph.D. in Psychology: Individual Differences and Evolutionary Psychology) 
PSY990PSD20152 (Ph.D. in Psychology: Perceptual Systems) 
PSY990SPD20152 (Ph.D. in Psychology: Social & Personality)
Psychology – Clinical (683501)PSY990CLD20152 (Ph.D. in Psychology: Clinical)
Religious Studies (686400)R+S990++D20152 (Ph.D. in Religious Studies)
Sociology (691700)SOC990DMD20152 (Ph.D. in Sociology – Demography) 
SOC990NDD20152 (Ph.D. in Sociology – Non-Demography)
College of Natural Sciences

College of Natural Sciences website  

Program or Area of Study (external website)Degree Plan Requirements & Timeline to Degree (external document)
Astronomy (612900)AST990++D20152 (Ph.D. in Astronomy)
Biochemistry (613500)BCH990++D20212 (Ph.D. in Biochemistry)
Cell & Molecular Biology (615400)MOL990++D20212 (Ph.D. in Cell & Molecular Biology)
Chemistry (620900)CH+990++D20152 Ph.D. in Chemistry
Computer Science (627800)C+S990++D20192 (Ph.D. in Computer Sciences)
Ecology, Evolution & Behavior (615500)BIO990++D20072 (Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution & Behavior)
Human Development & Family Sciences (652300)HDF990++D20132 (Ph.D. in Human Development & Family Sciences)
Marine Science (614600)MNS990++D20132 (Ph.D. in Marine Science)
Mathematics (665100)M++990++D20132 (Ph.D. in Mathematics)
Microbiology (667500)MIC990++D20192 (Ph.D. in Microbiology)
Neuroscience (671100)NEU990++D20152 (Ph.D. in Neuroscience)
Nutritional Sciences (671900)NTR990PHD20092 (Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences)
Physics (678900)PHY990++D20092 (Ph.D. in Physics)
Plant Biology (615600)P+B990++D20152 (Ph.D. in Plant Biology)
Statistics (665400)STA990++D20152 (Ph.D. in Statistics)
School of Nursing

School of Nursing website  

Program or Area of Study (external website)Degree Plan Requirements & Timeline to Degree (external document)
Nursing (671620)N++990++D20192 (Ph.D. in Nursing – Traditional)
N++990BSD20192 (Ph.D. in Nursing – BSN)
Nursing – Alternate Entry (671720)N++990PAD20192 (Ph.D. in Nursing – Alternate Entry)
College of Pharmacy

College of Pharmacy website  

Program or Area of Study (external website)Degree Plan Requirements & Timeline to Degree (external document)
Pharmacy (675700)PHR990CED20152 (Ph.D. in Pharmacy: Pharmaceutics) 
PHR990HDD20132 (Ph.D. in Pharmacy: Health Outcomes & Pharmacy Practice) 
PHR990HPD20132 (Ph.D. in Pharmacy: Health Outcomes & Pharmacy Practice with Prior PharmD MS) 
PHR990MCD20132 (Ph.D. in Pharmacy: Medicinal Chemistry) 
PHR990PND20132 (Ph.D. in Pharmacy: Pharmacology & Toxicology – Neuro) 
PHR990PTD20152 (Ph.D. in Pharmacy: Pharmacology & Toxicology – Tox) 
PHR990THD20152 (Ph.D. in Pharmacy: Pharmacotherapy)
Translational Science (675800)PHR990TSD20152 (Ph.D. in Pharmacy: Translational Science)
LBJ School of Public Affairs

LBJ School of Public Affairs website  

Program or Area of Study (external website)Degree Plan Requirements & Timeline to Degree (external document)
Public Policy (684690)P+A990++D20152 (Ph.D. in Public Policy)
Steve Hicks School of Social Work

Steve Hicks School of Social Work website  

Program or Area of Study (external website)Degree Plan Requirements & Timeline to Degree (external document)
Social Work (691100)S+W990++D20152 (Ph.D. in Social Work)
Intercollegial Programs
Program or Area of Study (external website)Degree Plan Requirements & Timeline to Degree (external document)
Computational Science, Engineering & Mathematics (627100)CSE990++D20152 (Ph.D. in Computational Science, Engineering & Mathematics)