UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF NURSING

PhD PROGRAM
APPLICATION: COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION AND OVERVIEW
Submit completed application to the Administrative Assistant, PhD Program, who will forward to the
Chair of the PhD Program Progression and Graduation Committee no later than one month prior to
the date scheduled for the examination/overview.
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Student Name (print)
I plan to schedule my Comprehensive Examination and Overview on_________________________.
Indicate the term and year in which courses were completed. (Your latest Academic Record in
PeopleSoft is helpful in completing this.)
HPS 1653 Philosophy of Science

N3110 Research Instrumentation

N3049 Research Seminar

N3016 Theoretical Foundation

N3115
Advanced
Methods

N3050 Grant Writing

N3020 Quantitative
Methods
N3027 Structure
Knowledge

of

N3022 Qualitative
Methods

Quantitative

Research N3030 Research Development

N3051 Building a Program of

Research

Nursing Research Emphasis Seminar

** Indicate which course

N3052 Manuscript Development

Research

Statistics/ Research methods (6 credits):

BIOSTAT2049 ___________ or PSYED 2410 ___________ Elective(s) ___________
Cognates (12 credits minimum) (course name, number, term taken): ______________________________________
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N3010 Dissertation (9 credits max) (term, no. of credits) _______________________________________________
For correspondence, please print address: __________________________________________________________
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Telephone: (home) ___________________ (work) __________________________

Email:____________________________
Dissertation Committee Chair ___________________________________________________________________
Committee Members ___________________________________________________________________________
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Student Signature
Date

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Dissertation Chair Signature
Date
Rev. January 2008