Ph.D. Program in Art History
The Graduate Center
The City University of New York
Handbook 2009-10
CONTENTS
1. General Information| 1.1 Statement of Policy 1.2 Structure of the Program 1.3 Resources |
| A. Libraries and Bookstores B. Visual Resource Collection C. Museums and Galleries D. Computer Facilities E. Services for Students with Disabilities |
| 1.4 Financial Aid |
| A. The Graduate Center Financial Aid Office B. The Art History Program Office C. Outside Sources |
| 1.5 Teaching and Other Professional Employment |
| A. Part-Time Employment B. Full-Time Employment |
| i. Dossier Service ii. Professional Placement |
| 1.6 Professional Organizations and Activities |
| A. Organizations |
| i. The College Art Association of America ii. American Association of Museums iii. Other Organizations |
| B. Activities |
| i. Annual Meeting, College Art Association of America ii. The Frick Symposium iii. Other Symposia and Conferences iv. Publications v. The Webster Forum Workshops |
| 1.7 Program and Graduate Center Student Representatives |
| A. Executive Committee Representatives B. Doctoral Students’ Council Representatives C. Graduate Council Representatives D. Other Program Committees |
| i. Lecture Committee ii. Library Committee |
| 2.1 Entrance and Transfer Credits 2.2 Faculty Advisers 2.3 Course Work |
| A. Required Courses |
| i. Distribution Requirements ii. Seminars, Independent Research |
| B. Fields of Concentration |
| i. The Major Field ii. The Related Minor Field iii The Unrelated Minor Field |
| 2.4 Grading and Evaluation |
| A. Grades B. Incompletes C. Register on Record or Audit Only D. University Time Limits for Degrees E. Student Review F. Student Records |
| 2.5 Examinations |
| A. Standards for Passing Program Examinations B. Languages C. Comprehensive Examination D. The First (Qualifying) Examination E The Second (Oral) Examination |
| i. The Fields of Concentration ii. The Examination Committee iii. Scheduling the Examination iv. The Examination Procedure v. Grading the Examination |
| 2.6 The “En-Route” Master’s Degree |
| 3.1 Advancement to Candidacy 3.2 The Master of Philosophy Degree 3.3 The Dissertation |
| A. Introduction B. Preparation |
| i. Selecting a Topic ii. Submitting a Title |
| C. The Dissertation Proposal |
| i. Submitting the Proposal to the Executive Committee ii. Format of the Proposal |
| D. Registering the Dissertation Topic E. Filing the “Research with Human Subjects” Form F. Changes in Dissertation Committee or Topic |
| i. Change of Readers ii. Change of Topic |
| G. Fellowships and Grants H. Dissertation Progress |
| i. Continuing Contact ii. Continuing Registration iii. Dissertation Progress Report iv. Dissertation Progress Grades v. Dissertation Support |
| I. Time-to-Degree Limits J. Dissertation Format |
| i. Program Guidelines ii. CUNY Guidelines |
| K. Submitting the Dissertation to the Committee L. The Dissertation Defense |
| i. Scheduling the Defense ii. The Third Examination |
| M. Depositing the Dissertation |