- Application and admission to the program
- Mandatory new student orientation (weekend in August only – on campus)
- Interim advisor consultation (file Graduate Division Form I)
- Plan and approval of a PhD course of study
- First year mandatory PhD coursework requirements
- Second year mandatory coursework requirements
- Continuation of coursework to meet all elective requirements
- Take final LTEC advanced doctoral seminar (required enrollment until candidacy achieved)
- Formation of dissertation committee for comprehensive examination (non-LTEC members not required at this stage)
- Complete short dissertation prospectus and literature review (Chapter 2 of dissertation)
- Oral comprehensive examination with LTEC faculty on dissertation committee
- Add non-LTEC dissertation committee member(s) including University Representative
- Dissertation proposal written and defended
- Approval of Dissertation Proposal (file Graduate Division Form II)
- Approval from UHM IRB of dissertation research (required with Form II)
- Form II approved by Graduate Division
- Enrollment for dissertation credits (LTEC 800) continuous until graduation
- Dissertation research and writing
- Schedule Oral Defense date, final document to committee no later than three weeks prior to the defense
- Final public Oral Defense of the dissertation (file Graduate Division Form III)
- Complete Graduation Application in the beginning of semester manuscript will be done
- Submission of the dissertation manuscript to UHM Graduate Division, and completion of all Graduate Division requirements (file Graduate Division Form IV)
- Graduation and awarding of PhD