{"id":4297,"date":"2023-01-20T15:17:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T21:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/publichealth\/?post_type=program&#038;p=4297"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:25:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:25:31","slug":"timeline-to-completion","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/publichealth\/academics\/phd-kinesiology\/timeline-to-completion\/","title":{"rendered":"Timeline to Completion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-u-py-80\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"uwm-l-col content-area\">\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\">\n\t<header class=\"page-header\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">\n\t\t\tTimeline to Completion\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<\/header>\n\t\n\t\n\n<p>In addition to formal coursework, students in the PhD in kinesiology are required to successfully complete a preliminary examination, a dissertation proposal, and a dissertation defense. The completion of a dissertation, consisting of original research, will be the final step in earning the degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is expected that this degree will take 4 to 5 years for a full-time student to successfully complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional information can be found in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.uwm.edu\/public-health\/kinesiology-phd\/\">UWM Academic Catalog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"secondary\" class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1 content-area\">\n            <nav aria-label=\"Section\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border uwm-u-mb-40\">\n                <div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/publichealth\/academics\/phd-kinesiology\/\">PhD: Kinesiology<\/a>                <\/div>\n                <ul>\n                                            \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/publichealth\/academics\/phd-kinesiology\/program-vision\/\" >Program Vision<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/publichealth\/academics\/phd-kinesiology\/timeline-to-completion\/\" >Timeline to Completion<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/publichealth\/academics\/phd-kinesiology\/get-involved\/\" >Get Involved<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                        <\/ul>\n            <\/nav>\n        \n\n\n    <div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--color-head uwm-u-my-40\">\n        <div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Contact<\/div>\n        <div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\">\n            <div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n                <p><strong><strong>Scott J. Strath, ACSM Fellow<\/strong><\/strong><br>Program Director<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:sstrath@uwm.edu\" target=\"_blank\">sstrath@uwm.edu<\/a><br>414-229-3666<\/p>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"author":140,"parent":4280,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uwm_academics_program_template":"subpage","_uwm_academics_program_navigation":[],"uwm_academics_program_card_image_id":0,"uwm_academics_program_banner_image_id":0,"uwm_academics_program_sort_title":"","uwm_academics_program_external_url":"","uwm_academics_program_jump_details_btn":true,"_uwm_academics_program_exclude_from_programs_archive_page":false,"_uwm_academics_program_exclude_from_programs_block":false,"_uwm_academics_program_exclude_from_department_page":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"program_group":[],"program_tag":[],"program_type":[],"program_format":[],"program_department":[],"class_list":["post-4297","program","type-program","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - 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