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    "description": "<h1>Program Prerequisites</h1><p>Students entering the Sociology PhD program with regular status are normally expected to have completed course work generally required for a bachelor's degree in Sociology or a closely related field from an accredited institution recognized by UCF.</p> <br /> <p>Those students with an MA or MS degree in Sociology or a closely related field can transfer up to 30 graduate credit hours into their PhD program with consent of the Sociology graduate committee and UCF College of Graduate Studies.</p><h1>Degree Requirements</h1><div><section><header data-test=\"grouping-0-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Core</span></h2></div><div><span>24</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-B\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-B-result\">Earn at least <span>24</span> credits from the following: <div><ul style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px\"><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca815c5ada3734d0eca0d3\" target=\"_blank\">SYA5625</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->ProSeminar<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/63b49941df5edde31776cdab\" target=\"_blank\">SYA6126</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Social Theory<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/620c6faf058b923a08d964bb\" target=\"_blank\">SYA6305</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Quantitative Social Research Methods <!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca815fa38edf727b3ecb36\" target=\"_blank\">SYA6315</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Qualitative Research Methods<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/620c775e00e95f2d594ec8d0\" target=\"_blank\">SYA6507</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Academic Writing in Sociology<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca81635a1583a9fa9e7515\" target=\"_blank\">SYA7019</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Advanced Sociological Theory<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/620c674dfa4c8b60e33a695f\" target=\"_blank\">SYA7625</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Advanced Proseminar<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca815e9d753534af8773a9\" target=\"_blank\">SYA6455</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Research Analysis<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li></ul></div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-1-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Research Methods</span></h2></div><div><span>6</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-B\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-B-result\">Earn at least <span>6</span> credits from the following: <div><ul style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px\"><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca815c9d753581788773a0\" target=\"_blank\">SYA6425</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Design and Conduct of Social Surveys<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca815e9d753534af8773a9\" target=\"_blank\">SYA6455</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Research Analysis<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca815c5a158306c49e7503\" target=\"_blank\">SYA6657</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Program Design and Evaluation<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/620c723efa4c8b63c93a69a2\" target=\"_blank\">SYA7407</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/620c741600e95f0c664ec8ba\" target=\"_blank\">SYA7318</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Advanced Qualitative Data Analysis<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/6284e62a2cf11b697e681b0c\" target=\"_blank\">SYA7457</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Topics in Data Analysis<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/67b75207f31351884e5e0cc4\" target=\"_blank\">SYA7658</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Social Policy and Research Analysis<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca815c5ada37cd6aeca0d2\" target=\"_blank\">SYA6356</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Geographic Information Systems in Society<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li></ul></div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-2-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Theory</span></h2></div><div><span>3</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\">Complete at least <span>1</span> of the following: <div><ul style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px\"><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca815c9d75352be18773a2\" target=\"_blank\">SYA6128</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Theoretical Criminology<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca816360402ba3aeae78dc\" target=\"_blank\">SYA6933</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Topics in Sociological Theory<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li></ul></div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-3-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Primary Area of Specialization Electives</span></h2></div><div><span>12</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\">Earn at least <span>12</span> credits from the following types of courses: <div>Students will select a minimum of 12 credit hours in a Primary Area of Specialization. \nThis will include SYA 7979: Advanced Readings in Sociology (3 credit hours) and any 3 unrestricted electives in one of the department&#x27;s three primary areas of specialization: Crime and Deviance; Medical Sociology; Social Inequalities.\n\nAdditional Primary Areas of Specialization can be assembled by students based on course offerings pending approval by the graduate committee.\n\nCrime and Deviance  \n• SYP 5566 Seminar on Domestic Violence\n\n• SYA 6128 Theoretical Criminology   \n\n• SYO 6515 Issues in Social Disorganization   \n\n• SYP 6515 Deviant Behavior Issues   \n\n• SYP 6517 Topics in Crime and Deviance   \n\n• SYP 6518 Guns, Crime, and Violence   \n\n• SYP 6522 Sociological Perspectives in Victims   \n\n• SYP 6525 Sexual Violence in Society\n\n• SYP 6524 Social Organization of Homicide   \n\n• SYP 6546 Crime, Law, Inequality   \n\n• SYP 6555 Sociology of Alcohol and Drugs   \n\n• SYP 6560 Topics in Domestic Violence \n\n• SYP 6561 Child Abuse in Society\n\n  \nSocial Inequalities \n\n• SYD 6363 Social Inequalities and Reproductive Health\n\n• SYD 6405 Space, Place and Inequalities\n\n• SYD 6417 Contemporary Urban Sociology   \n\n• SYD 6363 Social Inequalities and Reproductive Health   \n\n• SYD 6428 Poverty, Homelessness and the Cities   \n\n• SYD 6538 Topics in Social Inequalities   \n\n• SYD 6705 Seminar in Race and Ethnicity   \n\n• SYD 6795 Class, Race, and Gender in American Society\n\n• SYD 6809 Seminar in Gender Issues \n\n• SYO 6256 Inequality and Education   \n\n• SYO 6409 Social Inequalities in Health   \n\n• SYO 6938 Topics in Social Inequalities   \n\n• SYP 6546 Crime, Law, Inequality   \n\n  \nMedical Sociology \n\n• SYD 6363 Social Inequalities and Reproductive Health   \n\n• SYD 6404 Food Insecurity and Health \n\n• SYO 6405 Sociology of Health and Illness  \n\n• SYO 6406 Medical Sociology   \n\n• SYO 6409 Social Inequalities in Health   \n\n• SYP 6555 Sociology of Alcohol and Drugs   \n\n• SYP 6735 Sociology of Health and Aging  \n\n*Additional Primary Areas of Specialization can be assembled by students based on course offerings pending approval by the graduate committee. </div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-4-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Secondary Area of Specialization Electives</span></h2></div><div><span>9</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\">Earn at least <span>9</span> credits from the following types of courses: <div>Students will create a Secondary Area of Specialization with 9 hours of Sociology graduate courses. A Secondary Area may be a substantive topic area from any of the 4 Areas of Specialization listed above, a research approach (e.g., Quantitative Methods), sociological theory/ies, or an approach to knowledge dissemination (e.g., Public Sociology, Applied Sociology).\nSecondary Areas can be created from the list of primary areas (e.g., Crime and Deviance, Social Inequalities) or they can be assembled by the student and graduate committee to reflect the student&#x27;s interests and career goals. They may include 1 6000 or 7000 level course from the related fields of Anthropology (ANG, ANT), Communications (COM), Criminal Justice (CCJ, CJE, CJJ, CJT), International Studies (INR), Political Science (POS, POT, CPO), Psychology (CLP, DEP, INP, PSY, SOP), or Women&#x27;s and Gender Studies (WST). Graduate courses from departments not included in this list may count with approval by the Graduate Director. More than 1 course from outside the Sociology department may count with approval by the Graduate Director.\nCourses that count toward the primary area of specialization may not also count towards the secondary area of specialization.</div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-5-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Unrestricted Electives</span></h2></div><div><span>15</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\">Earn at least <span>15</span> credits from the following types of courses: <div>Unrestricted electives may include any graduate courses inside the department. \n\nGraduate courses outside of the department may also count. These courses may include 1 6000 or 7000 level course from the related fields of Anthropology (ANG, ANT), Communications (COM), Criminal Justice (CCJ, CJE, CJJ, CJT), International Studies (INR), Political Science (POS, POT, CPO), Psychology (CLP, DEP, INP, PSY, SOP), or Women&#x27;s and Gender Studies (WST). Graduate courses from departments not included in this list may count with approval by the Graduate Director. More than 1 course from outside the Sociology department may count with approval by the Graduate Director.\n\nThese credits may include Independent Study, Practicum/Internship, and/or Directed Independent Research credit hours.</div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-6-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Dissertation</span></h2></div><div><span>21</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\">Earn at least <span>21</span> credits from the following types of courses: <div>SYA 6909: Research Report (3 credit hours); SYA 7919: Doctoral Research (3 credit hours); SYA 7980: Doctoral Dissertation (15 credit hours);</div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-7-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Examinations</span></h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>Details: After completing the program’s required core courses in theory and research methods and 12 hours in a Primary Area of Specialization, a student will take a comprehensive Qualifying Examination. Students passing the Qualifying Examination will continue with their scheduled plan of study. Students failing the Qualifying Examination must retake it the next semester it is offered. If the Qualifying Examination is failed a second time, the student will be dismissed from the Sociology doctoral program. </div></div></li></ul></div><div><section><div><header><div><h2>Section 1: Sociological Theory </h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>All students who take the exam in a given semester will receive the same questions. Students will be required to demonstrate understanding of the development of sociology as a discipline and the major theoretical perspectives and paradigms that make up sociological thought.</div></div></li></ul></div></div></div></section><section><div><header><div><h2>Section 2: Research Methods</h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>All students who take the exam in a given semester will receive the same questions. Students will be required to demonstrate competence in reading and understanding research articles using qualitative, quantitative and GIS methods, and demonstrate mastery of either qualitative or quantitative methodological approaches.</div></div></li></ul></div></div></div></section><section><div><header><div><h2>Section 3: Primary Area of Specialization</h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>All students who take the exam in the same primary area of specialization in a given semester will receive the same questions.\nStudents will be expected to demonstrate mastery of an area in two ways:\n1)\tStudents will provide an historical overview and contemporary contextualization of the area of specialization (relevant theories, studies, debates, etc.);\n2)\tStudents will situate their current interests in contemporary debates and future directions for the area of specialization.</div></div></li></ul></div></div></div></section><section><div><header><div><h2>Committee</h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>The Qualifying Exams will be graded by the following:\nThe Theory Section will be graded by a rotating committee of 3 Sociology faculty with strengths in theory.\nThe Methods Section will be graded by a rotating committee of 3 Sociology faculty with strengths in methods.\nThe Area Section will be graded by a committee of 3 Sociology faculty related to the student’s primary area of specialization.\n\n</div></div></li></ul></div></div></div></section></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-8-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Candidacy Examination</span></h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>The dissertation proposal defense constitutes the program&#x27;s candidacy examination, and students who successfully pass their proposal defense along with other requirements shall be admitted to candidacy. Other requirements for candidacy include are listed below. The dissertation proposal will encompass an overview of the dissertation topic that includes an in-depth review of relevant literature, a precise statement of the research question, and specific research design (planned methodology and analysis). The student&#x27;s Dissertation Advisory Committee will supervise the preparation of the dissertation proposal and the defense.</div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-9-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Admission to Candidacy</span></h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>The following are required to be admitted to candidacy and enroll in dissertation hours:\n\nCompletion of all required course work, except for dissertation hours.\n\nCompletion of UCF Academic Integrity training and \n\nUCF IRB training requirements through the College of Graduate Studies\n\nSuccessful completion of the candidacy examination where students defend their dissertation proposal. \n\nThe dissertation advisory committee is formed, consisting of approved graduate faculty and graduate faculty scholars. \n\nSubmittal of an approved program of study.\n</div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-10-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Dissertation</span></h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>A dissertation is required for completion of the PhD, along with an oral defense of the completed dissertation through a minimum of 15 credit hours, which students use to accomplish original research on a topic approved by their advisor and three additional committee members. One committee member must be from sociology or a relevant field outside the UCF Department of Sociology. The dissertation must conform to standard disciplinary, institutional, and departmental practices. Students may not enroll for dissertation credit hours until they have completed all requirements to be admitted to candidacy.</div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-11-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Equipment Fee</span></h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>Full-time students in the Sociology PhD program pay a $39 equipment fee each semester that they are enrolled. Part-time students pay $19.50 per semester.</div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><h3>Grand Total Credits:<!-- --> <strong>90</strong></h3></div><h1>Application Requirements</h1><h1>Application Deadlines</h1><h1>Financial Information</h1><p>Graduate students may receive financial assistance through fellowships, assistantships, tuition support, or loans. For more information, see the College of Graduate Studies <a href=\"https://funding.graduate.ucf.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Funding website</a>, which describes the types of financial assistance available at UCF and provides general guidance in planning your graduate finances. The Financial Information section of the Graduate Catalog is another key resource.</p> <br /> <p><strong>UCF Student Financial Assistance</strong><br />Millican Hall 120<br />Telephone: 407-823-2827<br />Appointment Line: 407-823-5285<br />Fax: 407-823-5241<br /><a href=\"mailto:finaid@ucf.edu\">finaid@ucf.edu</a><br /><a href=\"http://finaid.ucf.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></p><h1>Fellowship Information</h1><p>Fellowships are awarded based on academic merit to highly qualified students. They are paid to students through the Office of Student Financial Assistance, based on instructions provided by the College of Graduate Studies. Fellowships are given to support a student's graduate study and do not have a work obligation. For more information, see <a href=\"https://graduate.ucf.edu/fellowships/\" target=\"_blank\">UCF Graduate Fellowships</a>, which includes descriptions of university fellowships and what you should do to be considered for a fellowship.</p> <br /> <p><strong>Grad Fellowships</strong><br />Telephone: 407-823-0127<br /><a href=\"mailto:gradfellowship@ucf.edu\">gradfellowship@ucf.edu</a><br /><a href=\"https://funding.graduate.ucf.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></p><p>In addition to the details provided above, here we offer an example of course scheduling for students to complete the program in the allotted time frame. These are sample schedules and subject to flexibility for student needs and circumstances.</p> <br /> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td width=\"149\"> </td> <td width=\"169\"> <p><strong>Fall</strong></p> </td> <td width=\"167\"> <p><strong>Spring</strong></p> </td> <td width=\"138\"> <p><strong>Summer</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"149\"> <p>Year 1</p> <p>18 credit hours</p> </td> <td width=\"169\"> <p>SYA 5625 Proseminar</p> </td> <td width=\"167\"> <p>SYA 6126 Social Theory</p> </td> <td width=\"138\"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=\"169\"> <p>SYA 6315 Qualitative Research Methods OR SYA 6455 Research Analysis</p> </td> <td width=\"167\"> <p>SYA 6305 Quantitative Social Research Methods</p> </td> <td width=\"138\"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=\"169\"> <p>Elective</p> </td> <td width=\"167\"> <p>Elective</p> </td> <td width=\"138\"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"149\"> <p>Year 2</p> <p>21 credit hours</p> </td> <td width=\"169\"> <p>SYA 7019 Advanced Sociological Theory</p> </td> <td width=\"167\"> <p>SYA 6507 Academic Writing in Sociology</p> </td> <td width=\"138\"> <p>SYA 6909 Research Report</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=\"169\"> <p>SYA 6315 Qualitative Research Methods OR SYA 6356 Geographical Information Systems in Society</p> </td> <td width=\"167\"> <p>Methods Option 1</p> </td> <td width=\"138\"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=\"169\"> <p>Elective</p> </td> <td width=\"167\"> <p>Elective</p> </td> <td width=\"138\"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"149\"> <p>Year 3</p> <p>18 credit hours</p> </td> <td width=\"169\"> <p>Methods Option 2</p> </td> <td width=\"167\"> <p>Theory Option</p> </td> <td width=\"138\"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=\"169\"> <p>SYA 7625 Advanced Proseminar</p> </td> <td width=\"167\"> <p>Elective</p> </td> <td width=\"138\"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=\"169\"> <p>Elective</p> </td> <td width=\"167\"> <p>Elective</p> </td> <td width=\"138\"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"149\"> <p>Year 4</p> <p>18 credit hours</p> </td> <td width=\"169\"> <p>SYA 7979 Advanced Readings in Sociology</p> </td> <td width=\"167\"> <p>SYA 7919 Doctoral Research</p> </td> <td width=\"138\"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=\"169\"> <p>Elective</p> </td> <td width=\"167\"> <p>Elective</p> </td> <td width=\"138\"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=\"169\"> <p>Elective</p> </td> <td width=\"167\"> <p>Elective</p> </td> <td width=\"138\"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=\"149\"> <p>Year 5</p> <p>15 credit hours</p> </td> <td width=\"169\"> <p>SYA 7980 Dissertation Research (9 hours)</p> </td> <td width=\"167\"> <p>SYA 7980 Dissertation Research (6 hours)</p> </td> <td width=\"138\"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br /> <ol> <li>“Elective” includes electives from Primary Area of Specialization, Secondary Area of Specialization and Unrestricted Electives. This approach allows/encourages students to take courses that interest them and build their primary and secondary areas as they progress through the program.</li> </ol>",
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