Courses. Full-time Ph.D. candidates typically take advanced courses during their first 2-3 years of study. The number of course credits required to get a Ph.D. may vary widely, depending on the university's semester or quarter schedule and the doctoral program.tudents must first take advanced courses in their field for a few years, followed by a set of comprehensive exams. After this is accomplished, Ph.D. students produce a dissertation project, which can vary in its time to completion.
A Tween is 11-12 years old. A pre-TWEEN is 9-10 years old. Ten year olds are immature, so they are not classified as tweens. Eleven year olds are mature and so are twelve yearâ¦ olds.
Top definition. tween. a girl ages about 9-14...too old for toys, but too young for boys. Very easy to market to, will usually follow any fashion trend set for them, will most likely go through the phase of 'finding themselves' as they 'grow up'.