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Ph.D. Degree Requirements


 

Candidates for the Ph.D. must complete the following:

  • Minimum of 45 credit hours of course work
  • Enrollment in at least 5 credit hours of course work per semester
  • At least one term of research experience (10-20 hours per week)
  • Two consecutive terms of full-time (9 credit hours) study prior to qualifying exam; OR three consecutive terms with at least 6 credit hours of study prior to the qualifying exams; OR 24 credit hours in a three-year period, with no more than 9 of these credit hours taken in intersession or summer
  • Two consecutive full-time terms for the dissertation research residency
  • Written and oral examinations to qualify as a candidate for the Ph.D. degree
  • Dissertation and final examination

 


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