Eligibility for a Doctoral Degree Download to print

The student will ordinarily observe the following procedure in order to be eligible for the doctoral degree:

• Indicate the intention to meet specifications of the departments concerned by applying for admission. The college or independent school and the department together will determine acceptability.
• Fulfill the credit requirements of the department in which the major work is done.
• Fulfill the residence requirements (if any).
• Satisfy the language or research tool requirements of the department.
• Pass the candidacy (comprehensive) examination in the field of the major subject.
• Carry out a suitable scholarly research or creative program.
• Write a dissertation that shows high attainment and creativity.
• Successfully defend the findings of the dissertation in public before a committee of the graduate faculty.
• Have registered for a minimum of 90 semester credits beyond the bachelor’s degree, or 60 credits beyond the master’s degree (registration for thesis, dissertation and research may be included in this total).