General Information

Admissions/Qualifying Examinations

Course Requirements

Major and Minor Areas

Guidance Committee

Area Examination

Registration for Ph.D Dissertation Credits

Submission of the Thesis and Final Examination

Publication Requirement

Full-time Study

Time Limit for the Degree

Leave of Absence

Other Rules

Special Notices

TIME LIMIT FOR PH.D. DEGREE

Full-time students are allowed no more than 6 calendar years (twelve semesters, including intervening summers) to complete the degree, counted from the time of admission to the Ph.D. program. Part-time students are expected to complete all work for the doctorate within six (6) years of passing the Qualifying Examination. In exceptional and rare cases, the duration of the Ph.D. study can be extended upon departmental approval. Any student who exceeds the time limit may be required to re-take and pass the advanced portion of the Qualifying Examination in order to continue doctoral studies.