Doctoral Program Procedures

The information in Doctoral Programs Procedures is intended to help Graduate Directors and advisors guide students through the stages of the doctoral program.  All the forms students need to file with the Graduate School are available on the Graduate School website. Additional resources are provided on the Ph.D. information section of the website and students should be encouraged to consult that section on a regular basis.

Admission

Eligibility requirements for domestic and international students; Change of Status admission

Ph.D. Degree Requirements

Graduate School requirements, summary of stages to the Ph.D. degree

Progress toward Degree

Early identification of advisor, Plan of Work, Annual Progress Review, transfer of credit, directed study, foreign language requirement, repeating courses, Qualifying Examination, Oral Examination requirement, degree candidacy, time limitation and extension

Dissertation

Human and animal research regulations, inclusion of publications, Prospectus, Advisory Committee, approval procedures, Defense, publishing and copyrighting, additional required forms

Graduation

Degree application, deadline and fee; caps and gowns, commencement attendance