Requirements for the degree
To obtain the PhD degree, students must:
- Successfully complete 48 semester hours of study, including nine hours of dissertation, which must be completed within seven years from being classified as a doctoral student;
- Spend one academic year (comprised of two consecutive semesters) in residence in full-time study (nine hours);
- Maintain an overall grade point average of 3.00, with no grade less than “C” in any course offered for the degree;
- Demonstrate mastery of a broad major field (i.e. social work) as evidenced by passing the General Exam;
- Satisfactorily complete the exit requirement: the dissertation and the dissertation defense.
