Students entering the PhD program directly from a baccalaureate program will be required to take a minimum of 36 credit hours of graduate course work graded A-F, exclusive of dissertation credit or seminar courses.
Students entering the PhD program with a master's degree will be required to take a minimum of 12 credit hours of graduate course work graded A-F, exclusive of dissertation credit or seminar courses.
These students may satisfy the degree requirements beyond the bachelor's degree with one of the following example combinations:
- 36 credit hours of course work plus 36 credit hours of Doctoral Research and Dissertation (minimum course work).
- 48 credit hours of course work plus 24 credit hours of Doctoral Research and Dissertation (minimum Research and Dissertation).
- Other combinations of course work (>= 36 credit hours) and Doctoral Research and Dissertation (>= 24 credit hours) that sum to >= 72 total credit hours.