The Ph.D. in the Department of Communication requires at least 90 semester hours beyond the baccalaureate degree. The 90+ hours must be in a planned course of study approved and overseen by the student’s advisor and advisory committee. The student’s planned program will often contain more than the minimum 90 hours due to the research tool requirements. Tool courses do not count toward the 90 required hours. At least 30 hours of coursework (excluding transfer credit and dissertation hours) must be in Communication.