The Ph.D. degree requires completion of at least 90 credit hours of an advanced course of study. The degree is awarded in recognition of a candidate’s command of a broad field of knowledge and accomplishment in that field through an origi­nal contribution of meaningful knowledge and ideas.

• Major Subject and Minor Subjects
• Double Majoring
• Combined Degree Programs
• Assignment to an Advisory Committee
• Qualifying Examinations
• Admission to Candidacy Status
• Continuing Enrollment
• Dissertation