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Requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Environmental Sciences
Students entering the doctoral program in Environmental Sciences will choose an area of concentration, either biology or chemistry. A graduate faculty member in the chosen discipline will serve as the student’s major professor and assist the student in forming an advisory committee. Working with the student, the committee will develop a plan of study and a research project leading to a doctoral dissertation which makes a significant contribution to the body of knowledge in the discipline.
The general requirements for the Ph.D. degree in Environmental Sciences are:
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A minimum of 61 semester credits of course work and doctoral
research and dissertation as follows:
- A minimum of 43 semester credits of course work beyond the bachelor’s degree. This must include 13 semester credits chosen from EVSA 6010, EVSG 6010, EVSS 6010, EVS 7910, either EVSB 6010 or EVSC 6010, and must include at least 12 semester credits at the 7000 level.
- A minimum of 18 semester credits of research and dissertation, resulting in the satisfactory completion of a doctoral dissertation.
- Residence of four semesters beyond the bachelor’s level, with at least two semesters in continuous residence.
- Completion of all requirements for the degree, including the dissertation within a period of eight consecutive years.
- Maintenance of a general grade point average of 3.0.
- Satisfactory completion of a comprehensive examination.
- Satisfactory presentation and defense of a doctoral dissertation.
In addition, a student must adhere to all policies and procedures governing graduate study at the University, as contained in the Graduate Catalog and administered by the Associate Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies.
Admission To Candidacy
A student is formally admitted as a Candidate for the Ph.D. degree in Environmental Sciences based on the recommendation of the student’s advisory committee. The student must have completed eighty percent of the course work in the proposed plan of study, must have satisfactorily completed the comprehensive examination, and must have submitted a proposed doctoral research project which has been approved by the advisory committee.
Page last updated: 6/22/06
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