Doctoral Program Requirements

For detailed information about doctoral program requirements, see Icon here (816.4 KB) . Students who enrolled earlier than September of 2020, please see below.

Comprehensive Exams ("Comps")

Currently, graduate requirements for doctoral students include the successful completion of a one-year research project that's roughly equivalent to a Master's project. A research proposal is completed by April 21st of the first year and a defense of that project is to be scheduled by March 15th of the second year.

Doctoral Program Requirements Prior To 2020