Institute Requirements

Students admitted into a doctoral program are required to earn a minimum of 84 credits beyond the bachelor’s degree. Institute requirements beyond the credit requirement include the following:

A written dissertation proposal and a successful defense;

The successful completion of the 3-credit course PRV961 (included in the 84 credits), taken after passing the qualifying examination and preferably concurrent with the preparation of the dissertation proposal; and

At least one manuscript based on dissertation work submitted to a peer-reviewed journal at the time of the dissertation defense.