Time limitations

Time limitations for Ph.D. students:

For students entering a Ph.D. program with a master’s degree, a maximum of five years will be allowed from admission to completion of all required comprehensive examinations. For students entering with a bachelor’s degree, a maximum of two additional years will be added to this limit, for a maximum of seven years from admission to completion of all comprehensive examinations. Individual programs may have stricter requirements. Failure to meet this time limit will result in cancellation of admission to the program.

A maximum of three years will be allowed from the completion of comprehensive examinations to advancement to candidacy. Individual programs may have stricter requirements. Failure to meet this time limit will result in cancellation of admission to the program.

A Ph.D. candidate has a minimum of four months and a maximum of five years from the effective date of advancement to candidacy to complete all requirements for graduation, including defense of the dissertation and its final approval by the Graduate School. Individual programs may have stricter requirements. Candidates must be continuously enrolled during that period. Failure to meet this time limit will result in cancellation of admission to the program.

Time limitations for professional doctoral students:

For professional doctoral students, a maximum of four years will be allowed from admission to completion of all required comprehensive examinations. Individual programs may have stricter limits. Failure to meet this time limit will result in cancellation of admission to the doctoral program.

For professional doctoral students, a maximum of five years will be allowed from the completion of comprehensive examination to graduation. Individual programs may have stricter limits. Failure to meet this time limit will result in cancellation of admission to the doctoral program.