Minimum requirements

Master’s degree

  • Complete a minimum of 96 credit units (1 credit unit = 15 hours), being 22 in coursework and 74  in the Dissertation development
  • Proof of English Language Proficiency within 365 days after enrollment
  • Deposit the Dissertation document within 28 months after enrollment
  • Approval in a public defense of the Dissertation document

Doctor’s degree

  • Complete a minimum of 192 credit units, being 22 in coursework and 170 in the Thesis development
  • Proof of English Language Proficiency within 365 days after enrollment
  • Deposit the Thesis document within 42 months after enrollment
  • Approval in the Qualifying Exam
  • Approval in the public defense of the Thesis document

Doctor’s degree (Direct Doctorate)

  • Complete a minimum of 196 credit units, being 26 in coursework and 170 in the Thesis development
  • Proof of English Language Proficiency within 365 days after enrollment
  • Deposit the Thesis document within 48 months after enrollment
  • Approval in the Qualifying Exam
  • Approval in the public defense of the Thesis document