Minimum requirements

Master’s degree

  • Complete a minimum of 96 credit units (1 credit unit = 15 hours), being 48 in coursework and 48 in the Dissertation development;
  • Proof of English Language Proficiency within 365 days after enrollment;
  • Deposit the Dissertation document within 30 months after enrollment;
  • Approval in a public defense of the Dissertation document.

Doctor’s degree

  • Complete a minimum of 192 (1 credit unit = 15 hours) credit units, being 40 in coursework and 152 in the Thesis development;
  • Proof of English Language Proficiency within 365 days after enrollment;
  • Deposit the Dissertation document within 48 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 240  credit units (1 credit unit = 15 hours), being 88 in coursework and 152  in the Thesis development;
  • Proof of English Language Proficiency within 365 days after enrollment;
  • Deposit the Dissertation document within 60 months after enrollment;
  • Approval in the Qualifying Exam;
  • Approval in the public defense of the Thesis document.