Minimum requirements

Master’s degree

  • Complete a minimum of 96 credit units (1 credit unit = 15 hours), being 36 in coursework and 60 in the Dissertation development;
  • Proof of English Language Proficiency within 365 days after enrollment;
  • Deposit the Dissertation document within 26 months after enrollment;
  • Approval in a public defense of the Dissertation document.

Doctor’s degree

  • Complete a minimum of 216 credit units, being 36 in coursework and 180  in the Thesis development;
  • Proof of English Language Proficiency within 365 days after enrollment;
  • Deposit the Thesis document within 46 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, being 60 in coursework and 180 in the Thesis development;
  • Proof of English Language Proficiency within 365 days after enrollment;
  • Approval in the Qualifying Exam;
  • Deposit the Thesis document within 56 months after enrollment;
  • Approval in the public defense of the Thesis document.