Master’s degree

• 48 coursework credits (each credit is equivalent to 15 hours) and 56 dissertation credits
• Proof of English Language Proficiency within 365 days after enrollment
• Completion of all requirements and deposit of dissertation within 28 months of initial registration in the graduate program
• A dissertation supervised by the academic Advisor to be defended in a final oral examination by an Examination Committee

Doctor’s degree

• 48 coursework credits (each credit is equivalent to 15 hours) and 168 thesis credits
• Proof of English Language Proficiency within 365 days after enrollment
• Approval in the Qualifying Exam
• Completion of all requirements and deposit of thesis within 48 months of initial registration in the graduate program
• A thesis supervised by the academic Advisor to be defended in a final oral examination by an Examination Committee

Doctor’s degree (Direct Doctorate)

• 72 coursework credits (each credit is equivalent to 15 hours) and 168 dissertation credits
• Proof of English Language Proficiency within 365 days after enrollment
• Approval in the Qualifying Exam
• Completion of all requirements and deposit of thesis within 56 months of initial registration in the graduate program
• A thesis supervised by the academic Advisor to be defended in a final oral examination by an Examination Committee