Master’s degree

• 48 coursework credits (each credit is equivalent to 15 hours) and 48 dissertation credits
• Proof of English Language Proficiency within 365 days after enrollment
• Completion of all requirements and dissertation submission within 30 months of initial registration in the graduate program
• A dissertation supervised by an academic Advisor to be defended in a final oral examination by an Examination Committee

Doctoral degree

• 48 coursework credits (each credit is equivalent to 15 hours) and 144 thesis credits
• Proof of English Language Proficiency within 365 days after enrollment
• Approval in the Qualifying Exam
• Completion of all requirements and thesis submission within 48 months of initial registration in the graduate program
• A thesis supervised by an academic Advisor to be defended in a final oral examination by an Examination Committee

Doctoral degree (with no Master´s degree)

• 96 coursework credits (each credit is equivalent to 15 hours) and 144 thesis credits
• Proof of English Language Proficiency within 365 days after enrollment
• Approval in the Qualifying Exam
• Completion of all requirements and thesis submission within 60 months of initial registration in the graduate program
• A thesis supervised by an academic Advisor to be defended in a final oral examination by an Examination Committee