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Ph.D. STUDIES
The Doctor of Philosophy degree is intended for candidates with a high level of scholarship and with the ability and desire to conduct independent and original research in their chosen field of interest. A graduate student can become a candidate for the Ph.D. degree only by meeting definite requirements and standards of the Graduate School, Department and Program. The student’s first step is to obtain a Master’s degree. A student pursuing a master’s degree within the Department who displays unusual capability may be encouraged by his/her Master’s Advisory Committee to continue to work toward the Doctorate. Students may also be accepted directly into a Ph.D. degree program if they have received a Master’s degree from an accredited university and have been highly recommended by their previous program faculty to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy degree.
GRADUATE SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS
Ph.D. candidates must meet the requirements of the Graduate School for the Doctor’s degree as listed on the Graduate School web site at: http://www.grad.washington.edu/stsv/quickref.htm
Committee Appointments, General and Final Exams, Dissertation Information can be found at: http://www.grad.washington.edu/stsv/doctoralinfo.htm.
Another useful resource from the Graduate School “Instructions, Policies and Procedures” can be found at:
http://www.grad.washington.edu/area/currstuds.htmAll work toward the Ph.D. degree must be completed within ten years, counting from the beginning of the master’s program from the U.W. For students with master’s degrees from other institutions, the time begins when the master’s degree was received.
CEE PHD REQUIREMENTS
The following links give departmental credit requirements and procedures for completing the degree:
CEE PHD PROCEDURES
Read the following PhD procedures carefully to insure important procedures and deadlines are adhered to: