Geology, PhD
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2019-2020. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Total Hours: 60 Hours (Beyond the Master's Degree)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| GEOL 5300 (Offered for fixed 1 credit hour, maximum of 2 credit hours.) | 2 | |
| GEOL 5243 | Research Methods and Techniques in Geosciences | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 5 | |
| Additional coursework in GEOL | ||
| Select 15 hours 1 | 15 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
| Research and Dissertation | ||
| Select 40 hours 2 | 40 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 40 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
| 1 | Up to 12 hours of coursework may be taken outside of GEOL. |
| 2 | At the discretion of the advisory committee, up to 20 hours of dissertation hours may be replaced by additional course hours. |
Total Hours: 90 Hours (Beyond the Bachelor's Degree)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| GEOL 5300 (Offered for fixed 1 credit hour, maximum of 2 credit hours.) | 2 | |
| GEOL 5243 | Research Methods and Techniques in Geosciences | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 5 | |
| Additional coursework in GEOL | ||
| Select 35 hours 1 | 35 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 35 | |
| Research and Dissertation | ||
| Select 50 hours 2 | 50 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 50 | |
| Total Hours | 90 | |
| 1 | Up to 12 hours of coursework may be taken outside of GEOL. |
| 2 | At the discretion of the advisory committee, up to 20 hours of dissertation hours may be replaced by additional course hours. |
General Graduate College Requirements
- A minimum Grade-Point-Average of 3.00 is required
- A minimum Grade of "C" is required in all degree applicable courses
- No courses utilizing the Pass-No Pass grading system are permitted
- GRAD 5082 or GRAD 5092 may not be used to meet degree requirements
Additional Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.) Requirements
- 90 credits beyond the Bachelor's degree, 60 credits beyond the Master's degree are required
- At least seventy-five percent of coursework on the Plan of Study must include 5000 and 6000 level courses
- A minimum of 15 hours at the 6000 level with a grade of SR for the doctoral dissertation must be complete. The maximum number of dissertation hours (6000 with a grade of SR) permissible on a Plan of Study must not exceed three-fourths of the total credit hours in the approved graduate degree program
- Credit for all courses on a graduate Plan of Study must have been awarded within 10 years of completion of all degree requirements
- A minimum of 30 in-residence credit hours are required
- Non-Course requirements:
- Doctoral Candidacy
- Dissertation Defense
- Dissertation Submission/Approval