History, 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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| HIST 6023 | Historiography | 3 |
| HIST 5021 | Teaching History at the College Level | 1 |
| Hours Subtotal | 4 | |
| Seminar | ||
| Select 36 approved hours, including 3 hours of research seminar. | 36 | |
| Suggested Courses | ||
| Directed Readings in History 1 | ||
| Graduate Studies in History 1 | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 36 | |
| Thesis | ||
| 15 hours of Thesis | 15 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
| Additional Courses | ||
| Approved courses needed to complete degree requirements. | 5 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 5 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
| 1 | Students may include no more than six hours in HIST 6100 and six hours in HIST 6130 courses. |
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