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Requirements for completion of the M.S. and Ph.D. programs Requirements for completion of the Ph.D. program Students in the PhD program will take the common core curriculum and track specific electives determined by individual tracks within the IBS graduate program and the student's Advisory Committee. A minimum of 24 semester credit hours of formal didactic course work and a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.85 on all graduate courses are required. Students must pass the PhD Candidacy Exam which is usually administered after two years of graduate study. Subsequently, PhD Candidates must complete a minimum of 18 semester credit hours of Doctoral Dissertation research (IBSD 700V). To complete the requirements of the PhD program candidates will conduct scholarly research under the guidance of their Advisor and Doctoral Advisory Committee, submit a written doctoral dissertation, and successfully defend the research in a public forum. It is expected that completion of these requirements will take from 4 to 5 years.
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