Program Details
Transfer of Credits
A maximum of 30 semester credit hours will be permitted for credit from completion of a committee approved masters degree.
Of the 90 graduate semester credits required for a PhD, at least 33 credits, plus all dissertation research credits, must be earned under the supervision of the student's POS committee.
Residence Requirement
1. Master’s Degree
a. At least one-half of the total credit hours used to satisfy degree requirements must be earned while registered at Purdue University.
b. More than 50 percent of the Purdue credits must be earned through the campus where the degree is conferred.
c. At least 30 total credit hours are required.
2. Doctor of Philosophy Degree
a. At least one-third of the total credit hours used to satisfy degree requirements
must be earned while registered for doctoral study at Purdue University.
b. At least 90 total credit hours are required.
c. A master's degree or professional doctoral degree from any accredited institution may be considered to contribute up to 30 credit hours toward satisfying this requirement at the discretion of the student’s graduate program.
Time Requirements
PhD students have five years from passing their preliminary examination in which to complete their degree requirements.
Student pursuing the PhD degree have up to eight years to complete their program, however this maximum should be necessary only in rare circumstances. If the student exceeds these limits, the student may be dismissed for lack of satisfactory progress or, when circumstances are justified, may be required to retake some courses or take new courses to replace out-of-date courses.
Continuous registration is required once the student begins coursework. Students deemed not to be making satisfactory progress will be afforded one opportunity to justify progress to their program committee. To continue in the program, these students require the consent of their PhD committee and the assistant dean for graduate studies. Otherwise, they will be dropped from the program.