Ph.D. Program Requirements

Students entering the PhD Program with an earned master’s degree in an appropriate field must complete a minimum of 60 hours of graduate course work, comprising 20 hours of core courses and 40 hours of additional course work and/or dissertation research (including a mimimum of 15 hours of dissertation). Students entering the PhD Program with an earned bachelor’s degree must complete a minimum of 90 hours of graduate course work, comprising 27 hours of core courses and 63 hours of additional course work and/or dissertation research (including a minimum of 15 hours of dissertation).

Each doctoral student will have a research and study program designed to meet the student’s academic goals, including core skills, and an appropriate mix of internal and external elective courses necessary to provide the student with the scientific expertise and knowledge to work independently and with others in a multidisciplinary environment to address the range of issues comprising sustainable aquatic resources.

Additional information on the requirements for a doctoral degree in Aquatic Resources can be found on the Department of Biology’s Graduate Studies Web Site.