Ph.D. Requirements
Doctoral Dissertation
The student must write and publicly defend a Doctoral Dissertation. The University standard for the Ph.D. degree states that the thesis must embody the results of extended research, constitute an original contribution to knowledge, and include material worthy of publication. It must demonstrate the candidate's ability to conduct an independent investigation, to abstract principles from which predictions can be made, and to interpret in a logical manner facts and phenomena revealed by the research. This requirement must be satisfied within seven years of the attainment of ABD status, by regulations of the Mellon College of Science.
Ph.D. candidates must complete a Premliminary Thesis Announcement Form (32k pdf) to begin the process for the final public defense.
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- Premliminary Thesis Announcement Form (32k pdf)