2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
    Apr 11, 2025  
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

Structure of the Research Doctorate Degree Program


(Refer to specific program requirements for the structure of Clinical Doctorate Degree Programs)

Doctorate education focuses on enabling the student to make original contributions to their respective fields of study. The curriculum requires a minimum of 36 earned semester hours to fulfill the Doctorate degree requirements.  Requirements of the program include, but are not limited to, credit and non-credit coursework outlined in the below Milestones:

Milestone 1

Coursework - 18 to 30 semester hours

Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Training)

Qualifying Exam and/or Comprehensive Exam

Degree Audit

Milestone 2

Research Seminar - 6 semester hours

Doctoral Dissertation Committee

Proposal Defense Scheduled

Milestone 3

Proposal Successfully Defended

Milestone 4

Doctoral Studies - 12 semester hours

HU Institutional Review Board Approval

Dissertation Defense Scheduled

Milestone 5

Dissertation Successfully Defended

 

If appropriate, additional non-credit requirements may be required. Any additional requirements can be found on the student’s Plan of Study.