PhD Degree Requirements

PBS Doctoral degree requirements and deliverables can be found in the Department’s Graduate Program Policies and Procedures document and the corresponding Graduate Program Milestones and Deliverables spreadsheet. The latest versions are also available on our PBS SharePoint Site.

Doctoral degree requirements can also be found in the Graduate School Bulletin.

Length of Dissertations.  The program aspires to have Dissertations that are publication-ready/manuscript-length.  Please work with your advisor to find the optimal scope and length for your thesis.