PhD Degree Requirements and Policies

1. The Ph.D. program in Chemistry is available to students holding a MS degree and meet the requirements for admission to the University graduate program.

2. The student must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 at all times. Departmental requirements for the 30 credit hours are listed below.

3. Fifteen (15) credit hours should be in the major area, under which the thesis topic should be selected.

4. A PhD student who obtained his MS from another department and/or from another university must take the four chemistry core courses (12 credits). Students with a clear evidence of satisfying any of the core courses may replace it with an elective course.

5. PhD students are required to present a seminar once during the program, and to attend all department seminars.

6. A written comprehensive examination in the major area of specialization must be passed on completion of the second year of enrolment.

7. Twelve (12) credit hours of research work towards the preparation of a Ph.D. dissertation are required.

8. The candidate shall prepare a dissertation proposal on a topic under the guidance of his supervisor and dissertation committee. The proposal should then be approved by the department council, college council and Dean of Graduate Studies.

9. The Dissertation Committee examines the candidate on the dissertation.

10. The candidate, in consultation with his Dissertation Committee, and after approval from the Dean of Graduate Studies, shall arrange a time and place for a public defense of the dissertation.

11. The candidate should complete his dissertation by the eighth semester of his study.