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2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

Doctor of Philosophy in Criminology Degree Plan/Progress Record

60 Semester-Hour Program

Degree Requirements:

1.  Official transcript(s)   7.  All credit earned within 8 years of start
2.  Unconditional Admission   8.  Passed Prospectus Defense
3.  60 Semester hours of credit   9.  Passed Proposal Defense
4.  Admission to Candidacy 10.  Passed Final Defense
5.  No more than two grades below “B” 11.  Pass Comprehensive Exam
6.  A minimum overall GPA of 3.0 12.  Graduation Application filed

Required Core Courses (24 sh):

Electives (24 sh):

See Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Criminology  for approved electives.

Dissertation (12 sh):

Items to be Discussed:

  1. Unconditional Admission
  2. Class attendance
  3. Availability of faculty for academic advising
  4. Drop and Withdrawal procedures; deadline and consequences
  5. Petition for an Incomplete grade
  6. Student participation in course and program evaluation
  7. Prerequisites
  8. Selection of dissertation committee
  9. Dissertation prospectus
  10. Dissertation proposal
  11. Dissertation defense
  12. Other

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  DATE INITIALS
Unconditional Admission    
Dissertation prospectus    
Dissertation proposal    
Dissertation defense