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PhD Program
The Doctor of Philosophy in Information Science program is a 60-credit program that prepares students for advanced work in research and teaching. The program will give students the opportunity to gain the skills in teaching or research appropriate for careers at major research universities, teaching institutions, and corporate research facilities. The candidate must give evidence of superior scholarship and mastery of a specialized field of knowledge and must demonstrate his/her ability to do significant and relevant research. Major milestones enroute to the PhD degree are the preliminary examination, the comprehensive examination, the dissertation proposal, and the dissertation defense.
As a PhD student here at the iSchool, you would have the opportunity to study and do leading-edge research with faculty who are incredibly diverse in terms of their research interests.
Statute of Limitations
All requirements for the Ph.D. degree must be completed in not more than six calendar years from the time of first registration. Students may, in extenuating circumstances, submit a formal request for extension of their statute of limitations or for a leave of absence from the program.