The minimum credits required for direct-entry doctoral programs are forty-five (45) hours inclusive of dissertation hours. Doctoral programs that award a master’s degree as part of the doctoral program must comprise a minimum of sixty (60) total hours, with thirty (30) earned post-master’s. Students entering a program with an earned master’s in a related field must complete at least thirty (30) course hours before enrolling in dissertation hours and an additional twelve (12) credits minimum must be dissertation hours. 

A minimum of eighteen (18) credit hours of didactic course work and a minimum of twelve (12) hours of dissertation research are required for any doctoral degree.