Earth and Planetary Sciences PhD
Degree Requirements
The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide.
PhD
Total Units Required: 16
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Courses | |
| GROUP A (6 units): 300-level EARTH courses, taken with regular letter grades. | |
| GROUP B (0-4 units): graduate-credit bearing courses in other science, engineering, or mathematics departments, taken with regular letter grades. At least two courses are recommended for students with Earth science backgrounds. | |
| GROUP C (0-6 units): Courses bearing graduate credit in EARTH. No more than two of the courses in this group can be taken with a P/N (pass/no pass) option. Other courses may be considered toward fulfillment of Group C by written petition to the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS). | |
| GROUP D (4-6 units): EARTH 499-0 courses (independent studies) with two different faculty members, taken with regular letter grades within the first 8 quarters. Recommended pacing is one per quarter with two in the quarter prior to the qualifying examination. | |
Other PhD Degree Requirements
- Examinations: qualifying examination for admission to PhD candidacy, ordinarily taken during the seventh quarter.
- Research/Projects: none specified
- PhD Dissertation: original, independent research
- Final Evaluations: final examination dealing primarily with defending dissertation