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Graduation Requirements
In order to graduate, students of the PhD program must have successfully completed the following requirements:
- All requirements of the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Graduate School must be satisfied.
- A minimum of 26 hours of doctoral-level coursework must be completed. The GPA must be 3.25 or higher on a scale of 4.00.
- An acceptable dissertation must be completed within five years after admission to candidacy. In the event the dissertation is not completed in the set time frame, the student will be required to take and pass the candidacy exams again.
The doctoral degree is conferred by SIUC. Students must apply for graduation and pay application fees by the deadline via Salukinet.
