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Doctor of Philosophy

Requirements and Procedures for Doctoral Degrees

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Doctor of Philosophy Programs

Faculty or staff members at rank 3 and above may not be awarded a doctoral degree by UH in the graduate program administered by the department in which they are employed.

The doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree is awarded only for the most distinguished scholarly achievement. The quality of a candidate’s work is judged by a variety of means, culminating in a set of comprehensive and final examinations and a dissertation. The dissertation describes completed research and must be a significant original contribution to knowledge in the candidate’s chosen program. The additional, special requirements in any given graduate program prepare the candidate for the examinations and successful completion of the dissertation.

Candidates are accepted only in graduate programs in which the teaching staff, library, laboratory equipment, and cooperative relationships with other research institutions make it possible to offer training.

The doctor of philosophy is offered in the following areas:

• American studies
• Anthropology
• Astronomy
• Biomedical sciences
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Civil engineering
• Communication and information sciences
• Computer science
• East Asian languages and literatures
• Economics
• Education
• Educational psychology
• Electrical engineering
• English
• Entomology
• Geography
• Geology and geophysics
• History
• International management
• Linguistics
• Mathematics
• Mechanical engineering
• Meteorology
• Microbiology
• Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering
• Music
• Natural Resources and Environmental Management
• Nursing
• Ocean and resources engineering
• Oceanography
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Plant Pathology
• Political science
• Psychology
• Second language acquisition
• Social welfare
• Sociology
• Theatre
• Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences
• Urban and Regional Planning
• Zoology