Ph.D. Residency
Residency
The doctoral program in business is a full-time program. Business doctoral students
should plan on enrolling full-time for at least three to four years, depending
on the selected Primary Areas, to complete their required coursework and examinations.
Full-time enrollment is also required to qualify for financial assistance. Doctoral
students are strongly recommended to be in residence for one additional year
of dissertation research after successfully passing the preliminary examination.
Normal Progress and Time Limits
Students with prior business graduate education should complete their coursework and preliminary examinations within two to three years depending on the Primary Area. The dissertation normally takes between one and two years. The average time for students to complete their doctoral degree is about five years.
Students without prior business graduate education are admitted to a preliminary
year to complete the general prerequisites as well as those required within each
of the specific Primary Areas. In some cases, these students may be able to complete
prerequisite business courses at another university and/or by enrolling at Florida
State University during the summer semester prior to beginning the doctoral program.
Credit is limited to coursework which is less than seven years old and taken
at accredited universities.
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