If at any time you feel the dissertation requires a commitment beyond what you are prepared to make, you can complete your graduate courses and earn the professional Doctorate. Once you have satisfied the requirements for the Professional Doctorate, the University will permit you to complete additional work required for the dissertation in order to receive the PhD in lieu of the Professional doctorate. The University may accept up to 28 graduate semester units in transfer toward the Doctorate from other accredited or approved institutions. Continuous Enrollment A candidate for the PhD degree must be continuously enrolled and must maintain satisfactory academic progress through the dissertation preparation and acceptance process. PSY899A and PSY899B are two 8-semester unit courses designed to enable learners to complete the dissertation.
Additional tuition is charged for each additional semester.
Continuous periods of enrollment will not be permitted unless the learner demonstrates satisfactory academic progress. Satisfactory academic progress is formally verified by the learner s Dissertation Committee at the completion each semester.