All requirements for the Ph.D. degree must be completed within a period of seven years. Back to Menu Course Offerings At least half of the student's courses must be seminars. These are indicated by the S following the course number. Registration requires the instructor's approval. The particular offerings for each semester are determined by the needs of the students, the available faculty, and the requirements of the course.
Frequency is noted, whenever possible, in the course description.
An updated schedule of courses is published in advance of registration each semester. Graduate credit is given for selected advanced courses offered in the Theological School and in the College of Liberal Arts. Other courses in both schools may be accepted for graduate credit with the approval of the instructor of the course, the student's adviser, and the Committee on Academic Standing and Curriculum. Courses numbered 1-199 prefaced with a department designation, e.g., ENGL 127, are offered in the College of Liberal Arts. Courses numbered in the 700s and 800s are offered in the Caspersen School and are primarily for graduate students.