Philosophy, PHD
Chairperson: Corinne Bloch-Mullins, Ph.D.
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Program Description
The Philosophy Department's doctoral program in philosophy offers students the opportunity to explore a diverse range of topics in philosophy, including the history of philosophy from ancient to modern, Latin American philosophy, bioethics, social and political philosophy, philosophy of race, feminist philosophy, and philosophy of cognitive science.
CAREER SKILLS REQUIREMENT FOR PHD STUDENTS
Marquette University is committed to preparing our students to become exemplary leaders in their chosen academic and professional fields by preparing them for careers in which they find purpose and value by engaging in Ignatian pedagogical reflection and practice. The purpose of the career skills requirement is to ensure all doctoral students have the opportunity to reflect on their desired career and to acquire essential career-related skills needed for them to pursue their chosen path.
Students enrolled in Ph.D. programs in Fall 2024 and beyond at Marquette must complete three career skills requirements. Requirements are satisfied by one or more of approved courses, workshops, or practical experiences in each category, as approved by the Graduate School. Completion of each skill will be noted on the student’s transcript.
CAREER DISCERNMENT
Students will be able to identify and prepare for career pathways that are consistent with their values.
Objectives:
- Understand realities of academic job market for your discipline, creating space for career imagination and understand potential career paths.
- Exploration of, and defining student’s own identity/experiences/values/strengths/gifts and how the career pathway fits with those values.
- Students will learn to identify and attain the skills and experiences necessary to obtain the career pathway they desire.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Choose 1: | ||
| PHIL 6960 | Seminar in Professional Philosophy 1 | 3 |
| GRAD 8097 | Career Discernment/Career Diversity Skills (Career Development Bootcamp) | 0 |
| GRAD 8097 | Career Discernment/Career Diversity Skills (Seminar Series) 2 | 0 |
| GRAD 8097 | Career Discernment/Career Diversity Skills (Ph.D. Pathways) | 0 |
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PHIL 6960 Seminar in Professional Philosophy fulfills all three Ph.D. Career Skills requirements. Any or all of the GRAD options may be taken in addition to the PHIL course.
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The Career Discernment/Career Diversity Skills Seminar Series is a series of six, 90-minute seminars that satisfies both the Career Discernment and Communication skills requirements, via GRAD 8097 and GRAD 8098, respectively. Students first enroll in GRAD 8097, offered each fall term, and then enroll in GRAD 8098, offered each spring term. Courses are taken sequentially and in combination to satisfy two of the three Ph.D. career skills requirements.
COMMUNICATION
Students will be able to communicate their ideas and scholarship effectively to audiences beyond those in their discipline.
Objectives:
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate (e.g., research, expertise, experiences) effectively and ethically with disciplinary, cross-disciplinary, and nonacademic audiences.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively and ethically within various contexts, formats, and media.
- Demonstrate the ability to effectively deliver a presentation and facilitate discussion.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Choose 1: | ||
| PHIL 6960 | Seminar in Professional Philosophy 1 | 3 |
| GRAD 8098 | Communication Skills (Seminar Series) 2 | 0 |
| GRAD 8098 | Communication Skills (Three Minute Thesis) | 0 |
| GRAD 8961 | Science Storytelling | 1 |
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PHIL 6960 Seminar in Professional Philosophy fulfills all three Ph.D. Career Skills requirements. Either or both of the GRAD options may be taken in addition to the PHIL course.
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The Career Discernment/Career Diversity Skills Seminar Series is a series of six, 90-minute seminars that satisfies both the Career Discernment and Communication skills requirements, via GRAD 8097 and GRAD 8098, respectively. Students first enroll in GRAD 8097, offered each fall term, and then enroll in GRAD 8098, offered each spring term. Courses are taken sequentially and in combination to satisfy two of the three Ph.D. career skills requirements.
Establishing Healthy Professional Communities
Students will understand the importance of community building and engagement in the creation and maintenance of professional environments and how these issues are related to their relevant career pathways.
Objectives:
- Students will be aware of and able to identify various forms of bias in professional environments and will understand possible strategies to address any issues.
- Students will be able to articulate the value of universal design principles and their ethical application to their own area of studies and future professional endeavors.
- Students will be able to work productively and interact effectively with persons from varied backgrounds, experiences, values, ideas, and opinions, leading to stronger professional communities and environments.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Choose 1: | ||
| PHIL 6960 | Seminar in Professional Philosophy 1 | 3 |
| GRAD 8099 | Establishing Healthy Professional Communities | 0 |
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PHIL 6960 Seminar in Professional Philosophy fulfills all three Ph.D. Career Skills requirements. The GRAD course may be taken in addition to the PHIL course.
Philosophy, PhD
A doctoral student in the philosophy program must complete a 63-credit program of study: 48 credit hours of graduate-level course work, at least 30 of which must be completed after admission to the doctoral program; the 3-credit Seminar on Teaching Philosophy (PHIL 6970); and 12 dissertation credit hours. The student must also demonstrate competency in a foreign language, either by completing course work or by passing a department language exam; display an understanding of the fundamentals of predicate logic, either by completing PHIL 5000 Modern Logic (or its equivalent) or by passing a department logic exam; submit and successfully defend a qualifying paper; and submit and successfully defend a dissertation.
All doctoral students who are admitted to the program without an earned master’s degree in philosophy or a closely related discipline will automatically be dually enrolled in the philosophy master of arts program and will receive the master of arts in philosophy degree upon satisfying those requirements.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| History of Philosophy Courses | 12 | |
Ancient Philosophy - Choose one of the following: | ||
| Plato | ||
| Aristotle | ||
| Neo-Platonism | ||
| Text/Seminar on Ancient Philosophy | ||
Medieval Philosophy - Choose one of the following: | ||
| Augustine | ||
| St. Thomas Aquinas | ||
| Text/Seminar on Early or High Medieval Philosophy | ||
| Text/Seminar on Later Medieval or Renaissance Philosophy | ||
Modern Philosophy - Choose one of the following: | ||
| Descartes | ||
| 17th and 18th Century European Philosophy | ||
| Kant | ||
One additional course in the history of philosophy to be approved by the director of graduate studies. This requirement could be satisfied by an additional course in Ancient, Medieval, Modern, or by one of the following: | ||
| Husserl | ||
| Analytic Philosophy | ||
| German Phenomenology-Existentialism | ||
| French Phenomenology-Existentialism | ||
| Text/Seminar on Nineteenth-Century Philosophy | ||
| Text/Seminar on Twentieth-Century Philosophy | ||
| Systematic Courses | 6 | |
One course in metaphysics or epistemology, or philosophy of science to be approved by the director of graduate studies. | ||
| Philosophy of Language | ||
| Philosophy of Knowledge | ||
| Philosophy of Science | ||
| Philosophy of Mind | ||
| Philosophy of Freedom | ||
| Problems in Metaphysics | ||
One course in ethics or social/political philosophy or aesthetics to be approved by the director of graduate studies. | ||
| History and Theory of Ethics | ||
| Problems in Ethics | ||
| Aesthetics | ||
| Philosophy of Freedom | ||
| Political Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy of Law | ||
| Seminar in Professional Philosophy | ||
| Elective Courses | 30 | |
| PHIL 6970 | Seminar on Teaching Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 8999 | Doctoral Dissertation | 12 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 63 | |
- An approved PHIL 5931 Topics in Philosophy, PHIL 5953 Seminar in Philosophy, PHIL 5954 Writing-Intensive Seminar in Philosophy or PHIL 6959 Seminar in Philosophy may satisfy any requirement listed above, depending on topic.
- Content requirement: At least one course must be in the Catholic intellectual tradition, for example, PHIL 6620 Augustine, PHIL 6640 St. Thomas Aquinas or a course approved by the director of graduate studies. A course may be double-counted to satisfy both an area and content requirement. A course may satisfy at most two requirements.
- Content requirement: At least one course must be on a topic that addresses questions of social justice. A course may be double-counted to satisfy both an area and content requirement. A course may satisfy at most two requirements.
- With written approval from the director of graduate studies, up to 6 credit hours of required course work may be taken in other fields. Once the student commences study in the philosophy Ph.D. program, 3 credits may be taken at another university in our consortium.
- Students in the Ph.D. program need to demonstrate a reading knowledge of a language other than English. The typical choices are French, German, Latin, Greek or Arabic; however, any other language necessary to the student’s study and approved by the director of graduate studies can be chosen. The language requirement must be satisfied before the student becomes a doctoral candidate (ABD standing) and may be completed by passing an appropriate language course or a departmental exam.
- Students must demonstrate competence in predicate logic, either by completing PHIL 5000 Modern Logic (or its equivalent) or by passing a department logic exam.
- Students must submit and successfully defend one qualifying paper.
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PHIL 5000 Modern Logic (3 credits)
Introduction to modern symbolic logic, with primary emphasis on translation into symbolic form and natural deduction. Covers propositional logic and predicate logic with identity. Possible additional topics include the philosophical implications of modern logic.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 5931 Topics in Philosophy (1-3 credits)
Lectures and discussions in an area which, because of its topicality, is not the subject of a regular course. The special topics are designated in the Schedule of Classes.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 5953 Seminar in Philosophy (3 credits)
Designed to initiate a group of qualified students in the techniques and discipline of scholarly research by concentrated work in a defined subject area. Critical reading and analysis of sources. Specific subjects of seminars to be announced in the Schedule of Classes.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 5954 Writing-Intensive Seminar in Philosophy (3 credits)
Designed to initiate a group of qualified students in the techniques and discipline of scholarly research by concentrated work in a defined subject area. Critical reading and analysis of sources. Specific subjects of seminars are announced in the Schedule of Classes.
Level of Study: Graduate
Marquette Core Curriculum: Writing Intensive
PHIL 6310 History and Theory of Ethics (3 credits)
A theoretical investigation into the moral dimensions of human life. Covers the principal traditions in Western moral philosophy as well as significant work in contemporary moral philosophy.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6330 Problems in Ethics (3 credits)
Considers various metaethical and normative problems, such as: values; the justification and nature of ethical norms; moral responsibility; moral failure; the relation of morality to religion, law, and aesthetics.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6340 Aesthetics (3 credits)
Considers one or more of the following problems in aesthetic theory: expression, representation, art and knowledge, aesthetics and society, and method.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6420 Philosophy of Language (3 credits)
Studies topics such as the structure and function of language, philosophy and linguistics, and language and mind. Considers philosophers such as Austin, Morris and Chomsky.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6430 Philosophy of Knowledge (3 credits)
A study of major epistemological problems and theories of knowledge.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6440 Philosophy of Science (3 credits)
A survey of basic problems and methods in contemporary philosophy of science. Topics may include demarcation of science, realism and antirealism, representation, models and idealizations, reduction and emergence, laws of nature, inductive inference, underdetermination, revolution and meaning change, rationality in theory choice, experiment and simulation, causation, explanation, and values in science.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6450 Philosophy of Mind (3 credits)
A study of what mind is and its relation to the body; various concepts related to the mental and to human action.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6460 Philosophy of Freedom (3 credits)
A systematic investigation of problems involved in the assertion of human freedom.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6470 Problems in Metaphysics (3 credits)
Studies doctrines on the nature of ultimate reality; associated topics such as substance, relation, process or change, causality, universals, particulars, space, time, eternity, freedom, necessity; and the meaning of metaphysics as a philosophical discipline.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6510 Philosophy of Religion (3 credits)
Inquiry into the religious dimensions of human existence and into divine reality. Topics include: religion as a cultural institution, religious experience, the existence and nature of God, the problem of evil, faith and reason, religious language, and the rationality of religious belief.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6605 Plato (3 credits)
A study of Plato's thought, especially his ethics, epistemology, psychology and metaphysics.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6610 Aristotle (3 credits)
A study of key themes in Aristotle’s thought.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6620 Augustine (3 credits)
The early philosophical dialogues and The Confessions, The City of God, and The Trinity, considered in their significance as sources of Christian thought.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6630 Neo-Platonism (3 credits)
A study of the origin and character of neoplatonic thought, especially its metaphysics, epistemology and psychology. Concentration on writers such as Plotinus and Proclus; medieval neoplatonists may also be included.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6640 St. Thomas Aquinas (3 credits)
A study of St. Thomas Aquinas' philosophy, especially his metaphysics, epistemology and psychology.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6650 Descartes (3 credits)
A study of some principal works of Descartes.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6652 17th and 18th Century European Philosophy (3 credits)
Readings and discussions on problems ranging from the existence of laws of nature to problems in epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of religion, ethics, and political philosophy. Readings are drawn from such thinkers as Descartes, Cavendish, Hobbes, Leibniz, Spinoza, Astell, Mandeville, Newton, Gassendi, Bayle, Wollstonecraft, Locke, Berkeley, Shepherd, Cudworth, Shaftesbury and Hume.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6660 Kant (3 credits)
A study of some principal works of Kant including the Critique of Pure Reason.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6664 Husserl (3 credits)
A textual study of some principal works.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6680 Analytic Philosophy (3 credits)
A study of selected figures and problem areas in analytic philosophy. Philosophers may include Frege, Russell, Moore, Ayer, Carnap, Goodman, Quine, Ryle, Austin, Kripke, Putnam, Nagel, Davidson, Sellars, McDowell, Anscombe, Williams, Foot, Thomson, and others. Selected problems may include metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of language, ethics, applied ethics, and philosophical methodology.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6690 German Phenomenology-Existentialism (3 credits)
Reading and discussion of the works of such thinkers as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Jaspers and Scheler.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6695 French Phenomenology-Existentialism (3 credits)
A study of problems, such as meaning vs. absurdity, theism vs. atheism, and intersubjectivity vs. solipsism, in such thinkers as Sartre, Marcel, Camus and Merleau-Ponty.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6710 Political Philosophy (3 credits)
Consideration of the genesis and justification of the state; questions concerning the best form of government; problems especially germane to democracy, such as the nature and justification of equality and liberty, and of the balance of power and the majority rule.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6750 Philosophy of Law (3 credits)
A study of the various philosophical approaches to the basic problems and values in law.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6953 Text/Seminar on Ancient Philosophy (3 credits)
Either the study of a specific period within Ancient Philosophy, such as Pre-Socratic thought or Roman moral philosophy; or the intensive reading of a major work such as Plato's Sophist or Theaetetus or Aristotle's Metaphysics or Nicomachean Ethics; or the investigation of a theme running through Ancient Philosophy such as problems with the veracity of perception, the ontological status of ideas, or Aristotle and the Peripatetics.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6954 Text/Seminar on Early or High Medieval Philosophy (3 credits)
Either the study of individual thinkers, such as St. Anselm, St. Bonaventure, St. Albert the Great; or on specific texts, such as St. Thomas' Treatise On Spiritual Substances; or on problems, such as the nature of man according to St. Bonaventure or doctrines on Divine Illumination in the 13th century.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6955 Text/Seminar on Later Medieval or Renaissance Philosophy (3 credits)
Either the study of individual thinkers, such as William of Ockham, Duns Scotus, Nicholas of Cusa, Giordano Bruno, Niccolo Machiavelli; or on themes running through these periods, such as the nature of man, or theories of knowledge, or the Platonism of the 15th and 16th centuries.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6957 Text/Seminar on Nineteenth-Century Philosophy (3 credits)
Either the study of major philosophers, such as Marx, Fichte, or Peirce; or on major texts, such as Hegel's Logic, or Kierkegaard's Concluding Unscientific Postscript; or on philosophical problems, such as the individual and the social order, or pragmatic views of knowledge and truth.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6958 Text/Seminar on Twentieth-Century Philosophy (3 credits)
Either the study of philosophical movements, such as existentialism, phenomenology, analysis, or pragmatism; or of specific philosophers, such as Sartre or Russell; or of major philosophical works, such as Philosophical Investigations, or Being and Time.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6959 Seminar in Philosophy (1-3 credits)
Subjects and credits according to arrangement.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6960 Seminar in Professional Philosophy (3 credits)
Prepares students for a variety of professional careers, with a focus on the skills developed through the pursuit of an advanced degree in philosophy. Focuses on: (1) the practice of philosophy in/as the public humanities; (2) career discernment; (3) professional ethics, equity, and inclusion training in relevant career paths; and (4) the development of professional narratives and job materials that communicate with a broad range of audiences, including non-scholarly.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6965 Practicum in Philosophy (3-6 credits)
Internship designed to develop a student's ability to use philosophical thinking and concepts in dealing with problems which arise in the context of a specific job, vocation, or institutional setting. Students arrange placement on an individual basis. S/U grade assessment.
Prerequisite: Cons. of dept. Consent required.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6970 Seminar on Teaching Philosophy (3 credits)
An introduction to the theory and practice of teaching philosophy.
Prerequisite: Graduate stndg.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6995 Independent Study in Philosophy (1-3 credits)
Faculty-supervised, independent study/research of a specific area or topic in Philosophy.
Prerequisite: Cons. of dept. ch. Consent required.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 6998 Professional Project in Philosophy (1-12 credits)
S/U grade assessment.
Prerequisite: Cons. of dir. of graduate studies. Consent required.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 8097 Career Discernment/Career Diversity Skills (0 credits)
Provides students with an understanding of the career realities of their discipline and to offer them the opportunity to discern their career values and how to obtain the skills and experiences that will match that valued career direction.
Prerequisite: Enrolled in the PHIL Ph.D. program. Consent required.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 8098 Communication Skills (0 credits)
Provides students with the ability to effectively communicate and lead discussions across various academic and non-academic audiences within various contexts, formats and media.
Prerequisite: Enrolled in the PHIL Ph.D. program. Consent required.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 8099 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Skills (0 credits)
Provides students with foundational understandings of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) along with practical tools to engage across difference. Discusses how, in today’s interconnected world, understanding DEI is essential for professional growth, effective communication, fostering inclusive communities and reimagining our physical and social realities for greater accessibility. Designed to equip students with knowledge, skills and perspectives necessary to examine how they might engage in more equitable and inclusive practices in their future careers.
Prerequisite: Enrolled in the PHIL Ph.D. program. Consent required.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 8995 Independent Study in Philosophy (1-3 credits)
The mode of instruction offers a student the opportunity to study or do in-depth research on a topic or subject matter not usually offered in the established curriculum, with a current Marquette faculty of the student's choice and independent of the classroom setting.
Prerequisite: Cons. of dept.; cons. of graduate prog. dir. Consent required.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 8999 Doctoral Dissertation (1-12 credits)
S/U grade assessment.
Prerequisite: Consent required.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 9964 Master's Qualifying Paper Preparation: Less than Half-Time (0 credits)
Fee. S/U grade assessment. Allows a student to be considered the equivalent of less than half-time status. Requires that the student is working less than 12 hours per week toward their master's qualifying paper.
Prerequisite: Consent required.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 9965 Master's Qualifying Paper Preparation: Half-Time (0 credits)
Fee. S/U grade assessment. Allows a student to be considered the equivalent of half-time status. Requires that the student is working more than 12 to less than 20 hours per week toward their master's qualifying paper. May be taken in conjunction with credit-bearing or other non-credit courses to result in the status indicated, as deemed appropriate by the department.
Prerequisite: Consent required.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 9966 Master's Qualifying Paper Preparation: Full-Time (0 credits)
Fee. S/U grade assessment. Allows a student to be considered the equivalent of full-time status. Requires that the student is working 20 hours or more per week toward their master's qualifying paper. May be taken in conjunction with credit-bearing or other non-credit courses to result in the status indicated, as deemed appropriate by the department.
Prerequisite: Consent required.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 9967 Doctoral Qualifying Paper Preparation: Less than Half-Time (0 credits)
Fee. S/U grade assessment. Allows a student to be considered the equivalent of less than half-time status. Requires that the student is working less than 12 hours per week toward their doctoral qualifying paper.
Prerequisite: Consent required.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 9968 Doctoral Qualifying Paper Preparation: Half-Time (0 credits)
Fee. S/U grade assessment. Allows a student to be considered the equivalent of half-time status. Requires that the student is working more than 12 to less than 20 hours per week toward their doctoral qualifying paper. May be taken in conjunction with credit-bearing or other non-credit courses to result in the status indicated, as deemed appropriate by the department.
Prerequisite: Consent required.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 9969 Doctoral Qualifying Paper Preparation: Full-Time (0 credits)
Fee. S/U grade assessment. Allows a student to be considered the equivalent of full-time status. Requires that the student is working 20 hours or more per week toward their doctoral qualifying paper. May be taken in conjunction with credit-bearing or other non-credit courses to result in the status indicated, as deemed appropriate by the department.
Prerequisite: Consent required.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 9970 Graduate Standing Continuation: Less than Half-Time (0 credits)
Fee. S/U grade assessment. Designated as less than half-time status only, cannot be used in conjunction with other courses, and does not qualify students for financial aid or loan deferment.
Prerequisite: Consent required.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 9974 Graduate Fellowship: Full-Time (0 credits)
Fee. S/U grade assessment. Designated as full-time status. If a student is already registered in other courses full time, this continuation course is not needed.
Prerequisite: Consent required.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 9975 Graduate Assistant Teaching: Full-Time (0 credits)
Fee. S/U grade assessment. Designated as full-time status. If a student is already registered in other courses full time, this continuation course is not needed.
Prerequisite: Consent required.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 9976 Graduate Assistant Research: Full-Time (0 credits)
Fee. S/U grade assessment. Designated as full-time status. If a student is already registered in other courses full time, this continuation course is not needed.
Prerequisite: Consent required.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 9979 Field Placement Continuation: Full-Time (0 credits)
Fee. S/U grade assessment. Allows a student to be considered the equivalent of full-time status. Requires that the student is working 20 hours or more per week at their field placement.
Prerequisite: Consent required.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 9993 Professional Project Continuation: Full-Time (0 credits)
Fee. S/U grade assessment. Allows a student to be considered the equivalent of full-time status. Requires that the student is working 20 hours or more per week on their professional project. Any professional project credits required for the degree should be completed before registering for non-credit Professional Project Continuation.
Prerequisite: Consent required.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 9997 Doctoral Dissertation Continuation: Less than Half-Time (0 credits)
Fee. S/U grade assessment. Allows a student to be considered the equivalent of less than half-time status. Requires that the student is working less than 12 hours per week on their doctoral dissertation. All 12 dissertation credits required for the degree should be completed before registering for non-credit Doctoral Dissertation Continuation.
Prerequisite: Consent required.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 9998 Doctoral Dissertation Continuation: Half-Time (0 credits)
Fee. S/U grade assessment. Allows a student to be considered the equivalent of half-time status. Requires that the student is working more than 12 to less than 20 hours per week on their doctoral dissertation. All 12 dissertation credits required for the degree should be completed before registering for non-credit Doctoral Dissertation Continuation.
Prerequisite: Consent required.
Level of Study: Graduate
PHIL 9999 Doctoral Dissertation Continuation: Full-Time (0 credits)
Fee. S/U grade assessment. Allows a student to be considered the equivalent of full-time status. Requires that the student is working 20 hours or more per week on their doctoral dissertation. All 12 dissertation credits required for the degree should be completed before registering for non-credit Doctoral Dissertation Continuation.
Prerequisite: Consent required.
Level of Study: Graduate