Lubbock,
TX,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
To earn a doctoral degree, students must complete at least 24 credit hours of graduate-level classes, 36 research credit hours (CHEM 7000), and 12 dissertation credit hours (CHEM 8000). The qualifying exam's written component consists of cumulative tests administered six times annually. By the end of their second year, candidates must successfully defend their Ph.D. research and proposed future work orally, which serves as the qualifying exam's spoken portion. Chemistry and biochemistry doctoral students meeting residency requirements typically register for 24 credit hours over 12 months, usually achieved through 9-hour course loads during two regular semesters and 6 summer hours.