Riverside,
CA,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
The interdisciplinary CMDB program provides a route to earning a Ph.D., typically completed in an average of 5.5 years. Doctoral Program Overview In the initial two years of the Ph.D. pathway, CMDB scholars complete coursework and begin their thesis investigations. Once course prerequisites are fulfilled and students successfully pass both written and oral qualifying exams—which thoroughly assess their specialized research focus—they advance to Ph.D. candidacy. Candidates then finalize their research and deliver a written dissertation to their faculty review panel.
The process concludes with a public presentation of the dissertation findings.