MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL
DOCTORAL PROGRAM PLANNING FORM
STUDENT INFORMATION
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General Instructions: Please read these instructions carefully. If you have any questions, contact your adviser or the Graduate School prior to
completing this form. If you need assistance completing this form, please contact the Graduate School at 414-288-7137.
The Doctoral Program Planning Form (DPPF) is a written agreement between each doctoral student, the academic department, and Marquette University,
that specifies the requirements that must be successfully completed in order for the student to receive the doctoral degree. The DPPF must comply with the
requirements listed in the Graduate Bulletin, specifically the Doctoral Degree credit requirements. The DPPF is filled out in consultation with the student's
adviser and must be submitted to the Graduate School prior to the end of the student's first year of doctoral study. When signed by all parties, the DPPF
becomes a contract between the student and the university. A completed DPPF may be changed only by submitting an approved Doctoral Program Planning
Form Amendment.
Post-baccalaureate credits (i.e., all credits taken after completion of the bachelor's degree) taken towards a master's or doctoral degree, either at Marquette or
at another institution, may be recognized and may result in having to take fewer credits at Marquette to complete the Ph.D. Those credits must be listed on
this DPPF, the courses must be appropriate to the doctoral degree being pursued, and must have been taken at the graduate level.
Prior credits that are part of an earned master's degree may be counted towards completion of the post-baccalaureate Ph.D. requirements, but will be limited
to 30 credits. In such cases, the age of the credits will normally not be considered.
Prior credits that are not part of an earned master's degree will be considered on a case by case basis. The grade earned in each course must have been a
"B" or higher, and the credits will normally have been taken within six years prior to official doctoral admission at Marquette. If the age of the credits is greater
than six years, the academic department will require evidence of competency with the academic material.
In all cases, the academic department will determine the acceptability of the credits, based on the academic discipline, the number and nature of the courses
previously taken, and the tendency of the academic discipline to be sensitive to recent changes.
Some Marquette programs require that the student already have a master's degree before being admitted to a doctoral program, while others will allow
admission for students who have only a bachelor's degree. For that reason, this form is constructed to consider all post-baccalaureate credits.
For doctoral programs in the physical and natural sciences, a minimum of 24 credits of course work beyond the bachelor's degree is required. With the
approval of the department and the Graduate School, a maximum of 25% of the required course credits may be satisfied by prior course work. In all cases, a
minimum of 18 credit hours of course work must be completed at Marquette after official admission to degree status in the doctoral program.
For all other doctoral programs, a minimum of 45 credits of course work beyond the bachelor's degree is required. With the approval of the department and
the Graduate School, a maximum of 50% of the required course credits may be satisfied by prior course work. In all cases, a minimum of 21 credits of course
work must be taken at Marquette after official admission to degree status in a doctoral program.
Every doctoral student must complete 12 dissertation credits that are typically taken while conducting research and writing the dissertation. All 12 dissertation
credits must be taken at Marquette University in the department from which the doctoral degree is being earned, and are in addition to course credits.
All doctoral students are expected to complete their degrees within eight years. Extensions may be requested, and will be considered based on extenuating
circumstances and with the concurrence of the academic department.
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