Philosophy, Ph.D.

Program Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core
PHIL 5143	Symbolic Logic II	3
9 hours of history (at least 3 hours in ancient and 3 hours in modern)		9
9 hours in metaphysics and/or epistemology (at least 3 hours in metaphysics, and 3 hours in epistemology)		9
9 hours in ethics (at least 6 hours in non-applied ethics)		9
Dissertation Research
PHYS 6980	Research for Doctoral Dissertation (2 hour minimum, 39 hour maximum)	2-39
Additional Coursework
Additional coursework as needed to complete 90 post-baccalaureate credit hours, with approval of student's committee		21-58
Total Credit Hours		90

 Notes:

• With approval of the committee, up to 12 hours of all coursework may be taken outside the department.
• The student's committee may require proficiency in one or more foreign languages.

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General Requirements for Doctoral Degrees

A student should expect to spend at least the equivalent of three full academic years beyond the bachelor’s degree to obtain the doctoral degree. During this period the student will take appropriate graduate coursework, successfully complete the general examination, and successfully defend and submit the final dissertation.

All coursework applied to the doctoral degree must carry graduate credit.

The doctoral degree requires at least 90 post-baccalaureate hours, including both formal coursework and hours of research.

The minimum hour requirement for a specific doctoral degree program cannot be waived.

No more than one-half of the credit hours, both OU and overall, excluding Research for Doctoral Dissertation (6980), may be S/U-graded coursework.

The student must be in residence at OU for at least two consecutive 16-week semesters during the pursuit of the doctoral degree while enrolled and engaged in coursework or research activities as prescribed by the major academic unit.

For more detailed regulations and requirements for Doctoral degrees, please consult the Graduate College Bulletin: http://www.ou.edu/gradcollege/forms/bulletin