Animal and Veterinary Sciences, PhD

Program Requirements

The PhD degree program does not have formal coursework requirements, but it is recognized that students will have individual deficiencies; therefore, it is the responsibility of the student and major advisor, in consultation with the graduate advisory committee, to prescribe coursework to correct these deficiencies.

All students in Animal and Veterinary Sciences are required to complete AVS 8200 . A dissertation is required.

Each student’s program will include at least 30 credit hours beyond the master’s degree or 60 hours beyond the bachelor’s degree, including a minimum of 18 hours of dissertation research.