Texas A&M University Graduate Catalog

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Degree Information

The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Time Limit

All requirements for doctoral degrees (except for Mays Business School) must be completed within a period of ten consecutive calendar years for the degree to be granted. For Mays Business School time limit, see the next page. A course will be considered valid until 10 years after the end of the semester in which it is taken. Graduate credit for course work more than ten calendar years old at the time of the final oral examination may not be used to satisfy degree requirements.

A final corrected version of the dissertation or record of study in electronic format as a single PDF file must be cleared by the Thesis Office no later than one year after the final examination or within the 10-year time limit, whichever occurs first. Failure to do so will result in the degree not being awarded.