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Ph.D. Degree Requirements
A Minimum of 48 semester credit hours (SCH), 39 in coursework and nine (9) SCH in dissertation research, are required for the Ph.D. Following successful completion of all coursework, students are required to take a qualifying examination. When the qualifying examination has been completed successfully, students begin dissertation research by selecting a dissertation committee, preparing a written dissertation proposal that must be defended before the committee, conducting the dissertation research, with a final defense culminating the process.Persons interested in the Ph.D. in Social Work can access complete program information and required materials by going to the Graduate College of Social Work Web site at http://www.sw.uh.edu and click on Prospective Students; see Ph.D. Program.