DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (Ph.D.)
Dissertation
A dissertation is required of each student. The dissertation must consist of a fully documented written analysis demonstrating a high level of research skill and substantive competence. Each student must register for a minimum of 24 hours of research (PAF 792) and dissertation (PAF 799).
The dissertation is supervised by a committee of at least three faculty members appointed by the Dean of the ASU Graduate College. The chair of the committee must be a member of the ASU School of Public Affairs faculty or affiliated faculty. The final oral examination in defense of the dissertation is scheduled by the Dean of the ASU Graduate College and conducted by the student's dissertation committee. A candidate must pass the final oral within five years after completing the comprehensive examination. Any exception must be approved by the dissertation committee, the Ph.D. director, and the Dean of the ASU Graduate College. The student is eligible for graduation when the Division of Graduate Studies scholarship requirements have been met, the final oral examination has been passed, and the dissertation has been approved by the supervisory committee and accepted by the Ph.D. director, and the dean of the ASU Graduate College.
Application for graduation must be made by the date specified in the ASU Graduate College calendar.
