Ph.D. Requirements
Doctoral programs are offered jointly with other doctoral-granting institutions in California. The university currently offers the degree Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in ten disciplinary areas, the degree Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in three, and a professional doctorate degree (Au.D.) in Audiology.
The following Ph.D and Au.D programs are offered jointly by SDSU and the University of California, San Diego:
Audiology
http://chhs.sdsu.edu/slhs/audmain.php
Biology
http://www.bio.sdsu.edu/cmb/JointDoc.html
Chemistry
http://www.chemistry.sdsu.edu/chemistry/degrees.php#jdp
Clinical Psych
http://www.psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral
Engineering Sciences/Applied Mechanics
http://www.engineering.sdsu.edu/main/info
Language and Communicative Disorders
http://chhs.sdsu.edu/slhs/phdmain.php
Mathematics and Science Education
http://public.sdsu.edu/CRMSE/
Public Health Epidemiology and
Public Health Behavioral Science
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/gsph/
Joint Ph.D. programs are also offered in:
Ecology (SDSU and the University of California, Davis)
http://www.bio.sdsu.edu/ecologyid/ecology.docprogram.html
Computational Science (SDSU and Clairemont Graduate University)
http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/compsciphd
Education (SDSU and Clairemont Graduate University)
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/doc
Geography (SDSU and the University of California, Santa Barbara)
http://geography.sdsu.edu
The general requirements in these programs are identical, however, each program may have their own specific requirements, so you should contact the graduate adviser or the coordinator.
Joint Ed.D programs are also offered in:
Education (SDSU and the University of San Diego)
http://www.sandiego.edu/soe/acadprog/doctoral/jointdocprog
Education/Leadership (SDSU, the University of California, San Diego and CSU, San Marcos)
http://tep.ucsd.edu/edd/el/admission.shtml
You need to contact the department for specific requirements.
Admission Procedures:
An applicant must be admitted to regular graduate standing. This occurs when the student is
formally accepted by each of the universities. Applicants are advised to consult the appropriate
program director at SDSU for specific details.
Residence Requirements:
Students must spend at least one year in full-time residence on each of the campuses.
(The definition of residence must be in accord with the regulations of the university cooperating with SDSU).
Except for the Ph.D program in Education (Claremont), students must be enrolled or
pay a continuation fee at one campus or the other each semester or quarter in order to maintain good standing.
Procedures:
If the co-sponsoring institution has time limits to the degree, students must meet those time limits. Doctoral students must maintain a 3.0 GPA. Some programs may have additional GPA requirements.
Qualifying Examinations, Advancement to Candidacy, and the Dissertation
The procedural details of each doctoral program vary somewhat within the different programs, the general requirements are:
The student is examined by a committee representing the faculty of the cooperating institutions for knowledge of the field of study. For all programs offered with UCSD, UCSB, University of San Diego and Computational Science with Claremont Graduate University, a JDP 2 form is required. This form is used to nominate your committee. You must have at least two members from each university who are eligible to serve on a doctoral committee. This form must be signed by the committee members, both graduate advisers/directors and by the Graduate Deans at both universities. (The JDP forms are not used by the Education program with Claremont; the Ecology with UC Davis has their own forms).
After passing the qualifying exam, the student applies to the graduate dean at the cooperating university for advancement to candidacy. The JDP3 form is used for Advancement to Candidacy. It is signed by both graduate advisers/directors, the Graduate Deans at both universities, and there is a fee required at the cooperating institution.
If you make any changes to your committee, you need to fill out a JDP4 form and have it signed by the appropriate people.
