Welcome to the PhD Program at the College of Public Health!
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Navigating your PhD experience can be challenging at times. This guide walks you through the basic steps from your first semester to graduation. We hope you take time to experience the academic events and life offered at the College of Public Health and the University of South Florida. Admission information can be found on our Graduate Admissions page.
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The PhD is granted in recognition of high attainment in a specific field of knowledge. It is a research degree and is not conferred solely upon the earning of credit, the completion of courses, or the acquiring of a number of terms of residency, but also the successful completion of scholarly work. The length of residency and the requirements below are minimums; programs/colleges may elect to establish more rigorous requirements.
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- Getting Started
- Learning about /wiki/spaces/COPHHB/pages/16743073952 and where to find /wiki/spaces/COPHHB/pages/16766959661 information
- Knowing deadlines and where to find Program of Study, /wiki/spaces/COPHHB/pages/16774597188, and frequently asked questions
- Keeping your degree on track and in good standing:
- Keep your degree status active (see continuous enrollment in Enrollment Requirements)
- Know your degree time limitations
- Maintain a 3.0 or better Grade Point Average (GPA) or you will be put on probation
- /wiki/spaces/COPHHB/pages/16743073952ing for courses
- Advisors and Committees
- Qualifying Exam and Dissertation
- Learn about Student Organizations
Use your COPH Competencies Database record to update your competencies each term–the competencies are due at /wiki/spaces/COPHHB/pages/16760340862
- Meet with your advisor the term before you graduate and review your status
- Early during the semester you plan to graduate you should register for /wiki/spaces/COPHHB/pages/16760340862
- Participate in the COPH graduation celebration, the USF Health graduation ceremony, and join our USF and COPH alumni communities
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This version of the MPH Guidebook is the official version of the USF College of Public Health Guidebook for the MPH degree effective for the current catalog. This is a subset of and supplement to the USF Graduate Catalog. If there are conflicts between the two documents the USF Graduate Catalog prevails. The College of Public Health reserves the right to change its rules, courses, and requirements from time to time and to make all such changes applicable to all students, whether new or continuing, when in its sole judgment such changes are deemed necessary. To view the complete USF Graduate Catalog, go to www.grad.usf.edu/catalog.php; to view overarching USF regulations and policies go to regulationspolicies.usf.edu/ |
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