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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 The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is granted in recognition of high attainment in a specific specified field of knowledge. It is a research degree and is not conferred solely upon the earning of credit , or 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.The degree will be . It is granted after the student has shown proficiency and distinctive achievement in a specified specific field, has demonstrated the ability to do original, independent investigation, and has presented these findings with a high degree of literary skill in a dissertation. A major professor will be appointed as soon as possible but no later than the time the student has completed 50% of the program. The advisor will advise on any specific subject matter deficiencies and assist in the choice of a major professor and area of research.The University of South Florida is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of College and Schools (SACS). The College of Public Health degree programs are accredited by the Council on Education in Public Health (CEPH)This degree requires a minimum of 55 credits post-masters. The mission of the programs of study for the Doctor of Philosophy degree is to prepare public health professionals to make substantive contributions to public health inquiry and practice.
Students should acquire the skills to create and disseminate knowledge, and also to lead, collaborate with and teach others in various public health academic, research and field settings. Therefore, the foundation of a strong PhD program in public health includes:
- Capable, ethical and scholarly faculty to mentor students in their area of interest,
- The potential for financial assistance/funding of doctoral student research and teaching,
- Availability of courses in students area of interest, Students who have the academic and professional potential to achieve the doctoral competencies,
- Students who are ethical, scholarly representatives of the profession and the school,
- The availability of meaningful professional development activities, and
- Opportunities for students to participate in activities.
- Competencies are met by successfully completing a doctoral committee approved plan of academic study and research, and documented professional and other scholarly experiences.
Admission information can be found on our Graduate Admissions page.
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Due to the planned consolidation during the summer of 2020, of the University of South Florida, the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, and the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, into a single university with a fully aligned and integrated curriculum and a single set of academic policies and procedures, any undergraduate or graduate student who matriculates at one of the three USF institutions on or after May 18, 2020, will adhere to the curricula, policies, and procedures described in the 2020-21 USF undergraduate or graduate catalog, respectively. |
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These PhD Guidelines present the USF Office of Graduate Studies policies. The College of Public Health may impose stricter guidelines, policies and procedures as determined by each departmentconcentration. It is the responsibility of the student to review and follow the specific guidelines with their department concentration chairs, major professor and committee members. Additional USF policies, not found in these guidelines, may be found at : http://www.grad.usf.edu/policies.php or at http://www.grad.usf.edu/catalog.php. |
Steps to Success
- PhD Health email account
- Getting Started
- Learn Learning about /wiki/spaces/COPHHB/pages/16743073952 and where to find /wiki/spaces/COPHHB/pages/16766959661 information
- Know Knowing deadlines and where to find Program of Study, /wiki/spaces/COPHHB/pages/16774597188, and frequently asked questions
- Keep 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
- Advisors and Committees
- Qualifying Exam
- Proposal and Dissertation
- Learn about about Student OrganizationsUse 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 Doctoral Training Office 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
Degree and Concentration Information
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PhD Concentrations (2021/2022)
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Getting AssistanceThe Office of Doctoral Training is here to help. |
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cophdoctoral@usf.edu. We are located at the College of Public Health |
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in the Chiles Center. For Admissions, please go to our Prospective Students page. Contact preadmissions@usf.edu for admissions information or to request an appointment with an admissions advisor. |
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DisclaimerThis version of the MPH Guidebook PhD Guidebook is the official version of the USF College of Public Health Guidebook for the MPH PhD 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 tohttp:// www.grad.usf.edu/catalog.php; to view overarching USF regulations and policies go tohttp://to regulationspolicies.usf.edu/ |
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