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    • Undergraduate-Level Programs
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Doctoral Programs

Ph.D. in Business Administration

  • Total Semester Hours: Total Degree semester hour requirement comprises 56 semester hours of coursework.
  • Residency: Ph.D. students must complete a minimum of 28 semester hours at Trident
  • Academic Program: Ph.D. students must satisfy all requirements of the individual program.
  • Qualifying Exam: Ph.D. students must pass their qualifying exam.
  • Dissertation: Ph.D. students must conduct their research (i.e., collect data, analyze it, and provide a report and full discussion of the findings), write the full five-chapter dissertation proposal, and successfully defend the dissertation proposal and completed dissertation within a maximum number of 12 sessions (courses numbered 700 – 711).
  • Minimum Grade: Students must receive a minimum grade of “B-” in doctoral coursework taken at Trident.
  • Grade Point Average Requirement: Students must receive a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in all doctoral coursework taken at Trident.

Ph.D. in Health Sciences

  • Total Semester Hours: Total Degree semester hour requirement comprises 44 for the No-Concentration Track, and 56 semester hours of coursework for the other concentrations.
  • Residency: Ph.D. students must complete a minimum of 20 for the No-Concentration Track, and 28 semester hours of coursework for the other concentrations at Trident
  • Academic Program: Ph.D. students must satisfy all requirements of the individual program.
  • Qualifying Exam: Ph.D. students must pass their qualifying exam.
  • Dissertation: Ph.D. students must conduct their research (i.e., collect data, analyze it, and provide a report and full discussion of the findings), write the full five-chapter dissertation proposal, and successfully defend the dissertation proposal and completed dissertation within a maximum number of 12 sessions (courses numbered 700 – 711).
  • Minimum Grade: Students must receive a minimum grade of “B-” in doctoral coursework taken at Trident.
  • Grade Point Average Requirement: Students must receive a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in all doctoral coursework taken at Trident.

Ph.D. in Educational Leadership

  • Total Semester Hours: Total Degree semester hour requirement comprises 44-52 semester hours of coursework.
  • Residency: Ph.D. students must complete a minimum of 28 semester hours at Trident
  • Academic Program: Ph.D. students must satisfy all requirements of the individual program.
  • Qualifying Exam: Ph.D. students must pass their qualifying exam.
  • Dissertation: Ph.D. students must conduct their research (i.e., collect data, analyze it, and provide a report and full discussion of the findings), write the full five-chapter dissertation proposal, and successfully defend the dissertation proposal and completed dissertation within a maximum number of 12 sessions (courses numbered 700 – 711).
  • Minimum Grade: Students must receive a minimum grade of “B-” in doctoral coursework taken at Trident.
  • Grade Point Average Requirement: Students must receive a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in all doctoral coursework taken at Trident.

D.B.A. Program

  • Total Semester Hours: Total degree Semester Hour Requirement comprises 48 semester hours of coursework.
  • Residency: D.B.A. students must complete a minimum of 28 semester hours at Trident.
  • Academic Program: D.B.A. students must also satisfy all requirements of the individual program.
  • Minimum Grade: Students must receive a minimum grade of “B-” in doctoral coursework taken at Trident.
  • Grade Point Average Requirement: Students must receive a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in all doctoral coursework taken at Trident.

D.H.A Program

  • Total Semester Hours: Total degree Semester Hour Requirement comprises 44 semester hours of coursework.
  • Residency: D.H.A. students must complete a minimum of 20 semester hours at Trident.
  • Academic Program: D.H.A. students must also satisfy all requirements of the individual program.
  • Minimum Grade: Students must receive a minimum grade of “B-” in doctoral coursework taken at Trident.
  • Grade Point Average Requirement: Students must receive a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in all doctoral coursework taken at Trident.

Ed.D. Program

  • Total Semester Hours: Total degree Semester Hour Requirement comprises 44-52 semester hours of coursework.
  • Residency: Ed.D. students must complete a minimum of 24 semester hours at Trident.
  • Academic Program: Ed.D. students must also satisfy all requirements of the individual program.
  • Minimum Grade: Students must receive a minimum grade of “B-” in doctoral coursework taken at Trident.
  • Grade Point Average Requirement: Students must receive a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in all doctoral coursework taken at Trident.

Ed.D. Degree Completion Program

  • Total Semester Hours: Total degree Semester Hour Requirement comprises 24 semester hours of coursework.
  • Residency: Ed.D. students must complete a minimum of 24 semester hours at Trident.
  • Academic Program: Ed.D. students must also satisfy all requirements of the individual program.
  • Minimum Grade: Students must receive a minimum grade of “B-” in doctoral coursework taken at Trident.
  • Grade Point Average Requirement: Students must receive a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in all doctoral coursework taken at Trident.
Degree Programs General Program Plans and Concentrations Minimum Residency Semester Hours Maximum Transferable Semester Hours Degree Semester Hour Minimum
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership All concentrations 24 28 44-52
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership - Degree Completion Program No concentration 24 28 52
Doctor of Business Administration No concentration 28 12 48
Doctor of Health Administration No concentration 20 24 44
Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration All concentrations 28 28 56
Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership All concentrations 28 28 44-52
Doctor of Philosophy in Health Sciences No concentration 20 24 44
Doctor of Philosophy in Health Sciences All concentrations 28 28 56