• GPS 960.0
• GPS 961.0, if research involves human subjects
• GPS 962.0, if research involves animal subjects

A minimum of 33 credit units at the 800‐level:

• 3 credit units in advanced statistics
• 3 credit units in statistics (NURS 818.3, PUBH 805.3, ERES 840.3, KIN 808.3, CHEP 805.3, CHEP 806.3, STAT 845.3, PSY 805.3)
• 9 credit units in a cognate area
• NURS 891.3
• NURS 892.3
• NURS 893.3
• NURS 895.3
• NURS 896.3
• NURS 897.3
• NURS 990.0
• NURS 996.0
• NURS 997.0
• Write and successfully defend a dissertation based on original investigation.
• doctoral candidacy assessment

Please note that students receiving a grade less than 60% in any two courses within a graduate program in the College of Nursing will be recommended to be required to discontinue by the College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.