• 132 quarter credits
• Program of Study
• Core courses (40 cr.)
• Foundation Research Sequence (14 cr.)
• Specialized KAMs (36 cr.)*
• Satisfactory progress in all SBSF 7100 registrations
• Specialization courses (12 cr.)
• Proposal, dissertation, and oral presentation (30 cr.)
• Minimum enrollment of 8–9 quarters, depending on the transfer of credits awarded
• 20 days of academic residency (two 4-day and two 6-day residencies)
  

*Option for KAM VII
Students often have very different research needs, based on their background and specific dissertation objectives. Therefore, with permission of their faculty mentor, students may fulfill the KAM VII requirement by completing one of the following options:

• Essential skills courses that the student’s faculty mentor has identified.
• Three related graduate-level courses that support the student’s research or career needs. (These courses are in addition to the 3 specialization courses required.)
• An independent study on a critical topic and 2 complementary graduate-level courses that support the student’s research interest.