To qualify for GKSOM doctoral degrees, it is the student’s responsibility to meet the following requirements as part of the Doctoral Degree Steps to Completion | Office of Graduate Studies | Nebraska)

  1. Establish a Supervisory Committee prior to completion of one half of the doctoral coursework.
  2. Complete a Program of Studies, approved by the Supervisory Committee and filed in Graduate Studies prior to completion of one half of the doctoral coursework.
  3. Achieve academic residency.
  4. Pass a comprehensive examination — in the major and minor fields of study.
  5. Achieve candidacy and satisfy requirements for registration during candidacy.
  6. Prepare a doctoral dissertation portfolio (DMA) or dissertation (PhD), pass a final examination (defense), and submit the approved final version to the University.
  7. Complete all work for the doctoral degree within eight years of filing the Program of Studies in Graduate Studies.