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