Comprehensive Examination Requirements for Doctoral and Specialist Programs

To achieve the candidacy to the degree, all doctoral students must pass a comprehensive examination after having approved at least 30 credits. Nine (9) of these credits must be from core required courses and 21 credits in the selected doctoral program.

Academic programs or specialties in the area of Natural Sciences with a strong curricular component in research (with a minimum of 15 credits) will substitute the comprehensive exam for the defense of the dissertation proposal that will be presented after having completed the specialty and investigation courses.