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Part-time Study

With careful planning, part-time students can complete their program, including the residency requirement, within the degree's seven-year limit. In fact, pursuing the degree part-time allows students to not only work full-time but also gain valuable experience in support of their doctoral studies.

For example,

• Students in the science doctorate might work at an environmentally-oriented public or private sector job that supports their studies in field biology, geology or natural resources,

• A student in physics or computer science might be employed as a programmer,

• Similarly, someone employed full-time in the health field might pursue a major in physiology, or

• Classroom teachers or community college faculty in mathematics or chemistry could complete a doctorate in their field.