PhD FAQs
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Question: When Do I Need to Apply for Admission?
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Answer: That will depend on several factors such as:
Some students have completed in three years, others have taken four or more. For the most part, the student is the major factor in determining how long it takes.
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Answer: Yes, you can attend part-time with the exception of meeting the residency requirement.
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Answer: The residency requirement does not mean that you have live in KC. Residency is used to define the time frame during which you must complete 21 credit hours.There are a variety of ways to meet the residency requirement as you can see from the following options.
2. 3 terms of 8 credits each term of resident coursework at UMKC, to be completed within 18 months and following the completion of at least 24 graduate study credits
3. 2 consecutive semesters of 9 credits each term of resident coursework at UMKC while employed at least half time for the University in teaching or research and following the completion of at least 24 graduate study credits
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Answer: Yes, there are two:
1. Students must take and pass the doctoral comprehensive examination and advance to PhD candidacy within five years from the beginning of doctoral coursework (within four years if entering with a master’s degree in the same or closely related field)
2. After the establishment of degree candidacy, a maximum of five years will be allowed for completion of degree requirements.
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Answer: Graduate credit earned at another institution prior to admission into the PhD program might be applied if it's of acceptable quality and appropriate to the student’s degree program.
After admission to the doctoral program, if a student wishes to take graduate coursework at another institution and apply it to his or her doctoral program, the student must receive written approval from the doctoral program's graduate officer or from the student's supervisory committee chair, as appropriate, before the coursework is taken. Such coursework is not considered as transfer credit. Upon completion of the coursework, the student must have the official transcript forwarded to the UMKC registrar.
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Answer: The clearer your research focus the better. A clear focus enables us to (a) evaluate our ability to meet your educational needs, and (b) help you find your faculty mentor match.
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Answer: You will be required to come to campus two times, both in the summer. The Summer Institutes are each five days long and generally held in late July. Students attend the first Summer Institute immediately prior to their fall admission, and the second will be the following summer.
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Answer: A course taken outside the School of Nursing that supports your research focus area.
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Answer: Due to the fact that you are a doctoral student, if you take no more than nine credit hours each semester you will not be assessed out-of-state fees.
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Answer: Other than the summer institute, they will all be on-line if you choose that option. On-line courses utilize Blackboard and webcam technology.
If you choose the on-site option, classes at the School of Nursing are primarily offered on Thursdays or Fridays, mainly in blocks of time. For example, a three-hour course would generally be offered from 8:30 to 11:30. Classes offered outside the School of Nursing (collateral or statistics courses) may not be offered on Thursdays or Fridays or in blocks of time.
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