The conditions for obtaining the degree of PhD, as well as meeting the requirements established in the University regulations, are these:
- The student must have gained all the Credits for attending Research Seminars and evaluations (150 Credits).
- Must have shown a mastery of the English language with a TOEFL certificate of 500 points or more.
- Must have proof of having published (during the time they were a full-time student of the postgraduate program) at least two articles, or chapters in a book, in publications of recognized prestige either nationally or internationally, as co-author with his or her tutor, or as the only author.
- The defense of the Thesis for receiving the PhD degree will be conducted before a jury appointed by the Academic Council (formed of 5 members, 3 in-house teachers on the Program and 2 invited teachers), whose formation will be decided in accordance with what is established in Article 78 of the General Postgraduate Regulations of the University of Guadalajara.
To obtain the degree, the student will be given the time allowed in the Course of Study of the Postgraduate Program, as well that established in the General Postgraduate Regulations of the University of Guadalajara, and only in exceptional cases such as those of illness or accident, or because of the proven value of the contents of the doctoral thesis and in view of the progress made in writing it, will the Academic Council be able to request an extension of the period, of one year at the most.
