Pathway to Earn the Ph.D.
If you find during your study in the M.S. in FSAN program that you would like to pursue research or more in-depth study in financial services analytics, you may, upon passing the qualifying exam, switch to the Ph.D. program.
Completion schedule for M.S. students switching to the Ph.D.
| Requirement | Time |
|---|---|
| FSAN courses | Within 3 years |
| Summer paper proposal due; apply to switch to Ph.D. | May; same schedule as Ph.D. cohort |
| Qualifying exams | July; same schedule as Ph.D. cohort |
| Complete summer paper | December; same schedule as Ph.D. cohort |
| BUAD 840 and FSAN electives | Within 2 years after joining Ph.D. program |
| Dissertation proposal defense | Same schedule as Ph.D. cohort |
| Dissertation completed | No more than 7 years |
| One paper published in a peer-reviewed journal | By the time of graduation |