{"id":4373,"date":"2015-05-07T13:51:55","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T17:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/?page_id=4373"},"modified":"2025-11-17T14:18:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T19:18:57","slug":"phd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctorate"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Biology Doctorate Program Options<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gradstudents.carleton.ca\/program-options\/graduate-viewbooks\/\">Graduate Viewbook<\/a>: build a personalized viewbook of Biology programs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14932 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_737833708-240x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_737833708-240x320.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_737833708-160x213.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_737833708-200x266.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_737833708.jpg 301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>PhD Biology<\/p>\n<p>Optional: add a <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/prospective-students\/specializations\/\">specialization<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/graduate.carleton.ca\/program\/biochemistry-collaborative-specializations\/\">PhD: with specialization in Biochemistry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/graduate.carleton.ca\/program\/chemical-and-environmental-toxicology-collaborative-specializations\/\">PhD: with specialization in Chemical and Environmental Toxicology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Program Requirements<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/grad\/gradprograms\/biology\/\">Graduate Calendar<\/a>: view graduate program requirements, courses, and regulations.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>Full-time<\/strong> students normally complete the PhD program requirements in four to five years.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>Part-time<\/strong> study is available.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The following requirements must be met in order to complete the program:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Completion of coursework and credit requirements, as laid out in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/grad\/gradprograms\/biology\/\">Graduate Calendar<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Completion of an oral Qualifying Examination (within 18 months of entry into the program).<\/li>\n<li>Presentation of at least one public seminar on the candidate\u2019s thesis research.<\/li>\n<li>Completion of a thesis incorporating the results of original research.<\/li>\n<li>Successful oral defence of the thesis before an examination board.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"columns\"><div class=\"columns__two\"><h2>More Information<\/h2>\n<p>Information regarding admissions requirements and specializations can be found on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/prospective-students\/graduate\/admissions\/\">Admissions page<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns__two\"><h2>Apply Now<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"\">\n\t<p>\n\t\t<a class=\"button__red button__red--solid\" href=\"https:\/\/graduate.carleton.ca\/apply-online\/\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apply Now: Graduate Admissions<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biology Doctorate Program Options Graduate Viewbook: build a personalized viewbook of Biology programs. 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