2. English proficiency score minimums for international students:

• TOEFL - 80
• IELTS - 6.5
• PTEA - 53
• IELA - 176
• Duolingo - 120

3. Online application including all required documents

4. WES evaluation for international applicant transcripts

The following items are NOT required for submission:

• GRE scores not required
• Master of Science Degree not required
• No specific course requirements

Program requirements for course work may exceed the Graduate School minimum but may not be less than the Graduate School minimum.

The UAB Graduate School Minimum Course Requirements for PhD programs are below:

If entering with a baccalaureate degree, a student is required to earn a minimum of 72 credit hours comprised of the following:

1. Completion of 48 semester hours of coursework prior to candidacy:

• Minimum of 22 hours of core coursework directly related to the discipline.
• No more than 16 hours of non-dissertation research (i.e. 798) can be counted.
• No more than 10 hours of labs, seminars, or GRD and CIRTL courses can be counted.

2. Completion of 24 semester hours of research-based work over a minimum of two semesters in candidacy which can be designated as either:

• Minimum of 24 semester hours in 799 dissertation research OR
• Minimum of 12 semester hours in 799 dissertation research AND, either during or before candidacy, 12 semester hours in other appropriate research-based coursework which has been approved by the graduate student’s program.

If entering with a previously earned master’s degree appropriate to the doctoral degree field, a student is required to earn a minimum of 51 credit hours comprised of the following. These requirements also apply to students with previously earned M.S., D.V.M., D.M.D., D.D.S., etc.:

1. Completion of 27 semester hours of coursework prior to candidacy:

• Minimum of 15 hours of core coursework directly related to the discipline.
• No more than 6 hours of non-dissertation research (i.e. 798) can be counted.
• No more than 6 hours of labs, seminars, or GRD and CIRTL courses can be counted.

2. Completion of 24 semester hours of research-based work over a minimum of two semesters in candidacy which can be designated as either:

• Minimum of 24 semester hours in 799 dissertation research OR
• Minimum of 12 semester hours in 799 dissertation research AND, either during or before candidacy, 12 semester hours in other appropriate research-based coursework which has been approved by the graduate student’s program.

Up to 12 credits of course work that have not been applied toward meeting the requirements for an earned degree taken at UAB or other institutions may be used to satisfy these course credit requirements upon approval of the graduate program director and the Graduate School Dean.

Courses which have been previously applied toward meeting the requirements of another degree are not eligible to satisfy minimum course credit requirements.