Environmental Health Sciences

Following successful defense, four bound copies of the final dissertation are to be deposited with Dean of Students at least one month before the awarding of the degree. The format of the document shall conform to guidelines set for the PhD by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

The DrPH student is responsible for completing the graduation form that must be submitted to the Office of Student Affairs. When the four bound copies of the accepted dissertation are submitted and approved by the Dissertation Committees Chair for transmittal to the libraries and the advisor, the doctoral training is traditionally considered complete and the title of Doctor of Public Health (Environmental Health Sciences) can be assumed.

Please make sure to familiarize yourself with the DrPH requirements and policies as stated on the Doctoral Degrees Section of the Mailman Student Handbook.

Degrees are awarded in October, February, and May of each year. You are eligible to receive the degree on the next conferral date following completed deposit. Commencement for the three conferral dates of the academic year is held once each year in May. There are no conferral ceremonies held in October or February. Once you have deposited you can be considered a DrPH.