Could You Be A Dr.?The PhD course in the US is a specialized program which is of more significance than the master's degree. There are some students who complete their master's degree and then apply for doctorate degree program. However, this is not compulsory as a student can apply for a PhD even after his bachelor's degree. About three to six years time is usually required for completion of the US doctorate degree depending on the student's academic background. However, a student who has completed his post graduation may take less time to complete his doctorate degree if it belongs to the same field. The field of study as well as the student's sincerity, dedication and skill and complexity of the thesis chosen by the student also determines the time to complete the PhD course for a doctorate. In a doctorate program a student is required to do research as well as experiments on the thesis chosen by him. Thesis consists of a long and extensive research paper that should be produced at the end of the curriculum in order to get the doctorate degree. Enrolling for a PhD degree is a laborious job but completing the thesis is a real tough one. Only about half of the total number of students can manage to produce the thesis in time and get the doctorate degree. The prefix "Dr." can be used by a student who has completed his PhD. The reason behind the success of some students is their perseverance to go through the whole work and research with patience. Generally PhDs take about four to five years to complete and the research work is not solely based on a set of syllabuses. Once you have decided on the thesis you need get it approved from your advisor and your department in order to get a permit for you to pursue it. While doing research work you need to go into the depth of facts and analyze them. This task is not very easy and you will need to create a strategy for yourself to finish them off in time. Take the help of your advisor to make goals on a daily, weekly or monthly basis and perform accordingly. This will help you to finish off your work in time. Take help of research journals to note down the references, arguments, analysis as well as inferences and try to analyze them logically. While writing a thesis you must present your topic in an objective manner which must include a good introduction, logical as well as chronological facts in separate paragraphs. Once your thesis is complete you need to focus on the oral tests which are as important as your research work. Once you have cleared the oral tests perfectly and selected by the concerned committee you can add the prefix "Dr." before your name! |