2004-2005 UC Santa Barbara General Catalog
Normative Times for CompletingDoctoral Programs at UCSB

 Years   Doctoral Program 
        7 Anthropology 
        7 Art History 
        6 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 
        5 Chemical Engineering 
        5 Chemistry 
        7 Classics 
        5 Communication 
       6-7** Comparative Literature 
        5 Computer Science 
        6 Counseling Psychology 
       5-6** Dramatic Art 
        6 Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology
        5 Economics 
        6 Education 
        5 Electrical & Computer Engineering 
       6-7** English 
       6-7** Environmental Science and Management
       6-7** French 
       5-6** Geography 
       5.5 Geological Sciences 
        6 Germanic Languages & Literatures 
        6 Hispanic Languages & Literatures 
        7 History 
        7 Linguistics 
        6 Marine Science
        5 Materials 
       5-6** Mathematics 
        5 Mechanical Engineering 
       5.5 Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
        6 Music 
        6 Philosophy 
        6 Physics 
        7 Political Science 
        6 Psychology 
       6-7* Religious Studies 
        6 Sociology 
        5 Speech & Hearing Sciences 
        5 Statistics 

* dependent on additional language requirements.  
** dependent on whether the student entered with or without a master's degree.
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