Program Overview

PhD in Accounting

The PhD in Accounting program is designed to provide students with advanced knowledge and research skills in the field of accounting. The program is tailored to meet the needs of students who wish to pursue a career in academia or research.

Registration Requirements

To register for the PhD in Accounting program, students must meet the following requirements:

• Student must have obtained a Master's degree in Commerce in a specialization discipline from a university recognized by the Supreme Council of Universities.
• Faculty Board can accept a student's registration who has obtained a Master's degree in a different specialization upon a proposal from the Department Board and in case of approving a number of supplementary courses of Bachelor's level or higher the department considers necessary.
• Student should pass the supplementary courses successfully, with a condition that the number of those courses does not exceed four courses and is not a prerequisite for compulsory courses.
• In case the supplementary courses are more than four courses, the student must study a qualifying year to succeed in these courses as a condition to be enrolled in the program.

Comprehensive Exam

The comprehensive exam is held for the student in specialization after passing the courses

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• 53 successfully with a cumulative grade point average not less than C+ or the student shall register in additional courses or repeat some courses to improve the average grade. The comprehensive exam aims to measure student ability to understand main specialization subjects and branched supporting specializations. And aims to measure student's methodology to contemplate, analyze, conclude and suggest proper solutions for queried questions. After passing the comprehensive exam, the student applies to register for the thesis subject. The comprehensive exam mechanism is applied for the Doctorate degree according to University Council decree no. 12 for 2009. The student displays a research plan to the Department Board in a seminar before applying for thesis registration. Obtaining the International Computer Driving License ICDL and determining the level of foreign language are two conditions to be enrolled in the Doctorate degree according to the organizing decisions issued by the University Council. Student who had previously obtained it is exempted. After the student had passed all courses successfully with an average grade CGPA of at least C+ and finished the thesis subject, a validity report is submitted to the department board. The Doctorate Degree is conferred to the student who passed the discussion of their scientific thesis and all requirements upon department proposal and the agreement of the faculty council and the cumulative grade points average CGPA is not marked in the doctorate certificate. The hours of study for the program: In order for the student to obtain a doctorate degree, he must study 24 credit hours in addition to 24 hours for the thesis. List of credit hours of the courses: 12 credit hours as compulsory courses, 12 credit hours as elective courses with at least one of them from outside the department or faculty. The supervisory authority: Upon a proposal of the department board, the Faculty Board approves the formation committee supervising the student registered for the Ph.D. degree in accordance with the research plan in the department. Committee is formed of professors or professor assistants so as the number of supervisors does not exceed three members. Student can choose from a number of raised research topics in accordance with rules of each specialization. It is allowed that one of the professionals who have Ph.D. or experience in the specialization field from outside the university can join the supervision committee after Faculty Board approval. At any case, the number of supervisors does not exceed four members and the main supervisor must be from the university. In case of traveling of any supervisor who has less than one year on supervision so Faculty Board can remove his name from the Supervisory Committee on the proposal of the Department Board. In case of traveling of the supervisor after one year of registration so he should submit a scientific report on student progress during supervision period on the thesis and to be signed by the other supervisors (if any) with his right to continue supervision and it is allowable that