Deg. requiring a defense

• Successful defender, in academia
• M.A. follow-up, maybe
• Pres. Wilson earned one
• ___ program (university offering)
• What an M.A. might go on to earn
• Major degree
• Degree earned (in astrophysics) by Queen guitarist Brian May
• A good defense may result in it, briefly
• Doctor of philosophy

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PHD or PhD may refer to: