College of Doctoral Studies

A real dean's list: 3 degrees, 3 babies, 10 years

Milan (Johnson) Blackwell graduated from high school at age 16, earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Grand Canyon University in six years, and on Feb. […]

Twentysomethings roaring through College of Doctoral Studies

More students are enrolling at GCU in hopes of successfully defending their dissertations and earning degrees as young as their mid-20s. Mitchell Borges earned his […]

Guitarist tuned up for doctoral degree at GCU

Bruce McKenzie took a curious route to GCU's College of Doctoral Studies department. McKenzie was part of a gospel quartet and later opened for comedian/impersonator […]

Journey to doctoral degrees takes baby steps – and a lot of support

Studying for a doctoral degree is time consuming and challenging. But four GCU students shared the challenge of being in residency while either pregnant or […]

Exhibiting sheer grit, museum CEO earns doctoral degree

By day, Dr. Chevy Humphey is the CEO of Chicago’s colossus Museum of Science and Industry, where she dreamed of working ever since her first […]

Persistence pays off for 3,000th doctoral graduate

College looked like a far-fetched idea after JD Myers dropped out of high school. But through persistence and experience that included 29 years in the […]

Canyon Undergraduate Research Conference was poster perfect

Students took over Antelope Gymnasium on Thursday to present their research and academic projects as part of the Canyon Undergraduate Research Conference. At more than […]

Doctoral candidate, pilot navigates past obstacles for Harvard program

Leja Noe's interest in private planes took her from flying with her family to becoming a flight captain for Delta. Noe, a GCU doctoral candidate, […]

GCU handles bulk for doctoral transfer

Transferring from a university can be challenging because some credits might not accepted. But GCU accepted all of Yvonne Schneider's credits as a bulk transfer, […]