Doctoral credits (DCs) for training and research activities

Doctoral Credits (DCs) measure the required workload of the PhD student in Research and Training to research activities for the attainment of the PhD degree. Regarding training to research, the DC is equivalent to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credit. The PhD student must acquire 60 DCs per year, corresponding to 1,500 hours of activity; each DC is equivalent to 25 hours of the PhD student's commitment (including both lectures and independent study). For the PhD program in Veterinary Sciences, the total of 180 CDs is divided between 70% in research activities and 30% in training and teaching activities (Table A).

The PhD credits obtained over the 3 years will be reported in the Diploma Supplement.

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