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The Doctor of Computer Science is not recognized by the [[National Science Foundation]] or the [[U.S. Department of Education]] as a research doctorate equivalent to a Ph.D in Computer Science.<ref name="ed.gov"NSF>{{cite web|url=https://webwww.archive.org/web/20120127015732/http://www2.ednsf.gov/aboutstatistics/offices2016/listnsf16300/ous/international/usnei/us/doctoratetechnotes.doccfm|title=StructureTechnical ofNotes|work= theDoctorate Recipients from U.S. Education SystemUniversities:ResearchDoctorate2014 Degrees|date=December 2015|publisher=[[U.S.National DepartmentScience of EducationFoundation]]|date=February 2008|accessdate=18 April 2017-04-18}}</ref> <ref name=NSF>{{cite web|url=https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2016/nsf16300/technotesdata/taba1.cfmpdf|title=TechnicalTypes Notes|work=of Doctorateresearch Recipientsdoctoral fromdegrees U.S.recognized Universitiesby the Survey of Earned Doctorates: 2014||date=December 2015|publisher=[[National Science Foundation]]|accessdate=1820 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="ed.gov">{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127015732/http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/doctorate.doc|title=Structure of the U.S. Education System:Research Doctorate Degrees|publisher=[[U.S. Department of Education]]|date=February 2008|accessdate=2017-04-18}}</ref> In contrast to the three year duration of the DCS, with only one year equivalent (30 credits) on the dissertation,<ref name=DCS/> an American Ph.D. normally requires a minimum of five years (often longer), with at least three years spent on the dissertation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/11/25/analysis-says-humanities-phds-get-take-longer-coursework-dissertations|work=[[Inside Higher Ed]]|date=2014-11-25|title=Where the Time Goes|author=Colleen Flaherty}}</ref>
