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==Relationship to the Ph.D.==

Structurally the Doctor of Computer Science differs from the PhD in that the DCS has, as noted above, a minimum three year duration (although less than 20% of candidates complete the program within 4.5 years or less, with onlythe majority requiring extensions for dissertation completion). While dissertation focused classes are one year equivalentin onduraction, every course in the dissertation,curriculum whileincludes anrequired work towards a dissertation. An American Ph.D. normally requires a minimum of five years (often longer), with at least three years spent on the dissertation.<ref name=DCS/><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> However, the typical Ph.D. program includes the achievement of a masters level degree, whicle the DCS requires the completion of a masters level degree prior to admission to the program.

There are two active definitions of what comprises a research doctorate or similar in the U.S. The [[National Center for Education Statistics]] defines a ''Doctor's degree-research/scholarship'' as "A Ph.D. or other doctor's degree that requires advanced work beyond the master's level, including the preparation and defense of a dissertation based on original research, or the planning and execution of an original project demonstrating substantial artistic or scholarly achievement." The awarding institution defines which degrees meet this description themselves.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/VisGlossaryPopup.aspx?idlink=941|title=Doctor's degree-research/scholarship|work=Glossary|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=2017-04-23}}</ref> The [[National Science Foundation]] defines a ''research doctorate'' as "a doctoral degree that (1) requires completion of an original intellectual contribution in the form of a dissertation or an equivalent culminating project (e.g., musical composition) and (2) is not primarily intended as a degree for the practice of a profession."<ref name=SED2015/> Under this definition, the

DCS, which (as noted above) is intended for professionals in the field of computer science,<ref name=AppDoc/> is not recognized by the National Science Foundation as a research doctorate equivalent to a Ph.D in Computer Science.<ref name=SED2015list/> as it requires a contribution in the form of a dissertation.

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