Doctoral degree programs at California State University, Fresno represent the highest level of academic scholarship and student professional achievement offered through the campus. The quality of educational and scholarly experiences that the university can offer to students in doctoral programs requires program faculty who have the requisite disciplinary knowledge and scholarly experience to direct and examine doctoral student work. Doctoral programs require student guidance from faculty members who possess the highest level of scholarship and knowledge in the field and who meet campus requirements for membership in a doctoral graduate group.