Doctoral students must complete a minimum of 28 credit hours of coursework beyond the degree of Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.) or equivalent.

A minimum of 19 of these credits must be 700-level courses.In addition to these requirements, a minimum of 18 credits of dissertation research (CEG 799) is also required.

International students whose native language is not English must demonstrate a satisfactory command of the English language.

The doctoral student must pass a written and oral qualifying exam at the end of the first year, but not before 12 credit hours have been completed.

The doctoral student also must pass a preliminary exam consisting of a written proposal for the dissertation research followed by an oral examination.

The student is advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D. upon completion of all course work and approval of the dissertation research proposal.

All requirements for the Ph.D. are met upon the satisfactory completion of the proposed research, the submission of a satisfactory dissertation, and the successful oral defense of the dissertation.

See Graduate Catalog for complete degree requirements