Graduate Catalog

Study Plan

A typical study plan for students enrolled in the PhD in Engineering is shown below.

Typical Study Plan for Full-Time Students
Semester 1 Semester 2
Year 1 • Research Methods in Engineering
• Technical Elective 1
• Technical Elective 2
• Technical Elective 3
• PhD Written Qualifying Examination (WQE)
• PhD Research Dissertation
Year 2 • Technical Elective 4
• Technical Elective 5
• PhD Research Dissertation
• Technical Elective 6
• PhD Research Proposal Examination (RPE)
• PhD Research Dissertation
Year 3 • Technical Elective 7
• PhD Research Seminar I
• PhD Research Dissertation
• PhD Research Seminar II
• PhD Research Dissertation
Year 4 • PhD Research Dissertation • PhD Research Dissertation
Typical Study Plan for Part-Time Students
Semester 1 Semester 2
Year 1 • Research Methods in Engineering
• Technical Elective 1
• Technical Elective 2
• Technical Elective 3
Year 2 • Technical Elective 4
• PhD Research Dissertation
• PhD Written Qualifying Examination (WQE)
• PhD Research Dissertation
Year 3 • Technical Elective 5
• PhD Research Dissertation
• PhD Research Proposal Examination (RPE)
• PhD Research Dissertation
Year 4 • Technical Elective 6
• PhD Research Seminar I
• PhD Research Dissertation
• Technical Elective 7
• PhD Research Dissertation
Year 5 • PhD Research Seminar II
• PhD Research Dissertation
• PhD Research Dissertation
Year 6 • PhD Research Dissertation • PhD Research Dissertation