PH.D PROGRAM

The purpose of this document is to serve as a record of departmental procedures and rules covering all phases of the Ph.D program in Computer Science. The major phases are: admission, diagnostic examination, candidacy examination and the dissertation defense.

Contents

• Summary of Requirements for Ph.D. degree
• Admission
• Prerequisites
• Advising Prior to Diagnostic
• Diagnostic Examination
• Research Guidance Committee
• Plan of Study
• Course Requirements
• Residency Requirement
• Candidacy Examination
  • Contents
  • Timing
  • Administration
  • Procedure
  • Outcome
• Dissertation Committee
• Admission to Candidacy
• Oral Dissertation Defense
• Annual Progress Report and Goals

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