COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Polytechnic requires that each candidate for the doctorate complete a minimum of 75 credits of academic work beyond the Bachelor’s degree, including a minimum of 21 credits of dissertation research. Ph.D. candidates in EE must take a minimum of 42 credits in formal courses (as distinct from “independent study” credits such as reading, project or thesis) as part of this general 75-credits requirement.

The major program of study is developed by the student in consultation with his thesis advisor. The major program should constitute a coherent study in depth of the most advanced knowledge in the student’s chosen area of concentration. Attendance at graduate seminars is expected when they are offered in the student’s principal area of interest. For candidates in EE, a minimum of 24 course credits in EL courses (past the BS) is required.

Ph.D. candidates in EE are required to take a minimum of 9 credits of courses in a minor area which must be outside EE. The minor must be in an area that is both distinct from, yet consonant with, the student's major area of study. Approval of the minor program is described in Section V.5.