General Information

Admissions/Qualifying Examinations

Course Requirements

Major and Minor Areas

Guidance Committee

Area Examination

Registration for Ph.D Dissertation Credits

Submission of the Thesis and Final Examination

Publication Requirement

Full-time Study

Time Limit for the Degree

Leave of Absence

Other Rules

Special Notices

REGISTRATION FOR PH.D. DISSERTATION CREDITS

After passing the qualifying exams, and with the agreement of the Thesis Advisor, the Ph.D. candidate may begin registration for dissertation credits EL 999x. (Requests for exceptions to this precondition should be addressed to the ECE Graduate Committee. The student's failure to abide by this rule may result in loss of credit for the dissertation registration.) A students may register EL999x (x indicates the course is variable credits) in multiples of 1.5 credits each semester, usually not exceeding 9 crdits each semester. A minimum of 21 credits is required for the Ph.D. degree. The student must register for thesis continuously, every Fall and Spring semester, unless a Leave of Absence has been granted by the Office of Graduate Studies. The student must be registered for thesis credits in the semester in which the final thesis defense examination is taken.