Futher Guidelines for PhD Students:
Each doctoral student must satisfy the following requirements:
A. Course guidelines:
- 24 credits (the core) including 5113, 5313, 5323, 5413, either 5443 or 5553, 5423, 5653, and 5663;
- 12 credits (the specialty) in one area at the 6000 level, excluding 6000 (dissertation research);
- 6 credits in one area of CS at the 6000 level outside of the major specialty;
- 18-30 credits (electives): These must include the sequences corresponding to the area in which the dissertation will be written, these may be any approved graduate level courses;
- 18-30 credits (dissertation research) of 6000;
- 60 hours beyond a master's degree or 90 credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree.
B. Emphasis in the program is placed on development of competence rather than total course hours:
- Only minimum course hour requirements are listed in this document;
C. Areas of doctoral level study in CS, by courses:
- Information systems: 5413, 5423, 6400;
- Computer organization and operating systems: 5113, 5253, 5323, 6240, 6253, 6350;
- Programming languages: 5313, 5333, 6300;
- Theoretical computer science: 5653, 5663, 6600;
- Numerical analysis and optimization: 5013, 5543, 5553, 6023, 6500;
D. Dissertation:
- The dissertation must describe the results of the candidate's research, a comprehensive examination, which is an original contribution to knowledge in the computing field.
E. Ph.D. program examinations:
- Ph.D. students are required to pass a diagnostic examination, a comprehensive examination, a qualifying examination, and a final oral examination. These examinations are described in detail in the next section of this document.
F. Deviations from any of these requirements may be granted by the graduate faculty.
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