Policies and Procedures

The CS&E Ph.D. program prepares students for research and teaching in academic, corporate, and government settings. The following policies and procedures have been established with this in mind. Questions about CS&E policies may be addressed to either the Director of Admissions and Early Advising or the CS&E Director.

In this section requirements for earning a Ph.D. along with many suggestions for students and faculty are given. When one is only interested in the requirements or for a quick reference, one should refer to Table 1, which lists the requirements in a time line format along with the form(s) which need to be turned in. Further, a quick view of most of the requirements can be gotten by looking in the Graduate School publication Keeping on Track in Graduate School.

Table 1: Time Line for CS&E Ph.D. Program Requirements

Date	Degree	Time Line	Who Initiates	Grad School
Done	Timeframe	Event	Action	Form
	before 1st semester	Meet Director of Early Advising (DEA)	Student
	1st semester	Pick Initial Committee	DEA, Student	D2
	1st semester	Select Courses	Committee, Student
	1st semester	Prepare Preliminary Program	Advisor, Student	D3
	End of 2nd year	Pass Comprehensive Exams	Student	D4
		Degree Schedule	Advisor, Student	D5
	D4 + 1 year	Pass Dissertation Proposal	Student	D6
	defense - 3 mos	Research Review	Student
	defense - 2 weeks	Submit Oral Exam Form	Student	D7
		Successfully Defend Dissertation	Student	D8
		Submit Signed Dissertation	Student