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Institute. Upon completion of the course
requirements in the Institute and satisfaction
of the language requirement (in
any language indigenous to the former
USSR), the student may qualify for the
professional certificate of the Harriman
Institute. The manner in which the
Institute and departmental requirements
are combined is to be determined by the
student in consultation with departmental
and Institute advisers. Advanced
studies and research may, where appropriate,
be supervised by faculty members
from both the School and the Institute.
THE PROFESSIONAL DEGREE
An undergraduate engineering degree is
prerequisite for admission to the professional
degree program. The program
leading to the professional degrees in
chemical, civil, computer, electrical,
industrial, mechanical, metallurgical and
mining engineering, and engineering
mechanics is planned for engineers who
wish to do advanced work beyond the
level of the M.S. degree but who do not
desire to emphasize research.
The professional degree is awarded
for satisfactory completion of a graduate
program at a higher level of course work
than is normally completed for the M.S.
degree. Students who find it necessary
to include master’s-level courses in their
professional degree program will, in general,
take such courses as deficiency
courses. A candidate is required to
maintain a grade-point average of at
least 3.0. A student who, at the end of
any term, has not attained the gradepoint
average required for the degree
may be asked to withdraw. At least 30
points of credit of graduate work beyond
the M.S. degree, or 60 points of graduate
work beyond the B.S. degree, are
required for the professional degree.
The final 30 points required for the
professional degree must be completed
in no more than five years.
DOCTORAL DEGREES:
ENG.SC.D. AND PH.D.
Two doctoral degrees in engineering are
offered by the University: the Doctor of
Engineering Science, administered by
The Fu Foundation School of Engineering
and Applied Science, and the Doctor
of Philosophy, administered by the
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
The Eng.Sc.D. and Ph.D. programs
have identical academic requirements
with regard to courses, thesis, and
examinations, but differ in residence
requirements and in certain administrative
details.
Requirements for the Degrees
A student must obtain the master’s
degree (M.S.) before enrolling as a candidate
for either the Ph.D. or Eng.Sc.D.
degree. Application for admission as a
doctoral candidate may be made while a
student is enrolled as a master’s degree
candidate. The minimum requirement in
course work for either doctoral degree
is 60 points of credit beyond the bachelor’s
degree.
Candidates for the Ph.D. degree
must register full time and complete six
Residence Units. A master’s degree
from an accredited institution may be
accepted in the form of advanced
standing as the equivalent of one year
of residence (30 points of credit or two
Residence Units) for either doctoral
degree. An application for advanced
standing must be completed during the
first semester of study. Candidates for
the Eng.Sc.D. degree must (in addition
to the 60-point requirement) accumulate
12 points of credit in the departmental
course E9800: Doctoral research instruction.
A holder of the professional degree
who wishes to continue work toward
the Eng.Sc.D. degree will be required to
complete not less than 30 additional
points of credit in residence. All doctoral
programs are subject to review by the
Committee on Instruction of the School.
In no case will more than 15 points of
credit be approved for the dissertation
and research and studies directly
connected therewith without special
approval by this Committee. Normally,
a doctoral candidate specializes in a
field of interest acceptable to a department
of the School.
Departmental requirements may
include comprehensive written and oral
qualifying examinations. Thereafter,
the student must write a dissertation
embodying original research under the
sponsorship of a member of his or her
department and submit it to the department.
If the department recommends
the dissertation for defense, the student
applies for final examination, which is
held before an examining committee
appointed by the Dean. This application
must be made at least three weeks
before the date of the final examination.
A student must have a satisfactory
grade-point average to be admitted to
the doctoral qualifying examination.
Consult the department requirements
for details.
The candidate for the degree of
Doctor of Engineering Science must
submit evidence that his or her dissertation
has been filed in compliance with
requirements set by the Faculty of
Engineering and Applied Science.
The defense of the dissertation constitutes
the final test of the candidate’s
qualifications. It must be demonstrated
that the candidate has made a contribution
to knowledge in a chosen area. In
content the dissertation should, therefore,
be a distinctly original contribution
in the selected field of study. In form
it must show the mastery of written
English which is expected of a university
graduate.
Ph.D. candidates should obtain a
copy of the bulletin of the Graduate
School of Arts and Sciences, in which
are printed the faculty requirements
for the Ph.D. degree. These are supplemented
by the requirements of the
department of major interest.
Doctoral Research Instruction
In order that the University may recover
the costs that are not defrayed by the
University’s income from tuition, charges
for research required for the Eng.Sc.D.
are assessed as given below.
Ph.D. candidates should consult the
bulletin of the Graduate School of Arts
and Sciences for the research instruction
requirements that apply to them.
An Eng.Sc.D. candidate is required
to do the following:
1.At the time the student begins doctoral
research, the student is eligible to
register for E9800 (3, 6, 9, or 12
points of credit). Twelve points must
have been accumulated by the time
the student is to receive the degree.
2.Registration for E9800 at a time other
than that prescribed above is not per-
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