Microsystems Engineering PhD Program Requirements.
In order for a student to be granted the PhD degree, he or she must satisfy the following minimum requirements:
- A minimum of 99 total credit hours
- A minimum of 60 graduate-level coursework credit hours
- A minimum of 27 quarter credit hours of research
- Pass the Comprehensive Examination (at the end of the first year)
- Pass the Qualifying Examination (before the end of the third year, and at least 12 months before the Dissertation Defense Examination)
- Pass the Candidacy Examination (at least 6 months before the Dissertation Defense Examination)
- Publish two papers (including at least one referred journal paper) based on his or her dissertation research
- Pass the Dissertation Defense Examination
Requirements