Ph.D. Degree Requirements and Procedures
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Satisfactory Progress: In order to continue in the program, students must continue to make satisfactory progress as determined by meeting university and department course, exam, registration, and other requirements as stated on the MSEE and PhD advising web pages. Faculty and department advising staff are available for clarification and assistance. If students are considered by faculty to not be making satisfactory progress toward a degree, the first step will be to send to the student an informal notification from individual faculty or from the EE Graduate Advising Office. Discussion and exploration of issues will hopefully resolve the issues. If a student continues to fail to meet expectations for performance and progress, the department will proceed with formal actions recommended by the Graduate School per Graduate School Memorandum No. 16.
Annual Review of Graduate Students: The EE Graduate Advising Office reviews Master's students each Spring Quarter, and reviews Ph.D. students each Autumn Quarter. Students and faculty advisors are contacted only if a student's record indicates concerns.
ADMISSION TO PH.D. PROGRAM
Students who are first completing an MSEE in the department will enroll in the Ph.D. program as of the first quarter after completing the MSEE.
SELECTION OF FACULTY ADVISOR
Students should have a faculty advisor within the first quarter of study, and should notify the Advising Office both when an advisor has been determined and if there is a change of advisors.
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
- Students must be registered as a graduate student for any quarter in which
an exam (Qualifying, General or Final Examinations) is to be scheduled.
- Numerical grades must be received in at least 18 quarter credits of course
work taken at the UW prior to scheduling the General Examination. A minimum
cumulative GPA of 3.00 is required for a graduate degree at the University.
- Students must complete 1 credit of EE 592 Research Seminar offered each Autumn
quarter.
- Students may count up to 3 credits of EE 500 seminars. Students are encouraged
to take the EE 500 Colloquium each quarter even though only 3 credits of any of
the various EE 500 seminars can be counted toward the degree.
- Students must complete 90 credits as a graduate student, of which at least
60 must be completed at the University of Washington. With the approval
of the degree-granting unit, an appropriate Master's degree from an
accredited institution may substitute for 30 credits of enrollment.
- Students must complete a minimum of 30 credits of dissertation (EE 800)
over a period of at least 3 quarters.
Ph.D. QUALIFYING EXAMINATION
The Ph.D. Qualifying Examination document includes the EE Qualifying Examination Document, breadth and depth course lists, required forms for applying for the depth exam, and the depth exam syllabi.
Students should plan on taking the depth portion of the Ph.D. Qualifying Examination no later than one year after starting the Ph.D. program. An extension will be allowed in unusual circumstances by approval of the Graduate Program Coordinator upon petition by the student's advisor. The Ph.D. Qualifying Examination Depth Exam is offered twice a year, once in the Autumn quarter and once in the Spring Quarter.
GENERAL EXAMINATION
The Ph.D. General Examination document includes the requirements for proceeding to the General Exam, appointment of the Ph.D. Supervisory Committee, and procedures for scheduling the General Examination.
The department expects students to take the General Examination within one year of passing the Qualifying Examination. An extension will be allowed in unusual circumstances by approval of the Graduate Program Coordinator upon petition by the student's advisor.
FINAL EXAMINATION
The Ph.D. Final Examination document includes information on appointing the Dissertation Reading Committee, and procedures for scheduling the Final Examination.
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