Degree Plan for Ph.D. (New)

 

Level
SemesterCourse CodeCourse TitleRequired
or Elective
Credit Hours
 Level 1
 First


 
  COE 5xx/6xxDepth* course-IRequired3


COE 5xx/6xx Breadth** course-IRequired
3


COE 5xx/6xx Breadth** course-IIRequired
3
 Second

   
  XXX 5xx/6xxDepth* course-IIRequired3


COE 5xx/6xx Depth* course-IIIRequired
3


COE 5xx/6xx Breadth** course-IIIRequired
3
Level 2
 Third


  
  XXX 5xx/6xxDepth* course-IVRequired3


XXX 5xx/6xx
 Elective*** course-IElective
3


XXX 5xx/6xx Elective*** course-IIElective
3


 COE 699 Seminar
0

Fourth


  
  XXX 5xx/6xxElective*** course-IIIElective3


COE 711
 Ph.D. Pre-DissertationRequired
3
Level 3
 
FifthCOE 712Ph.D. DissertationRequiredIP

Sixth
COE 712
Ph.D. Dissertation
 Required9

Note:

  • Each student is expected to submit his detailed degree plan according to the above generic degree plan for approval by the department and the Deanship of Graduate Studies by the middle of the second semester from enrollment, after taking the approval of his thesis advisor.
  • Students are required to adhere to the regulations of the degree plan. No relaxations will be given to any student and the courses taken in the conflict of the above will not be counted towards the degree.
  • The order of taking the courses can be different from above but the students must take the core courses before the electives. 

     *   From the same major area, with at least three latter-grade courses from COE. A designated list of courses for each            COE major area will be provided. These lists will include courses from COE and other related departments.

    **  From the other COE major areas, with at least two latter-grade courses from COE, but not from the same COE                    major area.

 ***  COE 701, COE 702, or latter-grade courses from other departments: ICS, EE, SE, and MATH.

 

Degree Plan PhD (New)