Requirements for the Ph.D. Degree
Major and Minor
The doctorate demands substantial depth and breath of
study in the major subject, electrical engineering; at
least 60 credit hours of graduate course work exclusive
of the dissertation must be taken. Not more than
18 of these hours may be taken as individual-study
courses. Such courses involve a special arrangement
between a student and a faculty member in which the
student carries out assignments in a subject not
available in a regular course. Students are not
required to take a formal minor subject; however if a
minor is declared, it must include at least 15 credit
hours outside the ECE Department. The minor must
be represented by a faculty member from the minor
department on the student’s Advisory Committee.
Courses included under the major subject will be
primarily taught in the ECE Department, but courses from
other departments may be included (other than courses in
the minor if one is declared) if they provide coherent
support for the major.