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Direct PhD - with no Master's

• Semester I
  • Academic advisor selection
  • 3)
  • CS 5/6/7xxxx (6)
• Semester II
  • Research advisor selection
  • Prelim Exam
  • CS 5/6/7xxxx (9)
• Semester III
  • Prelim Exam (if not completed)
  • CS 5/6/7xxxx (6)
  •    (3)
• Semester IV
  • CS 7xxxx (6)
  • Or   (3)
• Semester V
  • CS 7xxxx (6)
  •   or (3)
• Semester VI
  • CS 7xxxx (6)
  •   (3)
• Semester VII
  •   (6)
  • Candidacy exam
• Semester VIII
  •   (15)
• Semester IX
  •   (15)
• Semester X
  •    (15) and each semester until defended.

PhD - with Master's in CS

• Semester I
  • Academic advisor selection
  • 3)
  • CS 7/8xxxx (6)
  • Prelim Exam
• Semester II
  • Research advisor selection
  • PhD Plan of Work -Advisor
  • CS 7/8xxxx (6)
  • (3)
  • Prelim Exam (if not completed)
• Semester III
  • CS 7/8xxxx (3)
  •   (6)
• Semester IV
  • CS 7/8xxxx (3)
  • Candidacy exam
• Semester V
  •   (15)
• Semester VI
  • (15)
• Semester VII
  •   (3) and each semester until defended.
  •  

Graduation Requirements:

• Successful completion of 30 credit hours of CS 7/8xxxx courses of which
  • No more than 9 credit hours of CS 89098 Research
  • At least 9 credit hours must be in major concentration
  • 3 credit hours of Doctoral Seminar (CS 89191 )
  • At least 9 credit hours must be in minor concentration
• Successful completion of 30 hours of Dissertation I & II (CS 89199/89299)
• Successful Doctoral candidacy exam
• Successful Dissertation Defense