These are the requirements for receiving a PhD from the department for students starting fall 2016 and later. All
2016 Chemical Engineering Milestones [pdf]
All students should be familiar and comfortable with them. A copy of the milestones is Appendix B of this Handbook
There are two requirements for PhD candidacy in the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering:
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1. Go to your Graduate Degree Planner and click on “See Your Program of Work At-a-Glance” https://utdirect.utexas.edu/ogs/gdp/index.WBX
2. Click on the “Program of Work At-a-Glance” link associated with your ChemE PhD degree plan. You will get a display of the requirements associated with that degree plan.
3. At the bottom of the page is the Milestones section. Click the “I have reviewed the Milestones for my degree” button.
For complete Complete instructions and an explanation of why this is required by the University of Texas at Austin, see the Graduate School webpage: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/academics/milestones