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Deadline: Students must complete this candidacy exam within the first four long semesters in residence.  Failure to complete the exam within this deadline will remove students from the PhD program and place them in the Master’s program, with one additional long semester for completion of a terminal Master’s degree.  A PhD supervisor may petition the Chemical Engineering graduate advisor in writing for a one-time extension of one long semester for completion of the exam due to exceptional circumstances.

3. Completing at least two semesters with a total of 20 hours TA service in the department. Service in a course outside the department does not count towards this requirement, even if the course is taught by the supervisor. 

4. Participating in the 1^st and 3^rd year seminar. 1st and 3rd year students are required to attend every Friday noon-1pm in the fall and spring semesters, to meet this requirement. 3rd year students must also present their research.

 

5. Completing annual committee update meetings after advancing to candidacy. Ideally, the entire committee meets together to discuss progress. But they can attend virtually, or students can meet with some members separately if needed. All committee members must sign the annual update form.

 

65. Completing a dissertation and passing a Final Oral Examination

The Graduate School has strict rules and deadlines for scheduling the final oral examination and submitting paperwork for graduation. These are not flexible and students should make themselves familiar with the rules, because they are responsible for following them. Committee members will need to sign the Request for Final Oral (Pink Form), Signature Page, and Gold Sheet. The Gold Sheet is sent directly to the supervisor, who is responsible for bringing it to the final oral defense. Digital signatures are accepted on all three forms, but they must be legible, and must all appear on the same page. The graduate coordinator has pink and gold paper available.

This is a visualization of the timeline for the doctoral program, including milestones:

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For students who started Fall 2015 or earlier, the first two requirements are different

1. They completed Qualifying Exams, and must complete 18 hours of coursework, but the three core courses are not required. 3 graduate level CHE courses are required, and 3 electives. The GPA must be 3.0 or higher for courses to count toward the requirement.

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Students who entered the graduate program before fall 2014 should plan to complete their preliminary oral examination within the first five long semesters in residence to make satisfactory progress towards a PhD degree, but there is no hard deadline.

 

All other requirements are the same for these students, except they do not have to complete

5. Annual committee update meetings, although this is considered a best practice