Doctor of Philosophy Supplemental Information

The following documents provide supplemental information and background material relating to the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science. See Doctor of Philosophy Official Degree Requirements for the official combined requirements of the Graduate School and of the Department of Computer Science. Apparent errors should be called to the attention of the Director of Graduate Studies.

Ph.D. Degree Requirements

• Comp 915: Technical Communication in Computer Science
• Ph.D. Teaching Requirement
• Ph.D. Oral Examination
• Ph.D. Dissertation (and Comp 994)
• Ph.D. Final Oral Exam (Ph.D. Defense)
• Residency Requirement and Time Limit
• Admission to Candidacy and for Award of Degree

Advisors and Advising

• Departmental Oversight and Implementation
• Advisor Assignments and Changing Advisors
• Exam and Guidance Committee Composition

General Advice

• Module Courses
• Transfer of Credit
• The Right to Petition
• Graduate Students as Instructors of Graduate Students

Also under General Advice: waiving requirements; taking courses outside Computer Science; foreign language study; minors; grandfather clause; and more.