Doctor of Philosophy-Geotechnical Engineering
Admission Requirements
A BS, BE or equivalent degree from an accredited program in Civil and Environmental Engineering or other engineering discipline is required for admission. Applicants with degrees in disciplines other than engineering may be required to demonstrate proficiency through additional undergraduate coursework as determined by the departmental Graduate Committee. This may comprise an additional semester of study for which graduate credit cannot be granted.
No minimum grade-point average is required for admission. However, a superior record of academic achievement is expected of all applicants.
* Self-paying students may receive a tuition scholarship for up to 40% of the tuition for which the student has registered. The Graduate School, upon recommendation by the Department, provides this scholarship. Full-time Ph.D. students may receive four credits of support for three semesters. These merit awards require up to six hours of departmental work per week.
A BS, BE or equivalent degree from an accredited program in Civil and Environmental Engineering or other engineering discipline is required for admission. Applicants with degrees in disciplines other than engineering may be required to demonstrate proficiency through additional undergraduate coursework as determined by the departmental Graduate Committee. This may comprise an additional semester of study for which graduate credit cannot be granted.
No minimum grade-point average is required for admission. However, a superior record of academic achievement is expected of all applicants.
Ph.D. Program Degree Requirements
The following are minimum requirements:
- 90 credit hours beyond the BS
- 39 credit hours of coursework
- 15 credit hours in the major field
- Nine credit hours in the minor field
- Six credit hours from a department other than the one in which the student is housed (Courses double-listed in CE and another department do not count in these six credit hours.)
- A maximum of 30 credit hours transfer credit (grade of B or better).
- All work must be completed within seven years after the candidacy procedure is completed.
- All students must pass a group of core courses in one of the following specialty areas: Environmental, Geotechnical, Structural and Water Resources Engineering
Core Courses for the Ph.D.
- CE512 Introduction to Structural and Soil Dynamics (ME555)
- CE538 Introduction to the Finite Element Method
- CE551 Engineering Elasticity
- CE554 Continuum Mechanics
* Self-paying students may receive a tuition scholarship for up to 40% of the tuition for which the student has registered. The Graduate School, upon recommendation by the Department, provides this scholarship. Full-time Ph.D. students may receive four credits of support for three semesters. These merit awards require up to six hours of departmental work per week.
