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Graduate Studies Program
Ph.D. Degree Requirements:
Ph.D. Credit Allocation (all at 4000 level minimum):
72 (minimum) of acceptable graduate coursework
42 (minimum) from ECE and closely related formal course work (EE 5980: Dissertation Research not counting toward this minimum)
Of those 42 hours, no more than 12 can be 4000 level
level
Courses required by the department bachelor of science degree may not be
applied for graduate credit
6 (maximum) of EE 4800 (Problems in ...) can be counted for program of study
credit
6 (maximum) of EE 5880 (Problems in ...) can be counted for program of study
credit
9 (maximum) of EE 5600 (Statistical Signal Processing in ...) can be counted
for program of study credit
Research Tools may be required at the option of the student's comittee:
The doctoral student must demonstrate competence in two research areas relevant
to their proposed are of research
Certification of these tools can be obtained by demonstrated proficiency on a
standardized examination prepared by the Education Testing Service or by
receiving a grade of B in a course or courses specified by a department on
campus
Course work utilized to certify research tools should not be included in the
total hour count for the program
PhD Program Timeline
Preliminary Examination:
This comprehensive examination contains both written and oral elements
The exam is administered by the students graduate committee
The exam may not be given before:
The research tool requirements requirements have been met and certification
approved by the Graduate School
The Doctoral Program has been approved by the Graduate School
The student must also present and defend a formal proposal for the dissertation research to the student's committee.
In addition to the above requirements, the student must pass a final
oral examination in defense of his or her dissertation work. The
presentation portion is advertised and is open to the public.
Project Poster
This poster describes the student's dissertation research topic
The poster must be completed and approved by the student's major professor
before the Anticipated Graduation Date form can be filled out.
The student is also required to present the dissertation work at a
Department Graduate Student Seminar. This seminar is advertised and is
open to the public.
The student is required to submit at least one paper to a peer-reviewed journal describing the student's dissertation work.
The student is highly encouraged to participate in the UW Graduate Student Symposium describing the student's dissertation work.
The following paper work is associated with the Ph.D. program:
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University of Wyoming
College of Engineering and Applied Science
Dept. 3295
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
(307)766-4253
email: enginfo@uwyo.edu