Doctorate of Philosophy in Computer Science and Engineering

Coursework Requirements

  • Undergraduate-level Breadth
  • 5 Breadth Courses (required from 3 of 4 groups, one waiver permitted)
  • 2 CSE++ Courses (one waiver permitted in addition to breadth waiver)
    • HCDE 544 and INSC 571 cannot both be used towards completion of the required coursework.
    HCDE 545 and INSC 572 cannot both be used towards completion of the required coursework.

Committee Requirements

  • Chair (your advisor or co-advisors)
  • CSE faculty from inside your area (co-advisor counts)
  • CSE faculty from outside your area
  • Graduate School Representative from outside CSE
  • You must declare a "reading committee" to evaluate the dissertation, which is typically your generals committee minus the GSR.

TA Requirement

You are required to complete two quarters of teaching assistantship within the school. For further information:

Credit Requirements

  • 90 total credits with a cumulative GPA of 3.0. Within these 90 credits:
  • 40 credits must be in 500-level courses or above
  • 27 credits must be CSE 800 (Dissertation)
  • 45 credits must be from CSE curriculum
  • 15 credits may be in supporting fields (such as CSE++ courses)
  • 18 graded credits (GS 1.1)