Direct Doctor of Philosophy Program: Direct Ph.D. Program
In addition to the traditional Ph.D. program, the AE Department offers a Direct Ph.D. program, which allows highly qualified students with a B.S. degree to be admitted directly into the Ph.D. program without an M.S. degree. Application for this program for new students is made on the Graduate Application form. Students currently in the M.S. program may petition the AE Graduate Policy Committee to join the Direct Ph.D. program before the end of the second semester after enrollment.
Course Requirements
The Direct Ph.D. program requires a total of ninety-six hours of credit, of which fifty-six hours must be course work. Of these course work hours, twenty-four hours must be at the 500-level, sixteen of which must be in AE. Other requirements include eight hours of math with four at the 500-level, two core courses in separate core areas (see section 3.2) and a maximum of eight hours of independent study.
Breadth Requirements
All Direct Ph.D. students must satisfy the same breadth requirement as M.S. students by completing the AE 590 seminar requirement and a core course requirement as described in Section 2.2. They must also satisfy both the M.S. and Ph.D. applied mathematics requirements as described in Sections 3.2 and 4.5.
The qualifying exam must be taken by the third offering after enrollment. The preliminary exam can be taken at any time after the qualifying exam is passed.
