Ph.D. in Engineering
The Herff College of Engineering offers a Ph.D. in Engineering with separate concentrations in Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.
The Ph.D. in Engineering is a 72-semester-hour program consisting of a minimum of 48 semester hours of coursework plus an independent research project culminating in a dissertation. Applicants who already possess a master’s degree in engineering or a closely related field can get credit for 30 semester hours of coursework toward the Ph.D.
The following are minimum requirements for admission:
- A bachelor’s degree in engineering or a closely related program;
- An undergraduate GPA of at least 3.00 from an accredited college or university;
- Three (3) letters of recommendation from persons capable of assessing the applicant’s suitability for doctoral work in civil engineering;
- The following minimum GRE scores are required:
- Verbal = 146,
- Quantitative = 156,
- Analytical Writing = 3.0;
- Applicants whose native language is other than English must meet one of the following
minimum requirements:
- TOEFL = 85,
- IELTS = 6.5,
- Duolingo = 110,
- PTE = 57.
Applicants are advised that meeting the minimum admission standards does not entitle an applicant to admission; it only insures consideration of the application. Applicants are further advised that the program reserves the right to deny some applications due to limited availability of resources.