Civil and Environmental Engineering

Admission Requirements

Entrance requirements for study for the PhD degree are:

• A Master's degree, an A- average (80%) in coursework and evidence of ability to pursue independent research.
• Three letters of reference, at least two of which must be from academic sources.
• Proof of competency in English (if applicable). (See Academic Regulations - English Language Proficiency Certification for other acceptable tests of English).

For application deadlines, see below.

Degree Requirements

The PhD degree is awarded for the accomplishment of independent and original research and reporting thereon in a dissertation. The normal requirements for the PhD degree are as follows:

• Satisfactory completion of three one-term (0.5 unit weight) (600 or 700 series) graduate level courses acceptable for graduate credit by the Department with an overall average of 70%;
• Satisfactory performance in a Comprehensive examination. The examination consists of the following two parts:
  1. an examination of the research proposal that the candidate intends to develop into a successful PhD research thesis
  2. an examination of the breadth of the candidate's knowledge in the field of research.
• Submission and oral defense of a thesis, embodying the results of original research.

Application Deadlines