Civil and Environmental Engineering

Admission Requirements

Admission requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program are as follows:

• 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 the English Language Proficiency page for acceptable tests of English.

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.
• Required to attend 20 Seminars within your program time limit (for example: Master’s Seminar, PhD Comprehensive examination, Defense or External Seminar).
• Research Methods Workshop.