Graduate Student Survival 101

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Graduate Student Survival 101

• Informal www.ece.utah.edu/cfurse
• Formal www.ece.utah.edu

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Getting Started --Semester 1

• Choose/register for classes.
• temporary advisor gtgt Permanent Advisor
• online advising for EM students.
• Furse MS spread sheet. Furse PhD spread sheet
• Research Literature Search
• MS Students begin preparing for proposal
  defense by choosing a topic and ideas for your
  thesis at the end of this semester. See notes on
  proposal defense under Semester 2.
• PhD Students Talk to Holly about scheduling
  your qualifying exam early in the next semester.

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Moving Along -- Semester 2

• Classes.
• Thesis credits.
• Finalize thesis area and advisor.
• Program of Study Form
• MS Students -- Thesis Proposal
• Written Proposal
• Oral Proposal Defense
• PhD Students Qualifying Exam

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Work in Progress Semester 3

• Classes / Thesis Credits
• Research
• PhD Students Dissertation Proposal.

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Finishing up Semester 4

• Classes/ Thesis Credits
• MS Thesis Defense (PhD students typically defend
  in semester 6-8)
• Written Thesis
• Oral Defense

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Tuition Benefit Program

• Registration Requirements.
• Full time, matriculated students.
• TA/RA working 10-20 hr /week
• Pays for grad courses only (5xxx and up)
• Limited number of course hours (watch out for
  thesis credits!)
• For help Sally Reed (reed_at_ece.utah.edu)

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Limits

• MS/ME limited to 2 years (4 semesters)
• Students entering the Ph.D. program without a
  masters degree are limited to 5 years (10
  semesters)
• Students entering the Ph.D. program with a
  masters degree from the University of Utah are
  limited to 5 years of tuition benefit support (2
  years for the masters plus 3 years for the
  doctorate)
• Students entering the Ph.D. program with a
  masters degree from another institution are
  limited to 4 years (8 semesters) of tuition
  benefit support.
• See the Graduate Handbook for additional
  requirements.

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Minimum Financial Support Required

• GPA Requirement. The Graduate Schools Tuition
  Benefit Program requires the student to maintain
  a 3.0 GPA.
• The minimum support for the 2006-2007 academic
  year is

per Semester Tuition Benefit
5,000 100
3,750 75
2,500 50
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Résumé Website forResearch Assistant
Opportunities

• Format of resumes http//www.ece.utah.edu/resumes
  /submit.shtml
• To Post Holly Cox cox_at_ece.utah.edu
• You might also want to contact a specific faculty
  member if you are confident that you are
  qualified to work in their area of interest.
• Dear Sir We urge you not to contact a large
  number of faculty members on campus and not to
  send out global email messages asking for
  financial assistance.

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Web Addresses

• For tuition waiver information
• http//www.utah.edu/graduate_school/tbpguidelines.
  html
• For information on the department
• and links to graduate forms
• http//www.ece.utah.edu

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Health Insurance

• Compare Plans
• http//www.CampusCoverage.com
• Graduate Student Health Insurance Benefit
  Program See Graduate School website for more
  information.

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Transfer Credit

• Up to 6 semester hours of transfer credit may be
  applied toward fulfillment of graduate degree
  requirements if they
• 1. are of high letter grade (A or B no credit
  only grades)
• 2. are recommended by the students supervisory
  committee,
• and
• are taken within the prescribed time limit.
• (Are not used elsewhere for a degree)

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Nonmatriculated Courses
Up to 9 hours of nonmatriculated (Before being
admitted to UU GRAD program) coursework may be
included on a students program of study if
approved by the supervisory committee and the
Department Graduate Committee.
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SPEAK Test

• MS/PHD graduate students who have NOT earned a
  degree from an English-speaking country are
  required to take the SPEAK Test the first
  semester.
• The International Teaching Assistant Workshop SET
  test can be substituted.
• A passing score of 50 is required. A student who
  receives a lower score may be required to take
  English courses to improve their English-language
  skills. IF you dont do this, you will be
  deregistered from classes in semester 2.

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2006-2007 Graduate Committee
Committee Member Office Room Office Telephone
Ajay Nahata Chair nahata_at_ece.utah.edu 3112 MEB 581-5184
Om Gandhi gandhi_at_ece.utah.edu 4508 MEB 581-7743
Priyank Kalla kalla_at_ece.utah.edu 4512 MEB 587-7617
Gil Shamir gshamir_at_ece.utah.edu 3108 MEB 581-4445
Holly Cox Graduate Secretary cox_at_ece.utah.edu 3280 MEB 581-3843
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International Teaching Assistants (ITAs)

• International students who are interested in
  working as teaching assistants and whose first
  language is not English must take the ITA
  (International Teaching Assistant) workshop in
  August.
• http//www.utah.edu/ita/

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Temporary Advisors Plz Set Appointment
Area of Interest Faculty Phone
Electromagnetics C. Furse cfurse_at_ece.utah.edu 585-7234
Communications Signal Processing Control B. Farhang-Boroujeny farhang_at_ece.utah.edu 587-7959
Optics S. Blair blair_at_ece.utah.edu 585-6157
VLSI Microelectronics Computer Engineering R. Harrison harrison_at_ece.utah.edu 587-7926
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ECE Department Requirements for Masters Degrees
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Basic Requirements for the M.E. Degree
Requirement Process Due Date
Supervisory Committee 3 members Chair must be regular ECE faculty member Chair chosen by studenttwo others assigned by Department Submit a Request for Supervisory Committee form to ECE Office Full time drop deadline of second semester of study Part time drop deadline of third semester of study
Candidacy (Program of Study) 28 sem hours of coursework beyond BSEE/BSCE 2 hrs Graduate Seminar at least 18 hours of ECE coursework with 15 of these hours in 6000-7000 level classes Submit a form Application for Admission to Candidacy for the Masters Degree to the ECE Office along with a statement defending the proposed program Full time drop deadline of second semester of study Part time drop deadline of third semester of study
Amendment to Program of Study Submit an Amendment to Planned Program of Study form to the ECE Office for approval prior to registering for added classes Changes must be made before an added class is taken classes cannot be dropped after they have been completed
SPEAK Test No
Proficiency Requirement Yes must satisfy the ECE proficiency requirements Submit a form Fulfillment of Proficiency Requirements to the ECE Office Full time drop deadline of third semester of study Part time drop deadline of fourth semester of study
Please note that international students must be
full-time students.
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Basic Requirements for the M.E. Degree (cont.)
Requirement Process Due Date
Residency Requirement At least 24 hours must be in resident study
Report of Completion Yes Report of Completion form will be prepared by the Graduate Secretary when all grades have been posted Upon completion of coursework
Research Comprehensive Exam No
Thesis Final Exam No
Thesis No
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M.E. Program Requirements(Professional Degree)

• 1. All coursework is to be completed within 4
  consecutive calendar years.
• 2. Coursework listed on the program of study must
  total a minimum of 30 hours of graduate
• coursework at the 5000 level or above, in
  engineering and allied fields.
• 3. The 30 required hours must include the
  following
• a. A minimum of 18 hours of ECE courses
• b. At least 15 hours of the required 18 ECE
  hours must be at the 6000 or 7000 level
• c. 2 hours of Graduate Seminar (ECE 6900 and
  6910).
• 4. Required coursework hours may not include
  faculty consultation or thesis research.
• 5. M.E. students may take no more than three
  semester hours of ECE 6950 (Special
• Studies). These hours will not count toward the
  ECE required hours but can be included
• in the total required hours.
• 6. A statement defending the program of study and
  outlining the students goals must be
• provided at the time the program of study is
  submitted.
• Master of Engineering students will be graduated
  in the semester in which 30 hours of coursework
  are completed. All students who are on visas
  must be registered for at least 9 credit hours of
  coursework in every semester (excluding summer)
  unless they receive permission from the
  Department Graduate Committee prior to the
  beginning of the semester.

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Special Studies

• M.E. students may take no more than 3 semester
  hours of ECE 6950 (Special Studies). These hours
  will not count toward the ECE required hours but
  can be included in the total required hours.
• M.S. students may take up to 3 semester hours of
  ECE 6950. These hours will count toward the
  required 6-10 hours of thesis. Therefore, an
  M.S. student who takes 3 hours of Special Studies
  will take 6-7 hours of thesis.
• Ph.D. students may take up to 3 semester hours of
  ECE 7950 (Special Studies) which will count
  toward the required 42 coursework hours.
• Students must get permission from the Graduate
  Committee before taking any Special Studies
  courses. Permission is obtained by completing
  and filing the Special Studies Request form with
  the Graduate Secretary. The general guidelines
  state that for every hour of credit, it generally
  requires 2 hours of study per week outside of
  class. Therefore, it will be understood that for
  every credit hour of Special Studies, the student
  will be expected to spend 3 hours per week on the
  activity. Special studies courses from other
  departments cannot be used for the program of
  study. Special Studies may not include the
  material of any class taught by the Electrical
  Computer Engineering Department.

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Faculty Consultation/Independent Study

• Students studying for the M.E. degree may
  petition the ECE Graduate Committee for approval
  to register for ECE 6980, Faculty Consultation/
  Independent Study, for the following reasons,
  although approval is not guaranteed
• A student needs 3 credit hours to bring their
  registration to the maxi-
• mum in a semester for which they are eligible
  for a full tuition waiver.
• A student needs to maintain continuous
  registration and would other-
• wise not be in residency.
• A student is not able to take regular courses
  to maintain residency
• during curricular practical training.
• The petition form is available from the Graduate
  Secretary and must be submitted before the
  beginning of the semester for which the student
  would like to register for ECE 6980.
• Faculty Consultation/Independent Study is a CR/NC
  course and does not count toward the fulfillment
  of the degree requirements. A student cannot
  apply for Faculty Consultation if they have
  enough credits for graduation.

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Credit/No Credit Courses

• Graduate students are granted the option, subject
  to approval by the Department Graduate Committee
  and review by the Dean of the Graduate School, to
  enroll in some courses in which they will be
  graded on a credit/ no credit (CR/NC) rather than
  on a letter-grade basis.
• The intent of the CR/NC option is to free
  students to extend their studies to areas outside
  their major or specialty and to take classes they
  otherwise might not take if they had to compete
  with majors for a letter grade.
• Students may not register for CR/NC courses in
  their major department unless a course in the
  major department is offered only on a CR/NC
  basis.
• Consult the Graduate Handbook for further
  information on the CR/NC policy.

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Coursework Guideline Criteria

1. A minimum GPA of 3.0 on coursework listed on the
   program of study with no grade lower than C- is
   required for graduation. A student who receives
   a grade lower than C- in a course listed on the
   program of study must repeat that same course and
   receive a higher grade. Courses cannot be
   deleted from the program of study after they are
   taken.
2. ECE required courses are not to include special
   studies, thesis hours, or faculty consultation.
3. Coursework cannot be used for more than one
   degree on the same level.
4. A course taken for 5000-level credit cannot be
   taken again for 6000-level credit.
5. Cross-listed courses must be registered through
   the ECE course numbers.
6. Where a course has both a 5000- and 6000-level
   number, the 5000-level version is intended for
   undergraduates and the 6000-level version for
   honors and graduate students. The two versions
   of the class will meet together, but extra work
   will be expected of honors and graduate students.
7. Masters students may take upper-division courses
   (5000 level or above) in other departments as
   long as the ECE degree course requirements have
   been met, with written approval of the
   supervisory committee.
8. Students may only register for thesis research
   after they have set up a supervisory committee.
9. Courses from other departments may not be
   substituted for the ECE 6000-level required
   courses.
10. No Graduate Seminar course (ECE 6900, 6910, 7900,
    7910) may be taken twice to satisfy the
    requirement. Each seminar course has different
    requirements and may not be substituted for each
    other.
11. Students who receive an Incomplete grade in a
    class must complete the class by the following
    semester, even if the semester is the summer
    semester.

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Supervisory Committee

• Each student forms a supervisory committee whose
  members guide the students graduate program.
  Students must form this committee by the
  beginning of the second semester of study.

Degree of Sup Comm Members
M.E. 3
M.S. 3
E.E. 3
Ph.D. 5
Any regular ECE faculty member may serve as a
supervisory committee chair. After the faculty
members have agreed to serve on a supervisory
committee, the student should file a completed
Request for Supervisory Committee form with the
Graduate Secretary in the ECE office. A
committee may be revised, if necessary, by
submitting a Request to Change Supervisory
Committee Personnel form. The Graduate
Committee approves all supervisory committee
forms final approval is granted by either the
Dean of the Graduate School or the Dean of the
College of Engineering. Faculty outside of the
ECE Department may supervise a student, but the
student must have a regular ECE faculty member
serve as co-chair. Individuals who are not
faculty members may serve on a supervisory
committee if approved by the supervisory
committee chair and the Graduate Committee. A
current vita for any non-university member must
be submitted with the Supervisory Committee form.
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Change of Degree Status

• Graduate students who wish to change degree
  programs within the department must submit the
  following to the Graduate Committee for approval
• 1. A letter to the Graduate Committee explaining
  the reason for the requested change of
• degree, including a description of the intended
  research area if the change is to study for
• a research degree.
• 2. A letter of recommendation in support of the
  application from a faculty member express-
• ing willingness to serve as the chair of the
  students supervisory committee.
• 3. The completed Request for Supervisory
  Committee form for the requested degree.
• 4. The completed program of study for the
  requested degree. If a student wishes to
• change from a thesis to a non-thesis degree
  program, a separate sheet must be included
• indicating at least 12 hours of coursework to be
  taken after the change is approved.
• 5. A current University of Utah transcript.
• Students cannot convert hours taken in thesis
  (ECE 6970/7970) to special studies (ECE 6950).
  ECE 6970/7970 hours cannot be used for the M.E.
  degree.
• Please note that students who are studying for
  the M.E. degree cannot receive a tuition waiver
  for work they perform as a research assistant.

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Faculty Consultation-CPT

• International students participating in a
  cooperative work experience for curricular
  practical training must register for ECE 6981,
  Faculty Consultation-CPT.
• Students must contact Lisa Christensen in Career
  Services to set up the training and to obtain a
  syllabus for the course. Registration in ECE
  6981 DOES NOT give authorization to work.
• ECE 6981 will not count toward any degree
  requirements. This course is used to maintain
  quality of the curricular practical training
  experience.

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Basic Requirements for the M.S. Degree
Requirement Process Due Date
Supervisory Committee 3 members Chair must be regular ECE faculty member faculty outside ECE may supervise a student as long as a regular ECE faculty member serves as co-chair Submit a Request for Supervisory Committee form to ECE Office Full time drop deadline of second semester of study Part time drop deadline of third semester of study
Candidacy (Program of Study) 28 sem hours of coursework beyond BSEE/BSCE 2 hrs Graduate Seminar at least 12 hours of ECE coursework with 9 of these hours in 6000-7000 level classes Submit a form Application for Admission to Candidacy for the Masters Degree to the ECE Office Full time drop deadline of second semester of study Part time drop deadline of third semester of study
Amendment to Program of Study Submit an Amendment to Planned Program of Study form to the ECE Office for approval prior to registering for added classes Changes must be made before an added class is taken classes cannot be dropped after they have been completed
SPEAK Test Yes Contact Testing Center to make arrangements requires request form from Grad Sec Drop deadline of second semester of study
Proficiency Requirement Yes must satisfy the ECE proficiency requirements Submit a form Fulfillment of Proficiency Requirements to the ECE Office Full time drop deadline of third semester of study Part time drop deadline of fourth semester of study
Please note that international students must be
full-time students.
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Basic Requirements for the M.S. Degree (cont.)
Requirement Process Due Date
Residency Requirement At least 24 hours must be in resident study
Research Comprehensive Exam (Thesis Proposal) Yes pass a Research Comp Exam administered by the supervisory committee (including defense of a written formal thesis proposal) Notify the Graduate Secretary in the ECE Department at least one week prior to the date of the exam No later than third semester of study (may not be taken in the same semester as the thesis defense)
Thesis Yes 6-10 hours of the required 28 hours of coursework is in thesis research
Thesis Final Exam Yes Notify the Graduate Secretary in the ECE Department at least one week before exam Defend the thesis at the end of coursework requirements
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Application for Admission to Candidacy(Program
of Study)

• After consulting with the approved supervisory
  committee chair, the student must plan a program
  of study and complete and submit the Application
  for Admission to Candidacy for the Masters
  Degree or Program of Study for the Ph.D.
  Degree form.
• Approval signatures of the supervisory committee
  members are to be obtained by the student.
  Completed and signed forms must be submitted to
  the Graduate Secretary in the ECE office by the
  drop deadline of the second semester of study.
  After approval of the Department Graduate
  Committee, the program of study is submitted to
  the Graduate School of the College of Engineering
  for their approval.
• The program of study must be filed prior to
  taking the Comprehensive Exam (if applicable).

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Changes in the Program of Study

• Modifications to the program of study may be made
  by filing an Amendment to Planned Program of
  Study form with the supervisory committee and
  obtaining required approval of the Department
  Graduate Committee before enrollment in any added
  courses. Completed courses cannot be deleted
  from the program of study.
• Credit towards obtaining a degree will not be
  granted for classes taken prior to approval of
  the form, unless the student is changing degree
  status.

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M.S. Program Requirements

• 1. All coursework is to be completed within 4
  consecutive calendar years.
• 2. Coursework listed on the program of study must
  total a minimum of 30 hours of
• graduate coursework at the 5000 level or above,
  in engineering allied fields.
• 3. The 30 required hours must include the
  following
• a. A minimum of 12 hours of ECE courses
• b. At least 9 hours of the required 12 ECE hours
  must be at the 6000 or 7000
• level
• c. 2 hours of Graduate Seminar (ECE 6900 and
  6910)
• d. 6-10 hours of thesis research (ECE 6970).
• 4. Required coursework hours may not include
  special studies, faculty
• consultation, or thesis research.
• 5. M.S. students may take up to 3 semester hours
  of ECE 6950 (Special Studies).
• These hours will count toward the required 6-10
  hours of thesis. Therefore, an
• M.S. student who takes 3 hours of Special
  Studies will take 6-7 hours of thesis.
• All students who are on visas must be registered
  for at least 9 credit hours of coursework in
  every semester (excluding summer) unless they
  receive permission from the Department Graduate
  Committee prior to the beginning of the semester.

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Due Dates

• Full-time graduate students

Supervisory Committee Form Drop deadline of second semester of study
Candidacy Form (Program of Study) Drop deadline of second semester of study
Amendment to Program of Study Drop deadline of semester for which change is requested
SPEAK Test Drop deadline of second semester of study
Proficiency Requirement Drop deadline of third semester of study
M.S. Research Comprehensive Exam No later than third semester of study
Ph.D. Qualifying Exam During second semester of study
Ph.D. Research Comprehensive Exam No later than fifth semester of study (there must be at least 1 semester between Ph.D. comprehensive exam dissertation defense)
Part-time graduate students
Supervisory Committee Form Drop deadline of third semester of study
Candidacy Form (Program of Study) Drop deadline of third semester of study
Proficiency Requirement Drop deadline of fourth semester of study
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Research Comprehensive Exam(Thesis/Dissertation
Proposal)

• M.S. and Ph.D. candidates must take a Research
  Comprehensive Exam to be administered by their
  supervisory committee at a time determined by
  that committee, but no later than the third
  semester of study for M.S. candidates and the
  fifth semester for Ph.D. candidates.
• The candidates write a proposal on their research
  in the NSF or NIH format which would include only
  the technical proposal and the vita sections.
  The page limit for the proposal should be 10
  pages for M.S. students and 15 pages for Ph.D.
  students.
• The written proposal should be submitted to the
  members of the candidates supervisory committee
  at least 2 weeks before the oral comprehensive
  exam.
• Students must notify the ECE Graduate Secretary
  at least one week before they are going to take
  the Comprehensive Exam. The Graduate Secretary
  will inform the Graduate School after the exam
  has been taken.

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ECE Department Degree Requirements
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Basic Requirements for the Ph.D. Degree
Requirement Process Due Date
Supervisory Committee 5 members Chair must be regular ECE faculty member majority of members must be ECE faculty at least one member from outside dept Submit a Request for Supervisory Committee form to ECE Office Full time drop deadline of second semester of study Part time drop deadline of third semester of study
Program of Study At least 42 semester hours of coursework beyond BS degree 4 hours Graduate Seminar students with an MS degree may count up to 6 hrs of thesis credit toward coursework Submit a form Program of Study for the Ph.D. Degree to the ECE Office Full time drop deadline of second semester of study Part time drop deadline of third semester of study
Amendment to Program of Study Submit an Amendment to Planned Program of Study form to the ECE Office for approval prior to registering for added classes Changes must be made before an added class is taken classes cannot be dropped after they have been completed
SPEAK Test Yes Contact Testing Center to make arrangements requires request form from Grad Sec Drop deadline of second semester of study
Proficiency Requirement Yes must satisfy the ECE proficiency requirements Submit a form Fulfillment of Proficiency Requirements to the ECE Office Full time drop deadline of third semester of study Part time drop deadline of fourth semester of study
Please note that international students must be
full-time students.
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Basic Requirements for the Ph.D. Degree (cont.)
Requirement Process Due Date
Residency Requirement At least 1 year (2 consecutive semesters) of full-time academic work a full load is 9 credit hours
Qualifying Exam Yes Make arrangements with Graduate Secretary during last week of first semester of study During second semester of study
Research Comprehensive Exam (Dissertation Proposal) Yes pass a Research Comp Exam administered by the supervisory committee (including defense of a written formal dissertation proposal) Notify the Graduate Secretary in the ECE Department at least one week prior to the date of the exam No later than fifth semester of study (must be taken at least two semesters before the dissertation defense)
Dissertation Yes at least 36 hours of thesis research students with M.S. degree may count any addl thesis hours (beyond 6 used for coursework) toward these 36 hours
Dissertation Final Exam Yes Notify the Graduate Secretary in the ECE Department at least one week before exam Defend the dissertation at the end of coursework requirements
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Ph.D. Program Requirements

• 1. All coursework is to be completed within 7
  consecutive calendar years.
• 2. Coursework listed on the program of study must
  consist of
• a. A minimum of 42 hours of graduate courses
  (5000 level or above) beyond
• the BS degree, in engineering and allied
  fields. Students with an MS
• degree may count up to 6 hours of thesis credit
  toward coursework.
• b. 4 semesters of Graduate Seminar (ECE 6900,
  6910, 7900, 7910) or 2
• semesters of Graduate Seminar (ECE 7900, 7910)
  if a prior MS degree.
• c. At least 36 semester hours of thesis research
  (ECE 7970). Students with
• an MS degree may count any additional thesis
  hours (beyond the 6 used
• for coursework) toward these 36 hours.
• 3. Required coursework hours may not include
  faculty consultation or research.
• 4. Ph.D. students may take up to 3 hours of ECE
  7950 (Special Studies) which
• will count toward the required 42 coursework
  hours.
• All students who are on visas must be registered
  for at least 9 credit hours of coursework in
  every semester (excluding summer) unless they
  receive permission from the Department Graduate
  Committee prior to the beginning of the semester.

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Ph.D. Qualifying Examination

• Procedure
• 1. During the first semester, the candidate forms
  a supervisory committee and discusses his/her
  field of study with the primary advisor.
• 2. During the second semester, the Graduate
  Secretary solicits one paper from the
• research literature from each member of the
  supervisory committee.
• 3. Eight weeks prior to the oral exam, the
  candidate chooses three of the five papers
• to study. The candidate submits the written
  summary within six weeks (four weeks
• in summer). The summary will then be
  distributed to the supervisory committee,
• and the candidate schedules the oral exam.
• 4. The candidate then has the oral exam. Based
  upon the written summary and oral
• exam, the committee will recommend Pass, Fail,
  or, in exceptional cases, Retry. In
• the event of a second chance, the candidate must
  repeat the process the following
• semester, even if that semester is summer.
• In both the written component and the oral
  presentation, the candidate must address the
  following points for each study paper (1) the
  methods, results, and significance of the paper
  (2) the completeness of the paper and what
  follow-on research could be performed and (3)
  the relationship of the paper to the candidates
  intended field of study.
• In the oral exam, in addition to the items
  covered in the written summary, the candidate
  should be prepared to answer questions from the
  committee specific to the papers and in the
  general field of study.

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Thesis/Dissertation Requirements

• The supervisory committee must give preliminary
  approval of the thesis prior to the defense. The
  defense can be scheduled after this approval. The
  student must provide one copy of the thesis to
  the chair of the supervisory committee at least 3
  weeks before the defense, and one copy to each of
  the other committee members at least 2 weeks
  prior to the defense.
• After successfully defending the thesis, the
  student must obtain approval from the Final
  Reader (typically the supervisory committee
  chair) and submit the Final Reading Approval
  form to the Graduate Secretary for the Department
  Chairs signature. The student must then submit
  the form to the Thesis Editor with a draft of the
  final thesis. The due date of the final thesis
  to the Thesis Editor may be found at
  http//www.utah.edu/graduate_school/thesisoffice.h
  tml.
• Detailed policies and procedures concerning the
  thesis are contained in A Handbook for Theses and
  Dissertations published by the Graduate School.

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Thesis/Dissertation Defense

• The Final Oral Examination (oral
  thesis/dissertation defense) is conducted by the
  supervisory committee according to Graduate
  School regulations. A student will be passed
  only if the committee is satisfied that the
  thesis research and documentation are
  unquestionably of the quality that will bring
  distinction to the candidate and the department.
  The committee may request further work of the
  candidate before a final decision is made.
• All students must understand that they are
  responsible for ensuring that the submitted
  thesis/dissertation meets the requirements of the
  Graduate School of proper format. Ample help is
  available from the Graduate School Thesis and
  Dissertation Editor in the form of a Style and
  Format Guide as well as seminars. Theses with
  improper format will be rejected.
• The student must provide the ECE Graduate
  Secretary with the following information at least
  one week before the date of the defense the
  defense date and time, room, and a copy of the
  abstract and title of the thesis. A Report of
  the Final Oral Examination will be completed by
  the ECE Graduate Secretary for approval
  signatures during the defense, and the Graduate
  Secretary will submit the form to the Graduate
  School.

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Phone Numbers for Graduate Information
Graduate Records 302 Park Bldg
International Admissions 250 SSB
Margo Hobbs 1-6923
Jennifer Kleinschmidt
1-3091 Thesis Office 302 Park Bldg
Registrars Office
250 SSB Christine Pickett 1-8893 (Editor)
Marilyn Owen
1-8876 Martha Klein 1-8893 (Asst Editor)
Registrars Office
250 SSB Graduate School 302 Park Bldg
Ron Pattersen
1-3736 (Petitions) Dean David Chapman 1-7942
1-6925 Emily
Johnson 1-8969 (Leave of Absence) Assoc Dean
Frederick Rhodewalt 5-7199
Transcripts 250 SSB Denise Haynie 1-6925
(Exec Sec to Dean) Jan
Cope 1-8965 Carol Bergstrom 1-6020
(Fellowships Tuition Ben) Testing Center
498 SSB Marilyn Corbett 1-7643 (Fellowships
Tuition Ben) 1-8733 Graduate
Information 250 SSB
Graduation Verification 250 SSB
Emily Erickson 5-6766
Jeanie Jacquez
1-8965 Graduate Admissions 250 SSB
Graduate Secretary ECE
Department LeAna Prigmore 1-7283
Holly
Cox 1-3843