There is no residency requirement for this doctoral program.
Requirements
- A minimum of 72 semester credits of graduate work in an approved course of study. (A master's degree from an accredited university may be accepted for a maximum of 30 credits.).
- For students submitting a master's degree, a minimum of 32 semester credits must be earned at Colorado State University after formal admission to the doctoral program. At least 21 of these credits must be earned in 500-level or above courses, and a minimum of 12 of these credits must be earned in regular courses (not including Thesis and Independent Study credit)
- Ph.D. students are expected to satisfactorily complete the core courses EG 510, ME 509, ME 510, ME 512 and ME 513 before continuing in the Ph.D. program. Any of these courses may be exempted by coursework taken prior to admission that has substantially the same content. Such exemptions must be formally approved by the Professor-in-Charge of the program.
- Written Diagnostic Examination.
- Scholarly Paper.
- Preliminary examination.
- Dissertation Research.
- Dissertation defense.
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