Second year The student must have identified to a professor as possible thesis adviser. Begin to take specialization courses. Select a project and initiate the research. Involve some professor of associated university as adviser, co-adviser or member of thesis committee. Take qualifier examination.
Third year Make the stay in the associate university.
Take specialization courses. Develop the doctoral research. Fourth year Continue with doctoral research. The student could prolong his stay in the associated university, in common agreement with his adviser and co-advisers, to develop the research and optionally to take specialization courses. The student must have an undergraduate degree in some race of computer science or engineering.