This seminar may satisfy the Departmental seminar requirement. The public defense seminar will be followed by a closed-door discussion by the dissertation committee. As part of the Ph.D. program students are required to develop lecturing and teaching skills. Each Ph.D. student is required to participate in the ECE Department's teaching activity. Serving as a recitation instructor or lab instructor in one full semester course will fulfill this requirement.
Students have five years from the time of advancement to candidacy to complete their dissertation.
Full-time students entering the program with Master's degrees are expected to complete their Ph.D. within four years. Students entering the program with Bachelor's degrees are expected to complete their Ph.D. within six years. A student fulfilling the above stated requirements may apply for graduation by completing a checklist and submitting it to the Chair of the ECE Department.