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title	PhD Industrial Engineering Requirements

PhD IE (with approved MS/MA)	Credit Hours
Thesis credit (IE 599) A maximum of 32 credit hours of IE 599 (or other approved thesis) may be counted toward the degree	32
Seminar registration each semester (IE 590)	0
400/500-level IE Courses	20
STEM courses from outside of major STEM course must be approved and be from a College of Engineering department, including ABE and CHBE (or other approved department). Excludes TE and ENG courses.	12
Total	64

A minimum of 16 credit hours of 500-level hours overall.
Independent study/project design courses do not count toward 500-level requirement.
A maximum of 8 credit hours of IE 597 (or other approved project design/independent study) may be counted toward the degree.
Minimum GPA: 3.25
PhD exam and dissertation requirements: qualifying exams, preliminary exam, final exam or dissertation defense, dissertation deposit.

PhD IE (with approved BS/BA)	Credit Hours MS equivalent	Credit Hours PhD	Total
Thesis credit (IE 599) A maximum of 40 credit hours of IE 599 (or other approved thesis) may be counted toward the degree	8	32	40
Seminar registration each semester (IE 590)	0	0	0
400/500-level IE Courses	12	20	32
STEM courses from outside of major STEM course must be approved and be from a College of Engineering department, including ABE and CHBE (or other approved department). Excludes TE and ENG courses.	4	8	12
Electives in consultation with advisor	8	4	12
Total	32	64	96

A minimum of 28 credit hours of 500-level hours overall.
Independent study/project design courses do not count toward 500-level requirement.
A maximum of 8 credit hours of IE 597 (or other approved project design/independent study) may be counted toward the degree.
Minimum GPA: 3.25
PhD exam and dissertation requirements: qualifying exams, preliminary exam, final exam or dissertation defense, dissertation deposit.

The information above can also be found on the official Catalog page.

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title	PhD Systems & Entrepreneurial Engineering Requirements

PhD SEE (with approved MS/MA)	Credit Hours
Thesis credit (SE 599) A maximum of 32 credit hours of SE 599 (or other approved thesis) may be counted toward the degree	32
Seminar registration each semester (SE 590)	0
400/500-level SE Courses	20
STEM courses from outside of major STEM course must be approved and be from a College of Engineering department, including ABE and CHBE (or other approved department). Excludes TE and ENG courses.	12
Total	64

A minimum of 16 credit hours of 500-level hours overall.
Independent study/project design courses do not count toward 500-level requirement.
A maximum of 8 credit hours of SE 594 (or other approved project design/independent study) may be counted toward the degree.
Minimum GPA: 3.25
PhD exam and dissertation requirements: qualifying exams, preliminary exam, final exam or dissertation defense, dissertation deposit.

PhD SEE (with approved BS/BA)	Credit Hours MS equivalent	Credit Hours PhD	Total
Thesis credit (SE 599) A maximum of 40 credit hours of SE 599 (or other approved thesis) may be counted toward the degree	8	32	40
Seminar registration each semester (SE 590)	0	0	0
400/500-level SE Courses	12	20	32
STEM courses from outside of major STEM course must be approved and be from a College of Engineering department, including ABE and CHBE (or other approved department). Excludes TE and ENG courses.	4	8	12
Electives in consultation with advisor A maximum of 4 hours of IE 597 (or other approved independent study/project design) may be applied toward the elective coursework requirement.	8	4	12
Total	32	64	96

A minimum of 28 credit hours of 500-level hours overall.
Independent study/project design courses do not count toward 500-level requirement.
A maximum of 8 credit hours of SE 594 (or other approved project design/independent study) may be counted toward the degree.
Minimum GPA: 3.25
PhD exam and dissertation requirements: qualifying exams, preliminary exam, final exam or dissertation defense, dissertation deposit.

The information above can also be found on the official Catalog page.