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Admitted Fall 2021 & Later
PhD Industrial Engineering Requirements
PhD Industrial Engineering Requirements
Stage 2 Requirements for the Industrial Engineering PhD with an approved MS/MA
| 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.
Stage 1 Requirements for the Industrial Engineering PhD with an approved BS/BA
| 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.
PhD Systems & Entrepreneurial Engineering Requirements
Stage 2 Requirements for the Systems & Entrepreneurial Engineering PhD with an approved MS/MA
| 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 |
Stage 1 Requirements for the Systems & Entrepreneurial Engineering PhD with an approved BS/BA
| 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 |
The information above can also be found on the official Catalog page.
Admitted Summer 2021 & Earlier
PhD Industrial Engineering Requirements
| PhD IE (with approved MS/MA) | Credit Hours |
|---|
| Thesis credit (IE 599) | 32 |
| Seminar registration each semester (IE 590) | 0 |
| Electives in consultation with advisor (see notes below) | 32 |
| Total | 64 |
- A minimum of 16 credit hours of 500-level hours overall.
- A maximum of 4 hours of IE 597 (or other approved independent study) may be applied toward the elective course work requirement.
- 4 hours of the elective courses must be from a College of Engineering department, including ABE and CHBE.
- A maximum of 4 CR-graded credit hours in non-IE courses may be applied toward the degree.
- PhD exam and dissertation requirements: qualifying exams, preliminary exam, final exam or dissertation defense, dissertation deposit.
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
| PhD IE (with approved BS/BA) | Credit Hours MS equivalent | Credit Hours PhD | Total |
|---|
| Thesis credit (IE 599) | 8 | 32 | 40 |
| Seminar registration each semester (IE 590) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electives in consultation with advisor (see notes below) | 24 | 32 | 56 |
| Total | 32 | 64 | 96 |
- A minimum of 24 credit hours of 500-level hours overall.
- A maximum of 4 hours of IE 597 (or other approved independent study) may be applied toward the elective course work requirement.
- 4 hours of the elective courses must be from a College of Engineering department, including ABE and CHBE.
- A maximum of 4 CR-graded credit hours in non-IE courses may be applied toward the degree.
- PhD exam and dissertation requirements: qualifying exams, preliminary exam, final exam or dissertation defense, dissertation deposit.
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
The information above can also be found on the official Catalog page.
PhD Systems & Entrepreneurial Engineering Requirements
| PhD SE (with approved MS/MA) | Credit Hours |
|---|
| Thesis credit (SE 599) | 32 |
| Seminar registration each semester (SE 590) | 0 |
| Approved SE and IE courses | 16 |
| Electives in consultation with advisor (see notes below) | 16 |
| Total | 64 |
- A minimum of 16 credit hours of 500-level credit must be applied toward the degree, all of which must from a College of Engineering department, including ABE and CHBE.
- The Elective courses must be at the 500-level and from a College of Engineering department including ABE and CHBE.
- A maximum of 8 hours of IE 597 (or other approved independent study) may be applied toward the elective course work requirement.
- At least 64 hours of credit, which may include SE 599, must be earned in residence.
- PhD exam and dissertation requirements: qualifying exams, preliminary exam, final exam or dissertation defense, dissertation deposit.
- Minimum GPA: 3.25
| PhD SE (with approved BS/BA) | Credit Hours MS equivalent | Credit Hours PhD | Total |
|---|
| Thesis credit (SE 599) | 4 | 32 | 26 |
| Seminar registration each semester (SE 590) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Approved SE and IE Courses | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| Electives in consultation with advisor (see notes below) | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Total | 32 | 64 | 96 |
- A minimum of 28 credit hours of 500-level credit must be applied toward the degree, all of which must from a College of Engineering department, including ABE and CHBE.
- The Elective courses must be at the 500-level and from a College of Engineering department including ABE and CHBE.
- A maximum of 8 hours of IE 597 (or other approved independent study) may be applied toward the elective course work requirement.
- At least 64 hours of credit, which may include SE 599, must be earned in residence.
- PhD exam and dissertation requirements: qualifying exams, preliminary exam, final exam or dissertation defense, dissertation deposit.
- Minimum GPA: 3.25
The information above can also be found on the official Catalog page.
| PhD SE (with approved MS/MA) | Credit Hours |
|---|
| Thesis credit (SE 599) | 32 |
| Seminar registration each semester (SE 590) | 0 |
| Approved SE and IE courses | 16 |
| Electives in consultation with advisor (see notes below) | 16 |
| Total | 64 |
- A minimum of 16 credit hours of 500-level credit must be applied toward the degree, all of which must from a College of Engineering department, including ABE and CHBE.
- The Elective courses must be at the 500-level and from a College of Engineering department including ABE and CHBE.
- A maximum of 8 hours of IE 597 (or other approved independent study) may be applied toward the elective course work requirement.
- At least 64 hours of credit, which may include SE 599, must be earned in residence.
- PhD exam and dissertation requirements: qualifying exams, preliminary exam, final exam or dissertation defense, dissertation deposit.
- Minimum GPA: 3.25
| PhD SE (with approved BS/BA) | Credit Hours MS equivalent | Credit Hours PhD | Total |
|---|
| Thesis credit (SE 599) | 4 | 32 | 26 |
| Seminar registration each semester (SE 590) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Approved SE and IE Courses | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| Electives in consultation with advisor (see notes below) | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Total | 32 | 64 | 96 |
- A minimum of 28 credit hours of 500-level credit must be applied toward the degree, all of which must from a College of Engineering department, including ABE and CHBE.
- The Elective courses must be at the 500-level and from a College of Engineering department including ABE and CHBE.
- A maximum of 8 hours of IE 597 (or other approved independent study) may be applied toward the elective course work requirement.
- At least 64 hours of credit, which may include SE 599, must be earned in residence.
- PhD exam and dissertation requirements: qualifying exams, preliminary exam, final exam or dissertation defense, dissertation deposit.
- Minimum GPA: 3.25
The information above can also be found on the official Catalog page.