Ph.D. Programs in Systems Engineering Prepared by Dr. Jerrell Stracener

Proposed PhD in Applied Science with a Major in Systems Engineering nOther PhD SE Programs o Admission Requirements o Degree Requirements July 13, 2003

nAdmission Requirements oAn Undergraduate Degree 3Boston 3MIT 3Stevens Institute of Technology 3University of Virginia Proposed PhD in applied Science with a Major in Systems Engineering Yes Yes ; not necessarily in science Yes Yes; not necessarily in eng.

nAdmission Requirements (Continued) oPrevious Course Work 3Boston 3MIT 3Stevens Institute of Technology 3University of Virginia Proposed PhD in applied Science with a Major in Systems Engineering None One yr of undergraduate calculus including DFQ; Working knowledge of at least 1 high level programming language; 2 undergraduate courses in calculus based probability and statistics; Mathematical programming or linear algebra

nAdmission Requirements (Continued) oA Graduate Degree 3Boston 3MIT 3Stevens Institute of Technology 3University of Virginia Proposed PhD in applied Science with a Major in Systems Engineering Yes Not required Generally None

nAdmission Requirements (Continued) oGPA 3Boston 3MIT 3Stevens Institute of Technology 3University of Virginia Proposed PhD in applied Science with a Major in Systems Engineering Minimum of in Science; 3.2 all other B average or better Minimum of 3.0

nAdmission Requirements (Continued) oGRE 3Boston 3MIT 3Stevens Institute of Technology 3University of Virginia Proposed PhD in applied Science with a Major in Systems Engineering Yes Yes: 600 Quan; 500 Verbal Not Required Yes; No minimum. Average applicant has 1300 Quantitative and Verbal

nDegree Requirements oTotal Credit Hours 3Boston 3MIT 3Stevens Institute of Technology 3University of Virginia Proposed PhD in applied Science with a Major in Systems Engineering l 64 units of graduate coursework l 66 units core; 48 units in tech elective; 3 classes in a minor l 90 credits; 30 Masters; credits beyond a masters; credits in dissertation work l 26 hours beyond the masters degree including 6 hours of grad mathematics; min 32 hours in a masters degree

nDegree Requirements oMinor Hours 3Boston 3MIT 3Stevens Institute of Technology 3University of Virginia Proposed PhD in applied Science with a Major in Systems Engineering Not required Yes; 3 added classes None

nDegree Requirements oPreliminary Counseling Examination 3Boston 3MIT 3Stevens Institute of Technology 3University of Virginia Proposed PhD in applied Science with a Major in Systems Engineering Yes; two. One in math and one in area of specialization Yes; written and oral Yes; written. Comprehension in engineering and math Yes; two part. Written and oral. Covers subjects within student’s major and minor

nDegree Requirements oDoctoral Qualifying Exam 3Boston 3MIT 3Stevens Institute of Technology 3University of Virginia Proposed PhD in applied Science with a Major in Systems Engineering None Yes; general exam Yes; oral preliminary exam None

nDegree Requirements oSatisfactory Completion and Defense of Doctoral Dissertation 3Boston 3MIT 3Stevens Institute of Technology 3University of Virginia Proposed PhD in applied Science with a Major in Systems Engineering Yes