Prospective Graduate Students





A Typical Degree Time Table M.Sc. Students:

Admission


1st Semester 
  • ​Register at least 3 courses


2nd Semester
  • Register at least 3 courses
  • Select thesis advisor (through Chairman)
  • Submit degree plan
  • Select preliminary thesis topic

 

3rd Semester
  • Register at least 3 courses
  • Select thesis committee
  • Submit thesis proposal


4th Semester
  • Thesis defense and degree completion


A Typical Degree Time Table for Ph.D. Students:

Admission

 

1st Semester
  • Register at least 3 courses

 

2nd Semester
  • Register at least 3 courses
  • Submit degree plan (under guidance of the option graduate advisor)

 

3rd Semester
  • Register at least 3 courses

 

4th Semester
  • Register at least 3 courses
  • Select dissertation advisor (through Chairman)
  • Select preliminary dissertation topic

 

5th Semester
  • Pass Comprehensive Exam*

 

6th Semester
  • Select dissertation committee
  • Submit and defend the dissertation proposal


7th Semester
  • Work on dissertation

 

8th Semester
  • ​Dissertation defense and degree completion

​​** Failure to meet the deadline will result in holding your registration for the following term