These are the minimum requirements for a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering. However, the student should work closely with his/her academic advisor as some research areas have additional requirements.
Course Requirements for the Ph.D. Program
To qualify for the Ph.D. degree, the student must accomplish the following course requirements:
Complete a minimum of 12 credits of coursework beyond the Master’s degree.
Students who completed a master's degree at another institution must take at least 12 credits at The University of Maryland as a Ph.D. student.
Specifics will be determined by the student's advisor.
Exceptions to policy
Advisors can submit a written request to waive 6 of the 12 required credits for a student if:
Technical training is needed off-campus (i.e. instrumentation, specialized software, internships).
The student has taken Ph.D. courses at another institution.
Complete a minimum of 12 semester hours of dissertation research credits (ENCE899).
Maintain a grade point average of at least 3.5 in all courses taken as a Ph.D. student.
Admissions Requirements (for current students without an M.S. degree)
All Ph.D. students must obtain a Masters degree before beginning the Ph.D. program requirements and milestones.
Current M.S. students interested in continuing to the Ph.D. should apply to the program in the final semester of their M.S. program.
Current students who were admitted to the Ph.D. directly from an undergraduate program will complete all M.S. requirements, that is completing 30 credits and defending a thesis (in most cases), before moving onto the Ph.D. program requirements.
Under special circumstances, a faculty member can request that the Graduate Committee grant a provisional acceptance for a student who does not want to receive a Master of Science degree. The credit requirements still apply in this case.
Ph.D. students must also complete the following milestones: