CENGR Graduate Student Handbook

This CENGR Graduate Student Handbook provides details of our graduate programs and presents guidelines and resources for completing degree requirements.

CENGR graduate Student Handbook


CENGR Ph.D. Milestones and Timeline

The document below shows the important milestones and timeline for the Ph.D. degree.

Ph.D. Milestones and Timeline


CENGR PhD Dissertation Proposal Defense form

After the dissertation proposal defense, the student should obtain signatures from the student’s Advisory Committee members on the CENGR PhD Dissertation Proposal Defense form. Within one week after completing proposal defense, the student should submit the form to the CENGR Graduate Program Administrator.

Dissertation Proposal Defense form


Curriculum Checklists for PhD Programs

Each degree program may have different requirements and forms – please make sure to select the one for your degree program.

School of Chemical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering (CMB)

Course Substitution Form

Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering

*DOCUMENTS WILL BE UPDATED SOON Curriculum checklist for:
Student with MS Student with BS – Direct Admit

Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering

*DOCUMENTS WILL BE UPDATED SOON Curriculum checklist for:
Student with MS Student with BS – Direct Admit

School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering (ECAM)

Course Substitution Form

Ph.D. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering

*DOCUMENTS WILL BE UPDATED SOON Curriculum checklist for:
Student with MS Student with BS – Direct Admit

Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Curriculum checklist for:
Student with MS Student with BS – Direct Admit

Ph.D. in Engineering with Energy Systems Emphasis

Curriculum checklist for:
Student with MS Student with BS – Direct Admit

Ph.D. in Engineering Environment and Water Emphasis

Curriculum checklist for:
Student with MS Student with BS – Direct Admit

Ph.D. in Engineering Fluid and Thermal Systems Emphasis

Curriculum checklist for:
Student with MS Student with BS – Direct Admit

Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics and Materials Emphasis

Curriculum checklist for:
Student with MS Student with BS – Direct Admit

Ph.D. in Engineering Resilient Infrastructure Systems Emphasis

Curriculum checklist for:
Student with MS Student with BS – Direct Admit

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering

Curriculum checklist for:
Student with MS Student with BS – Direct Admit

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

Course Substitution Form

Ph.D. in Engineering with Dynamic Systems and Controls Emphasis

Curriculum checklist for:
Student with MS Student with BS – Direct Admit

Ph.D. in Engineering with Electrical and Computer Engineering Emphasis

Curriculum checklist for:
Student with MS Student with BS – Direct Admit

Engineering Education Transformations Institute (EETI)

Course Substitution Form

Ph.D. in Engineering with Engineering Education + Transformative Practice Emphasis

Curriculum checklist for:
Student with MS Student with BS – Direct Admit


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