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Ph.D. Program

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants for the Electrical Engineering Ph.D. program must meet the following criteria in order to be considered for admission:

• Undergraduate and/or graduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.
• GRE test scores: All applicants are encouraged to submit test scores from the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination. These test scores are required of all applicants with undergraduate degrees from international universities unless they have also received an advanced degree (e.g., M.S.) from an American university.
• TOEFL scores: A student whose native language is not English must show evidence of proficiency in the English language by having earned a minimum score of 550 (written test) or 213 (computer-based) on the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).
• Applicants must present evidence that they are capable of doing independent work of distinction.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

For the graduate program in Electronics, Photonics, and Biophotonics (excluding the Computer Engineering track), the Ph.D. course requirements are the same as those listed in the graduate catalog: http://catalog.grad.uconn.edu/

For the Computer Engineering track, the Ph. D. requirements are listed in this document.

For the graduate program in Information, Communication, Decision, and Biosystems, the Ph.D requirements are listed in the documents
Requirements for Holders of B.S. Degree
Requirements for Holders of M.S. Degree

STANDARD FOR MAINTENANCE OF ACADEMIC STATUS

Each student must maintain a 3.0 overall GPA to remain in good standing. Each student must also be registered for 9 credits or more to be considered full-time unless authorized by their academic advisor for approved research.

STANDARDS FOR ACADEMIC PROBATION

Students who drop below a 3.0 overall GPA in any semester are informed by the Graduate School and the Electrical Engineering Program that they are on academic probation. They then have one semester to raise the GPA to 3.0 or better. Failure to do so will result in academic dismissal. A student cannot earn the Ph. D. degree with a final GPA below 3.0

READMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

If a student has withdrawn from the program in good standing, then they may be readmitted in the future without a formal application. If more than 5 years have elapsed, the student must obtain permission from the Dean or Program Director.

If a student has withdrawn or been dismissed because of academic probation, the student must obtain permission from the Dean before being re-admitted.

All readmitted student must satisfy the academic standard and curriculum in effect at the time of readmission.

PROGRAM COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS

To earn the Electrical Engineering Ph.D. degree, all students must:

• have at least two journal papers submitted, with at least one of them already having gone through the review cycle favorably
  [For all PhD defenses after January 1, 2009, the new minimum publication requirement will be:
  a) by the time of the prospectus: 2 conference proceedings (CP) (full) paper accepted with first authorship
  (Journal Papers may be substituted for Conference Proceedings.)
  b) by the time of the defense: 2 journal papers accepted with first authorship.]
• have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
• have completed a minimum of 24 credits of graduate coursework beyond the Master’s degree
• pass a two-part general examination near the end of the formal course work
• complete a dissertation which represents a significant contribution to the field