ChE Graduate Student Handbook

Table of Contents

This Handbook was updated on 02/29/08

• Download the 2007 Graduate Student Handbook.pdf (240 K.B.) - 12/13/07

Information of Registration and Tuition

• Registration
• Late Registration
• Tuition Bill: "Who must file?"
• Departmental Obligation

• Calendar For Student Action.pdf

Student Action Check List

• Masters Degree Only
• (M.S. to Ph.D.) and (B.S. TO Ph.D.)
  • Thesis Topic/Advisor Selection
  • Schedule Oral Comprehensive Exam
  • Final Oral Dissertation Defense
  • Additional Requirements
• (M.S. to Ph.D.) and (B.S. to Ph.D.) checklist.pdf

• Leaving the Department of Chemical Engineering

• Introduction

Appointments

• Types of Appointments
• Credit Loads and Hours of Service
• Allowed Vacation Time
• Schedule of Stipend Payments
• Residence Time Limits on Stipends
• Financial Aid for Self-Supporting Graduate Students

General Requirements

• Teaching Requirement For Ph.D. Degrees
• Engineering 588 - Seminar/Engineering TA's
• Teaching Fellows Program
• Test of Spoken English For International Students
• Chemical Engineering Colloquium (Ch E 590, Fall Semester)
• Department Seminars
• Laboratory Safety

Thesis Information

• Selection of a Thesis Research Topic
• Time-Table For Writing The Thesis
• Thesis Registration and Grading Policy
• Leaving Before Completion of a Thesis
• Thesis Production in the Department
• Graduation Time Table

• Graduate Course Offerings

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering

• Students with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering
• Check Sheet For Students with a B.S. in ChE.pdf
• Students with a B.S. in a non-Chemical Engineering Discipline
• Check Sheet for Students with a non-ChE Degree.pdf
• Appointment of M.S. Thesis Committee
  • Appointment of M.S. Thesis Committee form.pdf
• M.S. Thesis Defense
• Scheduling M.S. Thesis Defense in Chemical Engineering form.pdf
• Continous Registration Requirement
• Progressing from the M.S. to The Ph.D. Program

Ph.D Candidacy Examination

• Content of the Candidacy Exam
• Candidacy Exam Committee
• Scheduling of Candidacy Exam
• Criterion of Research Peformance
• Walter L. Robb Fellowship for outstanding performance on candidacy exam.
• Candidacy Examination Scheduling Form.pdf

Ph.D. Degree Requirements

• Course Requirements
• Course Check List.pdf
• English Competency Requirement For Ph.D. Students
• Appointment of Doctoral Committee
• Comprehensive Examination
• Scheduling Comprehensive Examination Form.pdf
English Competency Requirement for Ph.D. Students
• Testing International Students
• Improving English Competency
• Attainment of English Competency
• Enhancement of English Competency
• External Internship

Dissertation Defense

• Dissertation Defense Main Page
• Scheduling of the Final Oral Exam
• Scheduling of the Final Oral Exam.pdf
• Continuous Registration Requirement

• Check list of Graduate School Requirements for Ph.D. Candidates

Student Organizations

• Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Council

Minor in Chemical Engineering

• Requirements For the M.S. Minor
• Requirements For the Ph.D. Minor

• Other Information Sources