Students entering with an MS degree
by the end of Year 1:
- maintain 3.5 GPA and no U’s in nongraded courses
by the end of Year 2:
- maintain 3.5 GPA and no U’s in nongraded courses
- pass the PhD Portfolio (qualifying) exam or make significant progress on research
by the end of Year 3:
- maintain 3.5 GPA and no U’s in nongraded courses
- pass the PhD Portfolio exam
- complete all required courses
- have a major advisor
- pass the area (preliminary) exam or have a published/accepted paper as the primary (e.g., first) author
by the end of Year 4:
- maintain 3.5 GPA and no U’s in nongraded courses
- pass the PhD Portfolio exam
- complete all required courses
- have a major advisor
- pass the area (preliminary) exam
- pass prospectus or have a published/accepted paper as the primary (e.g., first) author
by the end of Year 5:
- defend the dissertation and have a published/accepted paper as the primary (e.g., first) author in a conference or journal that is ranked B or higher by the Computing Research and Education Association (CORE) [http://www.core.edu.au]
Students entering without an MS degree
by the end of Year 1:
- maintain 3.5 GPA and no U’s in nongraded courses
by the end of Year 2:
- maintain 3.5 GPA and no U’s in nongraded courses
by the end of Year 3:
- maintain 3.5 GPA and no U’s in nongraded courses
- pass the PhD Portfolio (qualifying) exam
- have a major advisor
by the end of Year 4:
- maintain 3.5 GPA and no U’s in nongraded courses
- pass the PhD Portfolio exam
- complete all required courses
- have a major advisor
- pass the area (preliminary) exam or have a published/accepted paper as the primary (e.g., first) author
by the end of Year 5:
- maintain 3.5 GPA and no U’s in nongraded courses
- pass the PhD Portfolio exam
- complete all required courses
- pass the area (preliminary) exam
- have a major advisor
- pass prospectus or have a published/accepted paper as the primary (e.g., first) author
by the end of Year 6:
- defend the dissertation and have a published/accepted paper as the primary (e.g., first) author in a conference or journal that is ranked B or higher by the Computing Research and Education Association (CORE) [http://www.core.edu.au]