Chemical Engineering, PhD
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2019-2020. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Total Hours: 60 Hours (Beyond the Master's Degree from Oklahoma State University)
Code | Title | Hours |
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Core Courses | ||
CHE 6703 | Research Methods in Chemical Engineering | 3 |
Seminar | ||
CHE 6010 (Offered for variable credit, 1 credit hour, maximum of 10 credit hours.) | 3 | |
Hours Subtotal | 6 | |
Electives | ||
Graduate-approved elective (CHE or other) courses, selected by the student, with approval of the student's advisor. | 9 | |
Hours Subtotal | 9 | |
Thesis | ||
CHE 6000 | Doctoral Thesis 1 | 45 |
Hours Subtotal | 45 | |
Total Hours | 60 |
1 | With approval of the student's advisory committee, additional elective courses may be taken, with a corresponding reduction in required credits in CHE 6000; but the number of CHE credits may be no less than 30. |
Total Hours: 60 Hours (Beyond the Master's Degree)
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Core Courses | ||
CHE 5123 | Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering | 3 |
CHE 5213 | Advanced Transport Phenomena | 3 |
CHE 5743 | Chemical Engineering Process Modeling | 3 |
CHE 5843 | Principles of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 |
CHE 6703 | Research Methods in Chemical Engineering | 3 |
Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
Seminar | ||
CHE 6010 (Offered for variable credit, 1 credit hour, maximum of 10 credit hours.) | 3 | |
Hours Subtotal | 3 | |
Electives | ||
Graduate-approved elective (CHE or other) courses, selected by the student, with approval of the student's advisor. | ||
Thesis | ||
CHE 6000 | Doctoral Thesis 1 | 42 |
Hours Subtotal | 42 | |
Total Hours | 60 |
1 | With approval of the student's advisory committee, additional elective courses may be taken, with a corresponding reduction in required credits in CHE 6000; but the number of CHE credits may be no less than 30. |
Total Hours: 90 Hours (Beyond the Bachelor's Degree)
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Core Courses | ||
CHE 5123 | Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering | 3 |
CHE 5213 | Advanced Transport Phenomena | 3 |
CHE 5743 | Chemical Engineering Process Modeling | 3 |
CHE 5843 | Principles of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 |
CHE 6703 | Research Methods in Chemical Engineering | 3 |
Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
Seminar | ||
CHE 6010 (Offered for variable credit, 1 credit hour, maximum of 10 credit hours.) | 6 | |
Hours Subtotal | 6 | |
Electives | ||
Approved elective (CHE or other) courses, selected by the student, with approval of the student's advisor. | 15 | |
Suggested Elective Courses | ||
Fall Semester | ||
Advanced Biomedical Engineering | ||
Colloid Processing | ||
Basic Physiology and Physiological System Analysis for Engineers | ||
Process Simulation | ||
Advanced Environmental Engineering | ||
Neural Networks | ||
Spring Semester | ||
Advanced Bioprocess Engineering | ||
Stagewise Operations | ||
Advanced Biomaterials Science and Engineering | ||
Advanced Chemical Process Control | ||
CHE 5223 | ||
Turbulent Fluid Dynamics | ||
Problems in Biosystems Engineering and Agricultural Technology | ||
Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
Thesis | ||
CHE 6000 | Doctoral Thesis 2 | 54 |
Hours Subtotal | 54 | |
Total Hours | 90 |
2 | With approval of the student's advisory committee, additional elective courses may be taken, with a corresponding reduction in required credits in CHE 6000; but the number of CHE credits may be no less than 36. |
General Graduate College Requirements
- A minimum Grade-Point-Average of 3.00 is required
- A minimum Grade of "C" is required in all degree applicable courses
- No courses utilizing the Pass-No Pass grading system are permitted
- GRAD 5082 or GRAD 5092 may not be used to meet degree requirements
Additional Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.) Requirements
- 90 credits beyond the Bachelor's degree, 60 credits beyond the Master's degree are required
- At least seventy-five percent of coursework on the Plan of Study must include 5000 and 6000 level courses
- A minimum of 15 hours at the 6000 level with a grade of SR for the doctoral dissertation must be complete. The maximum number of dissertation hours (6000 with a grade of SR) permissible on a Plan of Study must not exceed three-fourths of the total credit hours in the approved graduate degree program
- Credit for all courses on a graduate Plan of Study must have been awarded within 10 years of completion of all degree requirements
- A minimum of 30 in-residence credit hours are required
- Non-Course requirements:
- Doctoral Candidacy
- Dissertation Defense
- Dissertation Submission/Approval