Ph.D. Program in Civil
Engineering
The degree is offered under the authority of The Graduate School and
University Center of The City University of New York. The Department of
Civil Engineering offers programs of graduate study concentrating in the
following areas:
- Structural
Engineering and Mechanics
- Water Resources
Engineering
- Environmental
Engineering
- Transportation
For admission forms and further
information, please write to the Executive Officer, Ph.D. Program in
Engineering, Graduate Office, School of Engineering, The City College, New
York, NY 10031, or to the department's doctoral advisor.
Requirements for Admission
To be eligible for admission, an applicant must possess a bachelor's
degree in Civil Engineering or in a closely related area appropriate to
the intended field of study from an accredited institution. The
applicant's academic record must demonstrate promise of superior
performance in advanced study and research. The general Graduate Record
Examination is required, and International students from non-English
speaking countries must submit a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign
Language) score of 550 or better to be considered for admission.
Requirements for the Ph.D.
Candidates for the Ph.D. degree must:
- Obtain, by completion of 30 credits of
graduate work, the consent of a faculty member to act as his/her
research mentor
- Satisfactorily complete 60 credits of
approved graduate work (30 credits beyond the masters degree), of which
at least 30 must be taken at the City University; (up to 12 of these
credits may be in research).
- Pass a comprehensive examination in
Civil Engineering, consisting of tests in three general subjects from
first year graduate civil engineering curriculum, with a grade of
excellent or high pass (First Examination)
- Demonstrate proficiency in those
research tools considered appropriate by the faculty in the field of
specialization
- Present orally and in writing and defend
a plan of proposed research (Second Examination)
- Satisfactorily complete not later than 8
years after matriculation a dissertation which embodies original
research and is a publishable contribution to engineering and/or
science; for a student who is matriculated after the completion of at
least 30 credits of acceptable work, this time will be reduced to 7
years
- Present and orally defend the
dissertation (Third Examination).
Department's
doctoral advisor
Professor R. Khanbilvardi
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