{"id":54624,"date":"2026-02-03T11:04:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/case\/?page_id=54624"},"modified":"2026-02-06T09:11:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T14:11:05","slug":"phd-requirements-matriculation-2023-and-later","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/case\/phd-requirements-matriculation-2023-and-later\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Requirements (matriculation 2023 and later)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Please be aware of the <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/education\/graduate-studies\/graduate-academic-policies-procedures\/\">Whiting School of Engineering policies related to PhD students<\/a>. If you matriculated prior to 2023, please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/case\/information-for-current-accepted-students\/\">information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PhD student requirements for the department include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8 Courses<\/li>\n<li>Two years\/four semesters of graduate seminar courses (<span>Fall semester \u2013 EN.560.691, Spring semester \u2013 EN.560.692)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/case\/phd-policies\/\">Department Qualifying Examination (DQE)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/wse-research\/resources-policies-forms\/responsible-conduct-of-research\/\">Responsible Conduct of Research short course<\/a> (AS.360.625)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Academic Ethics short course (EN.500.603)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final PhD Dissertation Defense and <a href=\"https:\/\/homewoodgrad.jhu.edu\/graduate-board\/graduate-board-oral-exams\/\">Graduate Board Oral Examination<\/a> (GBO)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All courses must be completed with a grade of B or better. All courses must be at the 600- or 700- level and be approved by the student\u2019s advisor.*<\/p>\n<p>**For additional information, please click on the linked terms or refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/case\/phd-policies-and-procedures-for-matriculation-2023-and-later\/\">full PhD Policies and Procedures<\/a>.**<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please be aware of the Whiting School of Engineering policies related to PhD students. If you matriculated prior to 2023, please see the information here. 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