The Qualifying (preliminary) Exam usually consists of a written and/or oral exam in a given area of Civil Engineering administered by a committee consisting of at least three members of the Civil Engineering Graduate Studies Committee. This exam should be taken by the end of the first year beyond the MS degree.
Arrange through your major area of study to take the of the qualifying examination.
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CE 397 Advanced Written Communication for International Engineering Students or an ESL (ESL 388W or 389W) course are the only technical writing courses approved at this time.
The next step is Advancing to Candidacy.