The ECE PhD program also requires a Program of Work consisting of at least thirty semester hours of graduate level graduate level classroom instruction courses (ten three-hour courses) taken for a letter grade and not used toward an undergraduate an undergraduate degree nor a prior PhD.
Coursework is divided into major and supporting work with at least eighteen hours (six courses) of major work and at least six hours (two courses) of supporting work. Which courses may be counted as major work and which may be counted as supporting work can vary not only with the academic track but with the interests of the individual student. Ultimately, all major and supporting coursework must be logically related. However, in contrast to the MSE degree, up to eighteen semester hours of graduate level classroom instruction coursework taken at another university and not used toward an undergraduate degree nor a prior doctoral degree may be counted toward the PhD Program of Work with approval.
For coursework taken at The University of Texas at Austin, a minimum grade point average of 3.5 35 is required in required in major coursework and, separately, in supporting coursework within the Program of Work, and no course with a with a grade of less than a B- may be counted toward the Program of Work. University policy also forbids use of any course any course with a grade of less than B toward the Program of Work. The Program of Work including coursework taken coursework taken at another university also should meet these standards.
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