Doctoral Guide
We have created this online MS&E Doctoral Guide* to help you navigate your way through the department’s doctoral program.
Throughout your tenure as a graduate student you will need to pass key steps including the Doctoral Preliminary Exam, Candidacy Examination and Thesis Defense, in addition to filing the appropriate forms with various offices.
To help you understand the interrelationships between these steps and what is required from you, we have created the following overall timeline (see Doctoral Guide Resources below) to help you successfully plot your course within the 7 year time limit for completing the degree.
If you have questions or suggestions about the MS&E Doctoral Guide or any of our other publications, please contact your advisor, or the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at materials@rpi.edu. We look forward to hearing from you.
Doctoral Guide Resources
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Did you know?
Rensselaer's Department of Materials Science and Engineering...
- one of the oldest materials departments in the country,
- has consistently ranked among the top 15 Departments in the United States,
- committed to the educational process, to individual mentoring, and to academic excellence,
- offers many Undergraduate & Graduate courses in an interactive, hands-on format, and
- provides opportunities for undergraduate research.
Materials Science and Engineering offers students a variety of hands-on design opportunities—even bridge design! See a sample project from Design in Materials Engineering (MTLE – 4910)