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Contents Non-Degree Study[ Top ]Often,
students considering part time study elect to register as non-degree
students preliminary to taking the GRE and/or making formal application
to a program of graduate study. Our program follows the guidelines
set by the Office of Graduate and Professional Admissions and the
Graduate School-New Brunswick. Students may take a total of 12 credits
as a non-degree student; a maximum of 6 credits are permitted per
semester. Selection of Research Topic and Advisor[ Top ]Each
graduate student is associated with an advisor who plays an important
role in the student's academic and research program. Core Course Requirements for M.S. and Ph.D.[ Top ]The chemical
engineering profession requires many diverse skills. Our program
attempts to provide graduate-level courses which are relevant and
timely to the on-going research thrusts. However, there are basic
skills required of all chemical engineers. These skills are developed
and sharpened in the core courses of the graduate program. Both
Ph.D. and M.S. students are required to take the core courses (15
credit hours), which include: Teaching Requirement[ Top ]All full-time
Ph.D. students are required to satisfy a two-semester teaching requirement.
Students will be notified of any assignments at the beginning of
each term. Typical teaching experiences include supervision of undergraduate
laboratories, grading of homework and/or exams in a lecture course
or handling review sessions and holding office hours for undergraduate
students. The teaching requirement is supplemented by a series of
seminars for one semester. Students should enroll in the regular
graduate seminar course during their time spent teaching. It is
expected that the teaching experience will be managed so that students
are not involved in consecutive semesters and do not teach during
their first semester at the University. Ph.D. Degree Requirements[ Top ]The Ph.D.
is awarded in recognition of, first, marked ability and scholarship
in chemical engineering and second, distinguished critical analysis
of a specific topic as presented in the dissertation. Entrance into
Ph.D. candidacy is achieved through satisfactory performance on
the Ph.D. Qualifying Exam, that includes successful defense of a
Ph.D. dissertation research proposal. The Ph.D. degree is awarded
after all course and research credit requirements have been completed,
candidacy has been achieved, and the Ph.D. dissertation is approved
by the dissertation committee - Credit Requirements[ Top ]For Ph.D.
students, in addition to the core courses, a minimum of 15 credit
hours of elective course work is required. A Ph.D. candidate may
elect to take as many courses as desired, but the minimum research
requirement is 24 credits. Combined credits (course and research)
must equal 72.
TAs and GAs are eligible to register for a summer class. - Qualifying Examination[ Top ]The Ph.D. qualifying procedure is based on satisfactory completion of the core courses, the teaching requirement and defense of a dissertation proposal. At the end of each semester, students are reviewed on the status of their progress toward completing the qualifying procedure, and any concerns are brought to the students' attention at this time. - Ph.D. Dissertation Proposal[ Top ]Within
one year of successful completion of the core courses, the student
must write and orally defend a Ph.D. dissertation research proposal.
Part time students must coordinate with their advisor to discuss
a time line for defense of their proposal. Specific details regarding
the content of the proposal are to be worked out between the student
and the advisor. - Final Ph.D. Dissertation Defense[ Top ]The final
draft of the dissertation should be prepared in strict accordance
with the instructions given in the pamphlet Style Guide for Thesis
and Dissertation Preparation, prepared by the Graduate School, available
in the Graduate Program Office. After the dissertation has been
accepted by the dissertation advisor, the dissertation committee
will convene and the candidate will orally defend his/her dissertation.
This committee will consist of at least four members (including
the dissertation advisor as chair, two who are members or associate
members of the program faculty, and one who is approved as an “outside
member”). Except for the addition of an outside member, the faculty
used in the dissertation proposal defense usually form this committee.
M.S. Degree Requirements[ Top ]- Non Thesis Option[ Top ]The non-thesis
option M.S. degree is primarily intended for the student who has
extensive research experience or full-time professional responsibility
in industry. Full-time Terminal M.S. students are not allowed to
pursue the non-thesis option. Ph.D. candidates may obtain a M.S.
degree by fulfilling the non-thesis requirements. - Course Requirements[ Top ]M.S.
students are required to take a minimum of 30 credit hours of course
work. The student is required to take the core courses plus 15 additional
credit hours of course work. The additional credit hours of course
work may be selected from the offerings of other programs with approval
of the graduate advisor/director. A maximum of 12 credits may be
transferred from another institution with the approval of the graduate
director and Graduate School-New Brunswick. - Thesis Option[ Top ]- Course Requirements[ Top ]Course
requirements for the thesis option differ from the non-thesis option
only in that 6 research credits are substituted for 6 of the additional
course work credits while the student conducts thesis research.
Part-time study is permitted provided the student fulfills all the
program requirements as put forth for full-time students in a timely
and rigorous manner. Dissertation topics of part-time students must
not be primarily supervised by industry - Selection of Research Topic and Advisor[ Top ]The procedure
for selection of a research advisor is outlined in an earlier section.
However, the M.S. student is required to make a final decision by
the end of the first semester of residence. Part time M.S. students
should consult with the Graduate Director before electing to pursue
the thesis option to discuss time lines. The assignment of a research
advisor is approved by the Graduate Director after consulting faculty
members on the student's list. - M.S. Thesis Proposal[ Top ]Within
three months of assignment to a thesis project, the student must
write the M.S. research proposal. The proposal requires approval
of the thesis advisor. Once approved by the thesis advisor, the
written proposal will be distributed to the thesis committee. The
thesis committee will consist of at least three members of the Graduate
Faculty of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (including the thesis
advisor). The committee is chosen by mutual consent of the student
and the thesis advisor. - M.S. Thesis Defense[ Top ]The M.S.
thesis defense follows the same guidelines as the final Ph.D. dissertation
defense previously outlined. M.S. Final Examination[ Top ]There is no specific M.S. Final Exam. All students must take and pass all of the core courses or transfer credits from other institutions that are equivalent to the core courses. Students may not transfer more than 12 credits from another institution toward their M.S. degree. Students should complete at least 15 credits from course offerings within the program. Guide for preparation of thesis proposal[ Top ] I.
Cover Page Course Requirements for Graduate Students without a Prior ChE Degree[ Top ]Students
are encouraged to enter into graduate study in Chemical and Biochemical
Engineering with backgrounds in other Engineering disciplines or
the sciences. Students must have four semesters of college-level
mathematics beyond algebra and trigonometry. One to two years of
college-level physics are desirable. Grades in this subject matter
should be B, or better. Students with backgrounds in Chemistry,
Biochemistry, and Microbiology, generally, will have sufficient
chemistry to satisfy the requirements of the graduate program.
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