• Master’s degree in one of the engineering disciplines, or in a quantitative natural or physical science.
• Outstanding applicants with only baccalaureate degrees may apply for admission to the Ph.D. program.
• Excellent academic performance in all completed course work, with a G.P.A. of at least 3.00 on a 4.00 scale
• GRE scores greater than 650 quantitative and 550 verbal.
• Three letters of recommendation from individuals who can judge the applicant's potential success as a doctoral student.

Degree Requirements

• At least 54 term-credit hours of course work beyond the baccalaureate degree.
• A minor of at least 12 term-credit hours providing breadth and support to the doctoral program
• 24 term-credit hours of dissertation.
• Written and oral doctoral qualifying examinations.
• A written dissertation.
• Defense of the dissertation.
• The courses comprising a degree plan will be determined by the student’s supervisory committee. These plans will vary among students depending on their background and dissertation research topic.

Sample Degree Plans

Structural Engineering Track

Major Courses
ENCE 7340 Introduction to Solid Mechanics
ENCE 7361 Matrix Structural Analysis and Introduction to Finite Element Methods
ENCE 7364 Introduction to Structural Dynamics
ENCE 7373 Prestressed Concrete
ENCE 7375 Advanced Concrete Design
ENCE 8364 Finite Element Methods in Structural and Continuum Mechanics
ENCE 8373 Advanced Reinforced Concrete

Minor Courses
ENCE 7322 Ground Water Hydrology and Contamination
ENCE 7385 Advanced Soil Mechanics
ENCE 7386 Foundation Engineering
ENCE 8365 Construction Engineering and Rehabilitation

Alternatives Major and Minor Courses
ENCE 7362 Engineering Analysis and Numerical Methods
ENCE 7377 Advance Steel Design
ENCE 8340 Theory of Elasticity
ENCE 8368 Theory of Plate Behavior

Air Pollution Control and Atmospheric Sciences Track

Major Courses
ENCE 7312 Risk Assessment and Health Effects
ENCE 7313 Environmental Chemistry and Biology
ENCE 7331 Air Pollution Management and Engineering
ENCE 7335 Aerosol Mechanics
ENCE 7352 Management of Radioactive Hazards
ME 7336 Intermediate Fluid Dynamics

Minor Courses
EMIS 7377 Design and Analysis of Experiments
STAT 6336 Statistical Analysis
STAT 6337 Statistical Analysis II
STAT 6345 Linear Regression

Alternative Major and Minor Courses
ENCE 7314 Environmental Regulations and Compliance
ENCE 7321 Physical and Chemical Waste Treatment
GEOL 5370 Global Change

Water and Wastewater Engineering Track

Major Courses
ENCE 7313 Environmental Chemistry and Biology
ENCE 7321 Physical and Chemical Waste Treatment
ENCE 7322 Biological Waste Treatment
ENCE 7332 Ground Water Hydrology and Contamination
ENCE 7334 Fate and Transport of Contaminants
EMIS 7377 Design and Analysis of Experiments

Minor Courses
ENCE 7312 Risk Assessment and Health Effects
ENCE 7351 Introduction to Environmental Toxicology
BIOL (CHEM) 5311 Biological Chemistry: Metabolism
BIOL 5364 Endocrine Physiology

Alternative Major and Minor Courses
ENCE 7311 Environmental and Hazardous Waste Law
ENCE 7315 Integrated Waste Management
ENCE 7350 Introduction to Environmental Management Systems
ENCE 7352 Environmental Epidemiology