PhD in Civil Engineering: Degree Information

The major milestones in completing your Ph.D. in civil engineering at Oregon State are listed in the following table.

University-wide requirements for earning a doctoral degree at Oregon State are availalbe on the OSU Office of Graduate Education website.

Milestone	Deadline	References
Major professor selection and graduate committee formation	Must be formed prior to program meeting.	CCE faculty CCE PhD Degree
Coursework and credit requirements	Core coursework must be done prior to preliminary examination.	Transfer Credit Policy Transfer Credit Request Form
Ethical research training	Can be completed any time, but must be completed before program of study approval.	citiprogram.org
Program of study development	Must be completed prior to program meeting.	Degree checklist
Program meeting	Must be held prior to preliminary examination.	Degree checklist
Qualifying examination	No later than one week prior to preliminary examination. Consult major professor for details.
Preliminary examination	No set deadline but prior to developing final research proposal.	OSU Grad School exam scheduling form
Dissertation completion	Must be completed prior to final oral examination.	OSU Grad School Thesis Guide; OSU ScholarsArchive; ScholarsArchive instructions; Instructions and considerations for data sets
Final oral examination Final exam announcement form	No more than 5 years after completing preliminary examination. Must be one full academic term after completion of preliminary examination.	OSU Grad School exam scheduling form
Learning objectives/outcomes objective matrix	Complete at the final oral examination.