Doctor of Philosophy in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Engineering (AiCE)

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Each Ph.D. candidate must take at least one graduate class from at least four of these areas to fulfil the breadth requirement. Students must receive a "B-" grade or better in these courses.Students may be able to count one course taken during a previous degree toward the breadth course requirement by petitioning AiCE's Graduate Studies Committee. If the petition is accepted, only two more breadth areas must be satisfied. However, students will still be held to the same course requirements. Qualifying Exam Requirement Students who are working towards a Ph.D. degree are required to take the Ph.D. Qualifying Examination. The Ph.D. Qualifying Examination tests the student’s ability to think, speak, and write. Students must read and analyze three technical papers that define the examination topic area. Students then write a review paper and orally present this review to a faculty examining committee. Teaching Internship All AiCE Ph.D. students are required to complete two Teaching Internships (“TI”) at CMKL – over the course of the Ph.D. program. These Teaching Internships are unpaid and students will receive a letter grade reflecting their performance. Students must receive a “B” or better in the TI course to receive credit for completing the teaching internship. The TI program is coordinated through the Academic Services Office. All students must complete a teaching assistant application for the TI to be formally recognized by the department. The Academic Services Office will work with the student to enroll him or her in the correct course representing their work as a TI prior to the start of the semester. Dissertation All Ph.D. students are required to prepare a dissertation proposal within four semesters following the successful completion of the Ph.D. qualifying examination. This time clock begins with the semester following the qualifying examination. If a student leaves for a semester to return to the industry, this four-semester clock is stopped. The Ph.D. prospectus clock stops when the student leaves and resumes at the start of the semester when the student returns. Students who have not met their Ph.D. prospectus requirement within the four-semester time limit must discuss a revised timeline with their advisor prior to the semester’s Graduate Progress Review faculty meeting. Ph.D. Dissertation Defense ‍Once the Ph.D. dissertation is written, the student must submit the Defense Declaration form to the Graduate Affairs Office at least two weeks before the student’s defense date. The Thesis Committee is usually the same as the Prospectus Committee. If there is any change in the committee, the student must submit a biographical description of any new committee member from outside CMKL for approval. Additionally, students are expected to adhere to AiCE guidelines on providing defense committees with a copy of the thesis prior to the defense. AiCE recommends that students provide their committee with a copy of the thesis at least one and a half months prior to the defense.