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Program checklist · Ph.D.

Electronic Arts Ph.D.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY

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Program
Award
Ph.D.
Credential class
ceterms:DoctoralDegree
CIP
13.0406
Credits (computed from items)
10
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
194824
CourseShelf checklist
CK_194824_4bf4e774
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Coursework

0 items

    Required

    10 items
    1. IHSS 6570
      Research Methods
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. To be taken in the fall of the 1st year
      Not resolved to a course
    3. ARTS 6110
      Electronic Arts Overview
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. To be taken in the spring of the 1st year
      Not resolved to a course
    5. ARTS 6900
      Arts Graduate Colloquium
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. To be taken every fall and spring semester until the Qualifying Exam1
      Not resolved to a course
    7. ARTS 9990
      Dissertation
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    8. Minimum of 12 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    9. No maximum
      Not resolved to a course
    10. To be taken the semester of Qualifying Exam and thereafter2
      Not resolved to a course

    Electives

    2 items
    1. 4000- or 6000-level Electives & Independent Studies3,4
      Not resolved to a course
    2. ​Can be taken any semester
      Not resolved to a course

    Footnotes

    4 items
    1. Required to be taken each semester until the semester that the PhD Qualifying Examination is scheduled. Graduate students must have their Dissertation Committee formed and approved by the Dean of Graduate Education, and the Committee must agree upon the Qualifying Exam scheduling prior to the start of semester in which the exam will be taken. Continued participation in the Colloquium is recommended, but not required.
      Not resolved to a course
    2. Students may register for Dissertation credits during the semester of their Qualifying Examination and in subsequent semesters until graduation.
      Not resolved to a course
    3. No more than 15 credits at the 4000-level are to be allowed. Additionally, credit(s) from 1000- and 2000-level coursework cannot be applied to the Plan of Study.
      Not resolved to a course
    4. All course selections must be made in consultation with the Faculty advisor. Independent Study must be coordinated and in agreement with the faculty member of the Independent Study with a syllabus and signed Graduate Student Independent Study Form.
      Not resolved to a course
    Source. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.rpi.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=34&poid=10064&returnto=938. Captured page pages/0131.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.