A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Ph.D.
- Credential class
- ceterms:DoctoralDegree
- Catalog edition
- Rensselaer Catalog 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- This is a research-oriented degree focused on the development of new knowledge in the student’s chosen area of study. It includes the preparation of a dissertation that documents the original contribution of the student’s research. The Ph.D. program consists of a total of 72 credit hours beyond the bachelor’s degree. This includes a maximum of 30 credit hours for the dissertation and a minimum of 42 credit hours of courses. If the student holds a master’s degree, up to 24 applicable course credit hours can be applied towards the 42 credit hours of courses. A 1-credit graduate seminar course is also required for graduation and can be counted toward the required 42 credit hours of courses (if a Ph.D. student earned an M.S. degree in Civil, Environmental or Transportation Engineering from Rensselaer and has already taken the seminar course, the student is not required to repeat the course). In addition to the examination processes required of all Rensselaer doctoral students, civil engineering, environmental engineering, and transportation engineering students working toward this degree must pass a qualifying examination during the student’s second semester if a student has an M.S. degree counting toward the degree requirements or during the student’s fourth semester if the student does not have an M.S. degree counting toward the degree requirements.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 194824
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_194824_dbc29a98
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Source. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, catalog Rensselaer Catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.rpi.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=34&poid=10228&returnto=938. Captured page pages/0141.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.