Program checklist · Doctor of Philosophy Computer Science (PhD)

Doctor of Philosophy Computer Science (PhD)

Old Dominion University · Norfolk, VA

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: Doctor of Philosophy Computer Science (PhD)
Credential class: ceterms:DoctoralDegree
CIP: 11.0101
Total credits (published): 30
Credits (computed from items): 78
Catalog edition: 2026-2027
Checklist type: degree-program

Identifiers

IPEDS UNITID: 232982
CourseShelf checklist: CK_232982_287d28ee
CollegeTransfer.Net: Institution Transfer Profile
Source: CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Course Requirements

11 items

CS 690
Colloquium
Not resolved to a course
1
CS 800
Research Methods
Not resolved to a course
3
CS courses that meet the breadth course requirements (see below)
Not resolved to a course
12
CS Electives
Not resolved to a course
9
CS 899 Doctoral Dissertation
Not resolved to a course
23
CS 522
Introduction to Machine Learning
Not resolved to a course
or: CS 580 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
3
CS 600
Algorithms and Data Structures
Not resolved to a course
3
CS 620
Introduction to Data Science and Analytics
Not resolved to a course
3
CS 650
Advanced Databases
Not resolved to a course
3
CS 665
Computer Architecture
Not resolved to a course
3
CS Electives
Not resolved to a course
15

Source. Old Dominion University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.odu.edu/graduate/sciences/computer-science/computer-science-phd/. Captured page pages/0864.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.