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Electrical Engineering, PhD (Boston)
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# Electrical Engineering, PhD (Boston)

**Source**: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/engineering/electrical-computer/electrical-engineering-phd/
**Parent**: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/phdprograms/

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

## Milestones

Annual review (each fall semester after the student has been in the program for at least one year)\
 Qualifying examination\
 Dissertation committee\
 Proposal stage review\
 Dissertation defense

## Core Requirements

Course List

     | Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Complete 32 semester hours of approved coursework—equivalent of MSECE degree. Then complete 16 semester hours, of which 8 must be graduate-level EECE courses. Consult your faculty research advisor for acceptable courses. | | 48 |

## Dissertation

Course List

     | Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [EECE 9990](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=EECE%209990 "EECE 9990") | Dissertation Term 1 |  |
| [EECE 9991](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=EECE%209991 "EECE 9991") | Dissertation Term 2 |  |

## Program Credit/GPA Requirements

48 total semester hours required\
 Minimum 3.000 GPA required

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

## Milestones

Annual review (each fall semester after the student has been in the program for at least one year)\
 Qualifying examination\
 Dissertation committee\
 Proposal stage review\
 Dissertation defense

## Core Requirements

Complete 16 semester hours of approved coursework. At least 8 semester hours must be graduate-level EECE courses. Consult your faculty adviser for acceptable courses.

## Dissertation

Course List

     | Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Complete the following two courses: | |  |
| [EECE 9990](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=EECE%209990 "EECE 9990") | Dissertation Term 1 |  |
| [EECE 9991](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=EECE%209991 "EECE 9991") | Dissertation Term 2 |  |

## Program Credit/GPA Requirements

16 total semester hours required\
 Minimum 3.000 GPA required