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The Ph.D. Program
Princeton EE is the largest graduate program on campus, with roughly 160
Ph.D. students enrolled. We offer a range of research topics and
a program structure that gets students into the lab and making research
progress quickly. The program has no specific required classes, but
typically students take a range of classes both for proficiency in their
research area as well as for breadth.
To complete the Ph.D. program in electrical engineering at Princeton
you must do the following:
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Be admitted (the application form is online).
Every admitted Ph.D. student is given financial assistance in the form
of a first year fellowship. In addition, all Ph.D. applicants are automatically
considered for the prestigious Wu
or Upton
Fellowships.
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Take a selection of courses in your area of interest during your first
year and show that you are prepared to undertake research.
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Pass the written component of the general exam during your first year of
study. Details are available in the General
Exam Handout.
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Select a research advisor midway through your first year. We suggest that
you speak with all the professors in your research area, and also chat
with their graduate students as part of your decision-making.
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Be readmitted for your second year. Readmission for second year is based
on how well you have completed the items above.
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Pass the research presentation and oral exam of the general exam before
the end of your second year of enrollment. Details are available in the
General Exam
Handout.
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Maintain satisfactory progress each year towards completion of your dissertation.
Maintaining satisfactory progress is necessary for readmission and renewal
of financial support.
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Complete at least one assignment as teaching assistant (TA). To be a teaching
assistant you must first demonstrate proficiency in English by passing,
or being exempted from, the Princeton
Oral Proficiency Test (POPT).
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Write a Ph.D. dissertation detailing your new contributions to knowledge
in your selected field.
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Find a committee to examine your dissertation. You will need to give the
committee plenty of time. See the guidelines
for preparing for your FPO.
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Present your dissertation in a final public oral (FPO) exam.
The whole process normally takes from 4 to 5 years.
Useful EE links:
Princeton University Graduate Info:
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