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    "description": "<h1>Program Prerequisites</h1><p>Master's or bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or a closely related discipline.</p> <p><b>Articulation Courses</b></p> <p>Undergraduate articulation courses are required to be completed prior to admission for students who do not hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering. In particular, the articulation courses specified below, plus all of the prerequisite string which any of them require, must be completed prior to admission. Grades of &quot;B&quot; or higher must be obtained in each articulation course specified below. Articulation courses are not eligible for inclusion on a graduate Program of Study.</p> <ul> <li>EEE 3342C Digital Systems</li> <li>EEL 3801 Computer Organization</li> <li>COP 3502 Computer Science I</li> <li>COP 3503 Computer Science II</li> </ul> <p>In addition, choose one of the following:</p> <ul> <li>COP 4331 Processes for Object-Oriented Development</li> <li>EEL 4768C Computer Architecture</li> <li>EEL 4781 Computer Communications Networks</li> </ul><h1>Degree Requirements</h1><div><section><header data-test=\"grouping-0-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Required Courses</span></h2></div><div><span>36</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li><span>Complete <!-- -->1<!-- --> of the following</span><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>The Computer Engineering Program supports a number of specialization areas. These specialization areas are (in alphabetical order): Computer Networks and Computer Security (CNCS), Computer Systems and Reconfigurable Hardware (CS/RH), Intelligent Systems and Machine Learning (ISML), and Software Systems and Algorithms (SSA). Please visit the department’s website (https://www.ece.ucf.edu/people/faculty-by-research-area/) for a list of faculty within each specialization area. \n\nFor each one of these areas there is a suggested list of courses stated below. Students are also allowed to take courses from other specialization areas, but the majority of their courses should be chosen from courses in their specialization area. A majority of specialization classes is at least 19 credit hours, typically 7 graduate courses.</div></div></li><div><span>Computer Networks and Computer Security (CNCS)</span><li data-test=\"ruleView-B.1\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-B.1-result\">Earn at least <span>36</span> credits from the following: <div><ul style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px\"><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a385a158354719e6c3d\" target=\"_blank\">CDA5106</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Advanced Computer Architecture<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a385a1583d1b89e6c3b\" target=\"_blank\">CDA5110</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Parallel Architecture and Algorithms<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a3e6b6b62a9cd40002f\" target=\"_blank\">CDA6530</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Performance Models of Computers and Networks<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a38a8d2fb77aa2d806d\" target=\"_blank\">CDA6938</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Special Topics<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a44a8d2fb1e0d2d807e\" target=\"_blank\">CGS5131</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Computer Forensics I: Seizure and Examination of Computer Systems<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a63714b5f0b11521fd4\" target=\"_blank\">CNT5008</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Computer Communication Networks Architecture<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a64714b5fb36b521fd9\" target=\"_blank\">CNT6418</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Computer Forensics II<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a63714b5fb799521fd2\" target=\"_blank\">CNT6519</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Wireless Security and Forensics<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a636b6b623b6840006d\" target=\"_blank\">CNT6707</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Advanced Computer Networks<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a70a38edf53b33ec2d8\" target=\"_blank\">COP5537</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Network Optimization<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a7400f82747c5140d86\" target=\"_blank\">COP5611</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Operating Systems Design Principles<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a2b714b5feff5521f5e\" target=\"_blank\">CAP6133</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Advanced Topics in Computer Security and Computer Forensics<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a2e6b6b62491b400005\" target=\"_blank\">CAP6135</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Malware and Software Vulnerability Analysis<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a71714b5fc7d2522001\" target=\"_blank\">COT5405</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Design and Analysis of Algorithms<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b31a38edf22123ec3e4\" target=\"_blank\">EEE5542</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Random Processes I<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b4a00f827033c140e80\" target=\"_blank\">EEL5780</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Wireless Networks<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b4fe6bc79cbb073e563\" target=\"_blank\">EEL6762</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Performance Analysis of Computer and Communication Systems<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b4f00f8272f46140e8d\" target=\"_blank\">EEL6785</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Computer Network Design<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b4f00f827b933140e89\" target=\"_blank\">EEL6788</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Advanced Topics in Computer Networks<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b4fe6bc79358273e562\" target=\"_blank\">EEL6883</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Software Engineering II<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li></ul></div></div></li></div><div><span>Computer Systems and Reconfigurable Hardware (CS/RH)</span><li data-test=\"ruleView-A.1\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A.1-result\">Earn at least <span>36</span> credits from the following: <div><ul style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px\"><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a385a158354719e6c3d\" target=\"_blank\">CDA5106</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Advanced Computer Architecture<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a385a1583d1b89e6c3b\" target=\"_blank\">CDA5110</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Parallel Architecture and Algorithms<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a385a1583652a9e6c3c\" target=\"_blank\">CDA6107</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Parallel Computer Architecture<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a38a8d2fb77aa2d806d\" target=\"_blank\">CDA6938</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Special Topics<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a70a38edf53b33ec2d8\" target=\"_blank\">COP5537</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Network Optimization<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b3102fd3a3d456d840c\" target=\"_blank\">EEE5390C</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Full-Custom VLSI Design<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b4a00f82712b7140e82\" target=\"_blank\">EEL5722C</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Design<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b4fe6bc79cbb073e563\" target=\"_blank\">EEL6762</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Performance Analysis of Computer and Communication Systems<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a8d00f82784cb140df3\" target=\"_blank\">ECM6308</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Current Topics in Parallel Processing<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li></ul></div></div></li></div><div><span>Intelligent Systems and Machine Learning (ISML)</span><li data-test=\"ruleView-C.1\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-C.1-result\">Earn at least <span>36</span> credits from the following: <div><ul style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px\"><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a2be6bc799ef073e3f6\" target=\"_blank\">CAP5055</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->AI for Game Programming<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a2b00f8277275140ce0\" target=\"_blank\">CAP5512</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Evolutionary Computation<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a2b5a1583b5779e6c28\" target=\"_blank\">CAP5610</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Machine Learning<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a2ba8d2fbaff52d8046\" target=\"_blank\">CAP5636</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Advanced Artificial Intelligence<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a2b02fd3a3f6b6d829a\" target=\"_blank\">CAP6545</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Machine Learning Methods for Biomedical Data<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a2b00f827f931140ce3\" target=\"_blank\">CAP6616</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Neuroevolution and Generative and Developmental Systems<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a2b5a158365449e6c2c\" target=\"_blank\">CAP6640</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Computer Understanding of Natural Language<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a30714b5f3de9521f6d\" target=\"_blank\">CAP6671</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Intelligent Systems: Robots, Agents, and Humans<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a3000f827d468140cf0\" target=\"_blank\">CAP6675</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Complex Adaptive Systems<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a3000f8272ec7140cf1\" target=\"_blank\">CAP6676</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Knowledge Representation<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/620d5cd59d660170e5c3989f\" target=\"_blank\">EEL5825</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b4aa8d2fbf7d12d816e\" target=\"_blank\">EEL5874</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Expert Systems and Knowledge Engineering<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/624f9bdac51f7db5a0476d6e\" target=\"_blank\">EEL6812</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Introduction to Neural Networks and Deep Learning<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/66bb875cbdfed75dbc434269\" target=\"_blank\">EEL6875</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Artificial Intelligence for Autonomous Systems<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b4f00f827f6b6140e8b\" target=\"_blank\">EEL6878</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Modeling and Artificial Intelligence<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li></ul></div></div></li></div><div><span>Software Systems and Algorithms (SSA)</span><li data-test=\"ruleView-D.1\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-D.1-result\">Earn at least <span>36</span> credits from the following: <div><ul style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px\"><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a2b02fd3ac4876d829c\" target=\"_blank\">CAP6515</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Algorithms in Computational Biology<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a44a8d2fb1e0d2d807e\" target=\"_blank\">CGS5131</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Computer Forensics I: Seizure and Examination of Computer Systems<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a64714b5fb36b521fd9\" target=\"_blank\">CNT6418</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Computer Forensics II<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a2ba38edf9ad33ec20a\" target=\"_blank\">CAP5510</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Bioinformatics<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a2b714b5feff5521f5e\" target=\"_blank\">CAP6133</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Advanced Topics in Computer Security and Computer Forensics<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a2b02fd3a3f6b6d829a\" target=\"_blank\">CAP6545</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Machine Learning Methods for Biomedical Data<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a406b6b625735400030\" target=\"_blank\">CEN5016</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Software Engineering<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a405a1583867d9e6c49\" target=\"_blank\">CEN6075</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Formal Specification of Software Systems<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a74714b5f0782522006\" target=\"_blank\">COP5021</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Program Analysis<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a74e6bc794bfe73e4ab\" target=\"_blank\">COP5711</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Parallel and Distributed Database Systems<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a7102fd3affb66d8346\" target=\"_blank\">COP6730</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Transaction Processing<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a71714b5fb749521ffe\" target=\"_blank\">COP6731</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Advanced Database Systems<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a71714b5fc7d2522001\" target=\"_blank\">COT5405</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Design and Analysis of Algorithms<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a71a8d2fb20602d80b8\" target=\"_blank\">COT6410</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Computational Complexity<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a71a8d2fbd8ae2d80b7\" target=\"_blank\">COT6417</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Algorithms on Strings and Sequences<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a726b6b625652400092\" target=\"_blank\">COT5600</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Quantum Computing<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a71a8d2fb47162d80b9\" target=\"_blank\">COT6602</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Introduction to Quantum Information Theory<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b4fe6bc79358273e562\" target=\"_blank\">EEL6883</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Software Engineering II<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li></ul></div></div></li></div></ul></li></ul></div><div></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-1-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Elective Courses</span></h2></div><div><span>21</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\">Earn at least <span>21</span> credits from the following types of courses: <div>Additional elective courses listed above.\n\n    -  May include formal coursework, directed research hours, doctoral research hours, dissertation research, and no more than 12 credit hours of Independent Study.\n</div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-2-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Dissertation</span></h2></div><div><span>15</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\">Earn at least <span>15</span> credits from the following types of courses: <div>XXX 7980 Dissertation Research (15 credit hours minimum).\n\nThe program will only allow students to complete up to 24 hours of dissertation coursework in XXX 7980.\n\nThe College of Engineering and Computer Science requires that all dissertation defense announcements are approved by the student&#x27;s adviser and posted on the college&#x27;s website at least two weeks before the defense date.\n</div></div></li></ul></div><div><section><div><header><div><h2>Qualifying Review</h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>The Qualifying Review relies on annual appraisals of the student&#x27;s progress conducted by the student&#x27;s research/academic adviser and advisory committee, once formed. The student&#x27;s appraisal template that the adviser completes will assess the student&#x27;s academic performance (course performance) and research performance. On an annual basis, and based on the completed PhD Student Annual Review template, as well as additional student documentation attached with approval of the adviser, the ECE Graduate Committee will rate the student&#x27;s performance as &quot;Above Expectation,&quot; &quot;At Expectation,&quot; or &quot;Below Expectation&quot; toward the completion of the PhD degree.\n\nStudents must pass the Qualifying Review no later than the deadline, which is the semester in which they complete 24 credit hours after admission or within two calendar years after admission, whichever occurs later. If a student has passed the Qualifying Review, then the student is eligible to continue PhD studies. However, a student who does not pass the Qualifying Review by the deadline will be dismissed from the degree program and will be given the opportunity to complete a master&#x27;s degree (if applicable).\n</div></div></li></ul></div></div></div></section><section><div><header><div><h2>Dissertation Committee</h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>PhD dissertation committees for this degree program must have all of the below characteristics:\n\n  -  consist of at least five committee members including the committee chair\n  -  the committee chair must be either a Regular Appointment faculty member in ECE or a Secondary-Joint Appointment faculty member in ECE\n  -  at least 50% of committee members (when tabulated including the chair) must be ECE regular faculty\n  -  the majority of committee members must vote in favor of passing for the student to Pass\n  -  in addition to the above, all college and university requirements (such as one member outside of ECE) must be met.\n\nJoint faculty members may serve as committee chairs, but graduate faculty scholars may not serve as committee chairs.\n</div></div></li></ul></div></div></div></section><section><div><header><div><h2>Candidacy Examination</h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>After passing the Qualifying Review, students are required to successfully complete the candidacy examination in order to demonstrate readiness for preliminary research in a chosen field of study. This exam is administered by the student&#x27;s dissertation advisory committee. Preparedness for taking the candidacy examination requires that the student must demonstrate his/her readiness for the PhD program in Computer Engineering by authoring an accepted journal article or high-quality conference paper. The student must be the first author on this paper and the research advisor must also be an author on this paper to be used for Candidacy. The publication should reflect the work related to the student&#x27;s PhD research. Candidacy is normally attempted at the completion of required coursework and must be passed before registering for doctoral dissertation hours (EEL 7980). Continuous enrollment in at least 3 hours of doctoral dissertation hours is required once a student starts taking dissertation credits.\n</div></div></li></ul></div></div></div></section><section><div><header><div><h2>Admission to Candidacy</h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>The following are required to be admitted to candidacy and enroll in dissertation hours.\n\n  -  Completion of all required formal coursework, except for dissertation hours.\n  -  Successful completion of the candidacy examination.\n  -  The dissertation advisory committee is formed, consisting of approved graduate faculty and graduate faculty scholars.\n  -  Submittal of an approved program of study.\n\nSigned and well-formed Doctoral Committee Candidacy Status form and associated paperwork must be submitted to the Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Office for processing on or before the last day to defend Dissertation during the semester prior to enrolling in dissertation credits.\n</div></div></li></ul></div></div></div></section><section><div><header><div><h2>Dissertation Proposal Exam</h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>After passing the candidacy examination, the student will write a dissertation proposal and present it to the dissertation advisory committee for approval. The proposal must include a description of the research performed to date and the research planned to be completed for the dissertation. The presentation of a written dissertation proposal must be deemed as passing requirements by the majority of the dissertation committee.\n</div></div></li></ul></div></div></div></section></div></div></section><h3>Grand Total Credits:<!-- --> <strong>72</strong></h3></div><h1>Application Requirements</h1><h1>Application Deadlines</h1><h1>Financial Information</h1><p>Graduate students may receive financial assistance through fellowships, assistantships, tuition support, or loans. For more information, see the College of Graduate Studies <a href=\"https://funding.graduate.ucf.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Funding website</a>, which describes the types of financial assistance available at UCF and provides general guidance in planning your graduate finances. The Financial Information section of the Graduate Catalog is another key resource.</p> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p><strong>UCF Student Financial Assistance</strong><br />Millican Hall 120<br />Telephone: 407-823-2827<br />Appointment Line: 407-823-5285<br />Fax: 407-823-5241<br /><a href=\"mailto:finaid@ucf.edu\">finaid@ucf.edu</a><br /><a href=\"http://finaid.ucf.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><h1>Fellowship Information</h1><p>Fellowships are awarded based on academic merit to highly qualified students. They are paid to students through the Office of Student Financial Assistance, based on instructions provided by the College of Graduate Studies. Fellowships are given to support a student's graduate study and do not have a work obligation. For more information, see <a href=\"https://graduate.ucf.edu/fellowships/\" target=\"_blank\">UCF Graduate Fellowships</a>, which includes descriptions of university fellowships and what you should do to be considered for a fellowship.</p> <p><strong>Grad Fellowships</strong><br />Telephone: 407-823-0127<br /><a href=\"mailto:gradfellowship@ucf.edu\">gradfellowship@ucf.edu</a><br /><a href=\"https://funding.graduate.ucf.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></p><div> <p>Formal coursework required is 36 credit hours, exclusive of independent study and research. A minimum of 15 credit hours of dissertation are required. All other credit hours will be determined with a faculty adviser. Students admitted with an earned master's degree may request to have up to 30 of those credit hours counted toward their doctoral program. The student's doctoral adviser in conjunction with the graduate office will determine the precise number of hours to be counted subject to Graduate Studies regulations.</p> <p>The Program of Study (POS) form must be approved by an adviser in the selected specialization area no later than the end of the second semester after admission. The program of study must meet all the university requirements specified in the graduate catalog.</p> <b>Equipment Fee</b> <p>Students in the Computer Engineering PhD program pay a $28 equipment fee each semester that they are enrolled. Part-time students pay $14 per semester.</p> <b>Independent Learning</b> <p>The Independent Learning requirement is met by successful completion of the student's candidacy and dissertation defense examinations.</p> </div>",
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