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"description": "<h1>Track Prerequisites</h1><p>An earned Master's degree or its equivalent in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering or a related discipline is required. The Graduate Program Director will evaluate the suitability and applicability of degrees in other disciplines for admission purposes.</p><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/\">Funding website</a>, which describes the types of financial assistance available at UCF and provides general guidance in planning your graduate finances. The <a href=\"https://www.ucf.edu/catalog/graduate/#/content/609c0ff42bc0ac001c6f46ea\">Financial Information</a> section of the Graduate Catalog is another key resource.</p> <br /> <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/\">http://finaid.ucf.edu</a></p><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/\">UCF Graduate Fellowships</a>, which includes descriptions of university fellowships and what you should do to be considered for a fellowship.</p> <br /> <p><strong>Graduate 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/\">https://funding.graduate.ucf.edu</a></p><p>The<b> Post-Master’s</b><strong> track</strong> requires successful completion of a minimum of <strong>42 credit hours</strong> at the graduate level beyond MS and the successful defense of a PhD dissertation. Specifically, the <b>Post-Master’s</b> <b>Track</b> requires:</p> <br /> <p>(1) 15 credit hours minimum must be formal coursework, exclusive of directed research (XXX 6918), thesis (xxx 6971), doctoral research (XXX 7919), and independent study (XXX 6908).</p> <br /> <p>(2) No more than 12 credit hours combined of directed research (XXX 6918)), or thesis (XXX 6971), doctoral research (XXX 7919) and/or independent study (XXX 6908) may be taken toward fulfilling the degree program of study coursework requirements.</p> <br /> <p>(3) 15 credit hours minimum must be Dissertation (XXX 7980).</p> <br /> <p>(4) Successful completion of the PhD Qualifying Examination.</p> <br /> <p>(5) Successful completion of the Candidacy Examination.</p> <br /> <p>(6) Successful completion of defense of the doctoral dissertation.</p>",
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