Admissions

Applicants should have a BS or MS degree in computer science or a related field. Applications are accepted for fall, spring and summer semesters. Applicants should, however, be aware that most types of financial aid begin in the fall semester. To be ensured full consideration for financial aid, applications for fall admission should be received by February 1 of the same year. While there is no guarantee of funding for Ph.D. applicants, the Department of Computer Science typically provides an assistantship for all full-time Ph.D. students.

Applications for admission may be obtained by writing the Graduate School or Department of Computer Science - the address is given below. Among other things, the application asks for official transcripts of all university work, TOEFL scores (if English is not your native language), GRE general exam scores and a Statement of Purpose. It may also be helpful when your application is evaluated if you have taken a GRE subject examination. PhD program applicants should have a miniumum GRE Verbal score in the 50th percentile, a minimum GRE Quantitative score in the 85th percentile and a minimum GRE Analytical Writing score of 3.0. Students for whom English is not a native language are encouraged to take the Test of Spoken English (TSE) to improve the likelihood of receiving a teaching assistantship.

In addition to what is asked for on the application form, the CS program requires that your application include three letters of reference. Reference letters may be submitted with your application, or sent separately. An application, with or without letters of reference, should be sent to:

        Graduate School
        Michigan Technological University
        1400 Townsend Drive
        Houghton MI, 49931
        USA

If the letters of reference are sent separately, then they should be sent to:

        Director of Graduate Studies 
        Department of Computer Science
        Michigan Technological University
        1400 Townsend Drive 
        Houghton MI, 49931
        USA

Inquiries about the CS Ph.D. program may be made via email; the email address is csdept@mtu.edu. In addition, an on-line application may be found at http://www.admin.mtu.edu/rgs/graduate/apply.html.

During the first term of residence the student should turn into the Graduate School the form Acceptance into the Doctoral Program(*). This form must be signed by the Chair and the Dean of the Graduate School.

Table 1: Time Line for CS Ph.D. Program Requirements

Date	Degree	Time Line	Who Initiates	Grad School
Done	Time frame	Event	Action	Form
	before 1st term	Meet Graduate Director	Student	D1
	1st or 2nd term	Pick Advisor	GD, Student	D2
	1st or 2nd term	Select Courses	Advisor, Student
	1st or 2nd term	Prepare Preliminary Program	Advisor, Student	D3
	End of 1st or 2nd year	Pass Qualifier	Student
	End of 2nd or 3rd year	Pass Specialty Exam	Student	D4
		Degree Schedule	Advisor, Student	D5
	D4 + 1 year	Pass Dissertation Proposal	Student	D6
	defense - 3 mos	Research Review	Student
	defense - 2 weeks	Submit Oral Exam Form	Student	D7
		Successfully Defend Dissertation	Student	D8
		Submit Signed Dissertation	Student