SEAS Student Handbook
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Doctoral Research Instruction<br />
An Eng.Sc.D. candidate is required to complete 12 credits in the departmental course<br />
E9800: Doctoral research instruction in accordance with the following guidelines:<br />
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After obtaining a master’s degree or advanced standing, at which time the student<br />
begins doctoral research, the student is eligible to register for E9800 (3, 6, 9, or 12<br />
points of credit).<br />
Registration for E9800 at a time other than that prescribed above is not permitted,<br />
except by written permission of the Dean.<br />
The 12 points of E9800 required for the Eng.Sc.D. degree do not count toward the<br />
minimum residence requirements, e.g., 30 points beyond the master’s degree or 60<br />
points beyond the bachelor’s degree.<br />
If a student is required to take coursework beyond the minimum residence<br />
requirements, the 12 points of doctoral research instruction must still be taken in<br />
addition to the required coursework.<br />
A student must register continuously through the fall and the spring terms. This<br />
requirement does not include the summer session.<br />
Completion of Requirements<br />
The requirements for the Eng.Sc.D. degree must be completed in no more than seven<br />
years. The seven-year time period begins at the time of enrollment and extends to the date<br />
on which the dissertation defense is held.<br />
Extension of the time allowed for completion of the degree may be granted on<br />
recommendation of the student’s sponsor and the department chair to the Dean when<br />
special circumstances warrant. Such extensions are initiated by submitting a statement of<br />
work in progress and a schedule for completion together with the sponsor’s<br />
recommendation to the department chair.<br />
Please contact the Office of Graduate <strong>Student</strong> Affairs for more information.<br />
Columbia Video Network<br />
Columbia University’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science<br />
established the Columbia Video Network (CVN) in 1986 to meet a growing need within<br />
the engineering community for a graduate distance education program. Over 30 years<br />
later, our part-time fully online programs provide working professionals high quality<br />
graduate engineering education in a convenient and flexible format.<br />
Programs of Study<br />
CVN offers part-time online graduate degree, certificate, and non-degree programs. CVN<br />
students may enroll in select <strong>SEAS</strong> graduate courses in Fall, Spring, and Summer terms.<br />
CVN administrators work closely with faculty members from each department to select<br />
courses that best fit the needs of our students.<br />
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