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Qualifying Exams:

Ph.D. exams will be offered by the EE Department yearly and are designed to discover weakness in the background of new Ph.D. students and should be taken at the beginning of the student's program. Students are required to take four of the following six exams:
  1. Electronics and Circuits
          Outline
  2. Communication
          Outline
  3. Computer Engineering
          Outline
          Sample Exam
  4. Power Systems and Machines
          Outline
  5. Systems and Controls
          Outline
          Sample Exam
  6. Electromagnetics
          Outline
          Sample Exam
Adobe PDF: Download the Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Sign-Up Form Download the Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Sign-Up Form

The exams cover junior level material as well as fundamental topics usually included in senior electives (not to exceed 20% of the exam). Outlines of the exam topics and sample exams are also available at the desk of the Engineering Library. Additional information may be obtained from the members of the examining committee.

Students who do not obtain satisfactory results will be required to do one of the following:
  • Retake the exam (allowed only once)
  • Complete remedial courses and attain a grade of A or B
  • Drop out of the Ph.D. program
The decision on which course of action to require from the student will rest with the Examining Committee.

For more information about the Doctor of Philosophy program please consult:

The UNR Course Catalog

The Graduate School

Department of Electrical Engineering, Mail Stop 260
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557
Phone (775) 784-6927, Fax (775) 784-6627
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July 19th, 2008