The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree is a research-oriented degree requiring a minimum of 64 semester credit hours of approved courses and research beyond the Master of Science (M.S.) degree or Master of Engineering degree [96 credit hours beyond the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree]. The university places limitations on these credit hours in addition to the requirements of the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Construction Engineering and Management program.
A complete discussion of all university requirements is found in the current Texas A&M University Graduate Catalog.
Construction Engineering and Management Faculty Members
Advising Committee
The student must select an Advisory Committee Chair, who will serve as their graduate advisor, from the Department’s CEM graduate faculty listed above.
The chair and the student collaborate in selecting the remainder of the Advisory Committee. The advising committee for the Ph.D. degree in CEM must have a minimum of four members from the Texas A&M graduate faculty (the chair counts as a member). One member must be from outside the civil and environmental engineering department. The remainder of the members must be from within the civil and environmental engineering department, with at least two members being from the Department’s CEM faculty listed above. The chair counts as one of these members.
Departmental Requirements
In addition to fulfilling the University requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree, a student enrolled in the Civil Engineering graduate program in the area of construction engineering and management must satisfy the following department requirements.
- A minimum of 32 credit hours of graduate level coursework taken through Texas A&M University [a minimum of 24 credit hours if the student already has taken at least another 24 credit hours of graduate course work for the Master of Science (M.S.) or Master of Engineering (M.E.) degree].
- Remaining coursework requirement can be met by 32 hours of CVEN 691 (research credits).
Construction Engineering and Management Requirements
The student must also satisfy the following area requirements and/or recommendations described below:
- Qualifying Exam
- Degree Plan
- Written Preliminary Exam
- Research Proposal
- Oral Preliminary Exam
- Completion of Dissertation
- Final Defense
If you completed a pre-requisite before arriving at Texas A&M University and need it waived, you must bring a copy of your transcript showing the final grade in the course as well as a copy of the course syllabus to the CEM Graduate Advisor. Additional information about the courses taken may be required. This transcript and syllabus will be reviewed to see if indeed they satisfy the requirements, and communicated to the Civil Engineering Graduate Office.