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PhD Civil Engineering (Engineering) at Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University, United States

Programme overview

The PhD in Civil Engineering at Penn State University Park covers four specialisation areas: geotechnical and materials engineering, structural engineering and mechanics, transportation engineering, and water resources engineering.

Faculty: College of Engineering / The Graduate School  |  Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: University Park, PA, United States

What you will study

Doctoral study with an English proficiency exam, a qualifying exam, a dissertation proposal defended at the oral comprehensive exam, a dissertation and a final oral defense.

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Entry requirements

Applicants apply for admission to the program via the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School application for admission . Students in engineering, physical sciences, or mathematics with a 3.00 grade-point average (on a 4.00 scale) may be considered for admission. Exceptions to the minimum 3.00 grade-point average may be made for students with special backgrounds, abilities, and interests. Students without a baccalaureate degree in engineering would be admitted on a provisional basis pending successful completion of entrance requirements (completed concurrently with degree requirements). Applicants will upload official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended , a statement of objectives, and three references for letters of recommendation when applying to the program.

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