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Doctoral candidates will have as their primary goal the
completion of an original engineering/scientific
contribution to the body of knowledge in the field of
textiles. This contribution will be in the form of a written
doctoral dissertation that will be defended in the presence
of the faculty of Philadelphia University. During the first
year of the program, students will complete required
coursework, including a nine-credit hour (three courses)
engineering minor. In a collaborative agreement with nearby
Temple University, these graduate-level courses will be
taken at
the College of Engineering at Temple. The student’s doctoral
committee may require additional courses to enhance the
student’s research.
All courses will be taken
in the first year of the doctoral program. Students will
then be required to pass a two-part qualifying examination
in the field of textile engineering. The first part is a
written examination, and the second part is an oral
examination. A major and a minor topic will be chosen by the
candidate and the doctoral committee and agreed
upon at least four months in advance of the examination.
Dates for the written and oral exams will be selected by
mutual agreement of the candidate and the committee members.
All members of the committee should be present for the oral
examination. The written examination may be administered by
the committee chair with input from other committee members.
The result of the two-part qualifying
examination will be a pass or a fail. Both the written and
oral examinations should be completed by the end of the
second semester of study. Upon the successful completion of
the examination, students will be formally admitted to
doctoral candidacy. This will usually occur after the first
year of full-time enrollment. Students who fail the
qualifying examination on the first attempt will be given
one more chance, at the discretion of the committee, to
improve their performance. In any case, the qualifying
examination must be completed before the end of the second
year
of the student’s doctoral program. The candidate will then
make a formal
Ph.D. thesis proposal defense. Once approved by the doctoral
committee students will conduct their doctoral research and
subsequent dissertation. At the completion of a written
dissertation, the candidate will give a formal and public
thesis defense. Upon a successful defense the student’s
candidacy will be completed, and upon the recommendation of
the faculty of the Philadelphia University the candidate
will be awarded the Ph.D. in the field of Textile
Engineering and Science. |