Ph.D. in Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

Department ofEngineering Management and Systems Engineering

School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS)2015-2016

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Full-time faculty: 16

Undergraduate students: 62

Graduate students: 1,280

Annual research expenditures: $4.9 million

Quick Facts

Where To Find Us

800 22nd Street, NW, Suite 2600

George Washington University

Washington, DC 20052

202-994-7541

When We Are There

Fall and Spring Semester

Mon–Thurs 8:00am–5:00pm

Friday 8:00am–4:30pm

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering

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Department Chair Dr. Thomas A. Mazzuchi

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Science and Engineering Hall800 22nd St NWSuite 2888Washington, DC 20052

(202) 994-1802

Email: seasgrad@gwu.edu

Graduate Student Services Office

Who Should I Contact About…?

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Your Academic Advisor:• All academic advising• Research interests• Selection of courses• Signature for paper registrations and ISO forms• Transfer credits • OPT and CPT letters

2nd Floor Graduate Student Services

• Paperwork (process Transfer of Credits)•Graduation Clearance•Directing to correct office for questions about Registration and RTF Forms• Any enrollment issue

Fields of Study & Areas of Focus

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If you change your area of focus during your program, the new focus area must fall under your field of study, or you will need to reapply to change your field of study.

Areas of focus can be changed (within the field of study) but first this needs to be discussed with your academic advisor.

Field of Study: Systems Engineering Areas of focus:

• Operations Research and Management Science

• Systems Engineering and Integration

• Enterprise Information Assurance

Field of Study: Engineering Management Areas of focus:

• Crisis, Emergency and Risk Management• Economics, Finance and Cost Engineering

• Engineering and Technology Management

• Environmental and Energy Management

• Knowledge and Information Management

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You must be registered for each semester (fall and spring) until the semester you graduate.

See the Registrar’s website for policies on registration each semester.

For Research Courses

You must complete•A Registration Transaction Form (RTF, not the EZ) and •A Research Course Request Form

These need to be signed by your advisor and the department chairman.

Registration for Classes

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Most Courses on Main Campus

• You are not permitted to take more than 4 approved independent studies as part of your curriculum

• Students admitted to the Main Campus must complete all of their courses at the Main Campus.

For Ph.D. Students: EMSE Specific Information

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A minimum of 30 credit hours in a formal program at the graduate level beyond master's study or, for students without master's degrees, a minimum of 54 credit hours in a formal program at the graduate level beyond the baccalaureate, is required.

In addition, all doctoral students take a minimum of 24 hours of dissertation research once they have been admitted to candidacy.

For Ph.D. Students: EMSE Specific Information

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The following courses are prerequisites and are required in addition to the credit hours discussed above: Math 1231, 1232, and APSC 3115. Students who do not have a master's degree will be required to take the following courses: EMSE 6001, EMSE 6410, EMSE 6020, EMSE 6801. Students with a master's degree may also take EMSE 6001, EMSE 6410, EMSE 6020, EMSE 283 for doctoral credit, however they are not recommended and are subject to approval by the department chair. All doctoral students are required to take EMSE 8000 and EMSE 6765. It is recommended that students register for EMSE 8000 in their last year of course work. In addition, students must select one quantitative method course from the following list: EMSE 6750, EMSE 6710, EMSE 6760.

For Ph.D. Students: EMSE Specific Information

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Ph.D. students Must Pass the Qualifying Examination

The Qualifying Examination is the principal means of determining whether a student will qualify as a candidate for the doctoral degree and progress to the second stage of the program. Its purpose is to ascertain that the student's background and intellectual development are adequate to support doctoral research in the central field.

For Ph.D. Students: EMSE Specific Information

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Qualifying Examination

The Qualifying Examination consists of two parts: a Quantitative Methods Exam and a Focus Area Exam.

The Quantitative Methods Exam is a three-hour written exam offered the last week in September and the last week in January. Students should apply to take this exam before the end of the preceding Semester. The Quantitative Methods Exam consists of a one-hour exam covering EMSE 6765 and a one-hour exam covering either EMSE 6750, EMSE 6710 or EMSE 6760. Students should fill out the DQE checklist available at http://www.emse.seas.gwu.edu/current/graduate/doctoralprogram.html

For Ph.D. Students: EMSE Specific Information

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Qualifying Examination

The Focus Area Exam will be both a written and oral exam. Students will take this exam the first semester following the completion of their coursework. Students should register for EMSE 8999 for the semester in which they will be taking the exam. Students will be required to complete a 10 page literature review on a topic in their focus area. They will have two weeks to complete the review. At the end of the two weeks they will be required to submit the review to a committee of three faculty members (the advisor, one faculty member appointed by the chair, and one additional faculty member). The student, along with their faculty advisor, will then schedule their oral exam. Oral exams will be approximately one hour long.

For Ph.D. Students: EMSE Specific Information

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Qualifying Examination

At the discretion of the committee a student who fails any part of the qualifying examination may be given a second opportunity to qualify for candidacy. Usually, the entire examination must be retaken. Students who fail to qualify for candidacy in a doctoral program of the School will be considered to have failed on a school-wide basis and will not be admitted to further doctoral study within the School .

After successful completion of the DQE, the candidate's advisor will present the academic record of the candidate and request the formation of a research committee. The Department will vote on (provisional) admission to candidacy and the research committee. Once the student is admitted to candidacy for the degree, he/she begins specialized study and research under the supervision of their research committee. At this point the research committee will remain fixed unless a change is formally requested and approved.

For Ph.D. Students: EMSE Specific Information

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The Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering requires that an article be submitted and accepted for review by a refereed journal prior to the scheduling of the final examination. Confirmation by email or other means must be submitted to the advanced degree program coordinator.

For Ph.D. Students: EMSE Specific Information

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The notation of I (Incomplete) may be recorded if a student, for reasons beyond his or her control, is unable to complete the work of the course AND if the instructor approves the reason before grades must be reported.

The I may be used only if the student's prior performance and class attendance in the course have been satisfactory.

Failure to complete the work of a course that is not satisfactorily explained to the instructor before the date when grades must be turned in will be graded F. 

To Request an Incomplete, You Must

1. Complete a Request for Incomplete Grade form

2. Obtain the instructor’s approval

3. Return the form to 2nd Floor Graduate Student Services

Academic Policies: Incompletes

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The I may remain on the record for a maximum of one year, but the instructor should set a shorter period when the uncompleted work must be made up.

An incomplete that is not removed within one calendar year or at the time of graduation of the student (whichever occurs first) is automatically changed to an IF.

The I cannot be removed by the student’s reregistering for the course here or taking its equivalent elsewhere.

When the I is changed to a letter grade, the I followed by the letter grade (e.g., IB) will appear on the student’s record.

Academic Policies: Incompletes

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Please visit SEAS Graduate Admissions Student Services Office, Suite 2885.You may also call (202) 994-1802 or e-mail at seasgrad@gwu.edu

• CEE Graduate Program Committee - Recommendation for Admissions of Graduate Students

• Change Advisor• Continuous Enrollment/Leave of Absence Form• Doctoral Final Examination Committee Approval Form• Dissertation/Thesis/Project Completion Certificate• Dissertation Journal Publication Certification• Doctoral Qualifying Examination Application• Doctoral Dissertation Research Advisor Selection Form

Forms:

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Please visit SEAS Graduate Admissions Student Services Office, Suite 2885.You may also call (202) 994-1802 or e-mail at seasgrad@gwu.edu

• ECE 390 Colloquium Attendance Form• Electronic Theses/Dissertation (ETD) Access/Approval Form• Form 4 - Notification for Qualifying Examination• Form 5 – Ph.D. Dissertation Form • Late Withdrawal Form• Master's Thesis/Professional Project Form• Major/Advisor/Curriculum Year Update• Ph.D. Final Examination Committee Approval Form • Ph.D. Conversion Form • Prior Permission for SEAS Student to Register Courses Outside of GW, Consortium

Universities• Proposal Defense Report• Petition for Exception to Stated Academic Policies• Request for an Incomplete Grade• Research Course Request Form• Transfer Credit Form

Forms:

Resources for Students

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•School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS)•Graduate Student Bulletin•Department of Engineering Management & Systems Engineering•Academic Affairs•Online Course Evaluations•Registrar •Schedule of Classes•Gelman Library (GW's main university library)•University Calendar•Colonial Central (all students services)

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