Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering - Civil Engineering

A graduate program leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Engineering is offered by the College of Engineering. The Associate Dean of Engineering for Research and Innovation is the Director of the program. Currently, the departments of Chemical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering participate in the program. The general requirements for a Ph.D. in Engineering are the same for all departments. The admission requirements, application procedures, admission to candidacy, degree requirements, and other such details may be found here on the College of Graduate Studies Website. The focus of the program is to prepare students to design and supervise the construction of infrastructure such as roads, buildings, tunnels, airports, dams, bridges and water supply and sewage systems and more.

Graduate GPA of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scaleGRE® General Test (GRE) scores with Quantitative greater than or equal to 50%; Verbal greater than or equal to 33%; Analytical Writing greater than or equal to 33%. Students with BS degrees in related fields from Tennessee Tech are not required to take the GRE.