- Ph.D. students must meet the following qualification requirements (all Ph.D. students must pass within three academic years after admission, otherwise, they will be dismissed from the program):
(A) Transport and Unit Operations System: The available courses are “CHE5050 Advanced Transport Phenomena” (graduate course), “CHE3520 Transport Phenomena and Unit Operations I” (undergraduate course), “CHE3530 Transport Phenomena and Unit Operations II” (undergraduate course), and “CHE3060 Chemical Engineering Unit Operations” (undergraduate course).
(B) Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics System: The available courses are “CHE5010 Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics” (graduate course) and “CHE3030 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics” (undergraduate course).
(C) Chemical Reaction Engineering System: The available courses are “CHE5030 Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering” (graduate course) and “CHE3070 Chemical Reaction Engineering” (undergraduate course).
(D) Chemical Engineering Principles System (for Ph.D. students who did not major in chemical engineering during their undergraduate studies): The available courses are “CHE5070 Chemical Engineering Principles I” (graduate course) and “CHE5080 Chemical Engineering Principles II” (graduate course).
Ph.D. students who majored in chemical engineering during their undergraduate studies (i.e., those admitted to the Ph.D. program through the department’s Master's program selection) must pass at least two systems from (A), (B), and (C). In the selected system, students must complete one course. If the course is a graduate-level course, passing the course will be considered as passing the system. If the course is an undergraduate-level course, students must pass the course and rank in the top 50% of the class to be considered as having passed the system.
Ph.D. students who did not major in chemical engineering during their undergraduate studies must pass System (D), which requires them to take “Chemical Engineering Principles I” and “Chemical Engineering Principles II.” Passing both courses will be considered as passing System (D).
If students pass any of the Ph.D. qualification exam courses at the graduate level, the credits earned from these courses can be counted toward their Ph.D. program credits.