2007-2008 Electrical Engineering Ph.D. Qualifying Examination

Details about the application requirements and structure of the qualifying examination are in the Electrical Engineering Graduate Handbook.

Schedule for 2007-2008 Qualifying Examination

• Sunday, October 28, 2007: deadline for submitting quals application form.
• Tuesday, December 18, 2007: deadline for submitting initial examiner preference form.
• Tuesday, January 8, 2008: revisions to examiner preference form must be made by 8:00pm.
• Wednesday, January 9, 2008: final examiner preference forms must be confirmed by 3:00pm; candidates will confirm by replying to email from the quals administrator that shows the final examiner preferences.
• Friday, January 11, 2008: exam schedules are sent to all candidates.
• Friday-Tuesday, January 11-15, 2008: examiner names are sent to candidates three days before exams.
• Monday-Friday, January 14-18, 2008: qualifying examinations.
• Wednesday, January 23, 2008: examination results announced.
• Friday, February 15, 2008: deadline for appeals of quals results. See the hard copy petition form.

Examiners for 2007-2008 Qualifying Examination

Question Areas and Courses for 2007-2008 Qualifying Examination

• Computer Architecture and Logic Design
• Computer Systems Software
• Electromagnetics
• Electronic Circuits
• Electronic Devices
• Engineering Physics
• Signals
• Systems

Statistics for past years' quals.

Slides for EE 201A presentation on October 30, 2006.