18 Characteristics of Texas Public Doctoral Programs University of Texas at San Antonio Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Electrical Engineering

18 Characteristics of Texas Public Doctoral Programs

University of Texas at San Antonio

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Electrical Engineering

Date Program Established - 1/25/2002

For specific information about this Degree Program go to:

http://www.ece.utsa.edu/programs/graduate/phd-electrical-engineering.html.

Degree Information

For the three most recent years, average of the number of degrees awarded per academic year.

Number of Degrees per

Academic Year

8.67

2. Graduation Rates

For the three most recent years, average of the percent of first-year doctoral students¹ who graduated within ten years.

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1 First-year doctoral students: Those students who have matriculated as doctoral students with a doctoral degree objective.

Academic Year Average time to

degree

2011-2012 4.92

2012-2013 4.17

2013-2014 5.13

2 For each academic year, the time to degree is defined as beginning the year students matriculated with a doctoral degree objective until the year they graduated.

3. Average Time to Degree

For each of the three most recent years, average of the graduates’ time to degree². 1. Number of Degrees per Year

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4. Employment Profile (in field within one year of graduation)

For each of the three most recent years, the percent of graduates by year employed, those still seeking employment, and unknown.

Employment

Field

Employed Seeking

employment

Unknown

2010-2011 100%

2011-2012 50% 50%

2012-2013 55% 9% 36%

Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Electrical Engineering

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers advanced coursework integrated with research leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Electrical Engineering. The program has emphases in five concentrations: Computer Engineering, Systems and Control, Digital Signal Processing, Communications, and Electronic Materials and Devices. The Ph.D. degree in

Electrical Engineering will be awarded to candidates who have displayed an in-depth

understanding of the subject matter and demonstrated the ability to make an original contribution to knowledge in their field of specialty. The regulations for this degree comply with the general University regulations (refer to Chapter 2, General Academic Regulations, and Chapter 5, Doctoral Degree Regulations).

Admission Requirements. The minimum requirements for admission to the Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering degree program are as follows:

• Normally, a student is expected to hold a master’s degree before being granted admission to the program. Only exceptional, well prepared, and highly competitive candidates should apply to enter the Ph.D. program directly upon receiving a bachelor’s degree.

• Applicants with a master’s degree must have a grade point average of 3.3 or better in their master’s degree program. Applicants without a master’s degree program must have a grade point average of 3.3 or better in the last 60 semester credit hours of undergraduate coursework in electrical engineering.

• Applicants who would like to transfer in coursework from another institution or applicants admitted without an earned master’s degree in electrical engineering may apply a

maximum of 30 semester credit hours of previously earned graduate credit toward their doctoral degree. Each student’s transcript will be evaluated by the Doctoral Studies Committee and credit will be designated on a course-by-course basis to satisfy the formal coursework requirements of the degree.

• A satisfactory score, as evaluated by the Doctoral Studies Committee for Electrical

Engineering, is required on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). The GRE score will be considered with other criteria in making admission or competitive scholarship decisions and will not be used as the sole criterion for consideration of the applicant or as the primary criterion to end consideration of the applicant.

• Students whose native language is not English must achieve a minimum score of 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) paper version, 79 on the TOEFL iBT, or 6.5 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

• Letters of recommendation, preferably three, attesting to the applicant’s readiness for doctoral study.

A complete application includes the application form, official transcripts, letters of

recommendation, GRE scores, a résumé, a statement of research experience, interests and goals, and the TOEFL or IELTS score for those applicants whose native language is not English.

5. Admissions Criteria

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Admission is competitive. Satisfying these requirements does not guarantee admission.

For more details, see

http://www.graduateschool.utsa.edu/prospective_students/academic_programs

Fall Semester Percent Full-time

Students

Fall 2011 70%

Fall 2012 62%

Fall 2013 69%

3 Definition of Full Time Student (FTS) is nine hours or more per semester.

For those receiving financial support, the average monetary institutional support provided per full-time graduate student for the prior year from assistantships, scholarships, stipends, grants, and fellowships (does not include tuition or benefits).

Academic Year FTS Average

Financial Support

2013-2014 $15,250

In the prior year, the number of FTS with at least $1000 of annual support/the number of FTS.

Academic Year Percent of FTS

Financial Support

2013-2014 92%

Number of core faculty in the prior year.

Academic Year Number of Core

Faculty

2013-2014 22

9. Number of Core Faculty

8. Percentage Full-time Students (FTS) with Institutional Financial Support 7. Average Institutional Financial Support Provided

6. Percentage Full-time Students

FTS³/number students enrolled (headcount) for last three fall semesters.

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For each of the three most recent years, average of full-time student equivalent (FTSE)/average of full-time faculty equivalent (FTFE) of core faculty.

Academic Year Student-Core

Faculty Ratio

2011-2012 2.50

2012-2013 2.18

2013-2014 2.47

For each of the three most recent years, average of the number of discipline-related refereed papers/publications, books/book chapters, juried creative/performance accomplishments, and notices of discoveries filed/patents issued per core faculty member.

Academic Year

Average Number of

Publications per Core

Faculty

2011-2012 15.4

2012-2013 10.7

2013-2014 8.4

For each of the three most recent years, the number of core faculty receiving external funds, average external funds per faculty, and total external funds per program per academic year.

Academic Year

Number of Core

Faculty Receiving

External Funds

Average External

Grants $ per Core

Faculty

Total External

Grants $

2011-2012 12 $145,995 $3,357,888

2012-2013 13 $102,357 $2,456,573

2013-2014 16 $229,184 $5,042,043

12. Core Faculty External Grants 11. Core Faculty Publications

10. Core Faculty Ratio

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Total number of semester credit hours in organized teaching courses taught per academic year by core faculty divided by the number of core faculty.

Academic Year Faculty Teaching

Load

2013-2014 13

Notes:

Core faculty by ethnicity (White, Black, Hispanic, Other) and gender.

2013-2014 White Black Hispanic Other Total

Female 0 0 0 3 3

Male 7 1 0 11 19

Total 7 1 0 14 22

Enrollment headcount by diversity (White, Black, Hispanic, Other) and gender in program during the prior year.

Fall 2013 White Black Hispanic Other Total

Female 2 0 0 15 17

Male 7 1 7 32 47

Total 9 1 7 47 64

Date of last formal external review, updated when changed.

Date

February 2010

15. Student Diversity 14. Faculty Diversity 13. Faculty Teaching Load

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For the three most recent years, the number of discipline-related refereed papers/publications, juried creative/performance accomplishments, book chapters, books, and external presentations per year.

Academic Year

Number of S t u d e n t

Publications/Presentations

2011-2012 158

2012-2013 69

2013-2014 95

18. Student Publications/Presentations 17. Accreditation