PhD OR Requirements (2002)

Admission Requirements

  • Master’s degree in operations research, mathematics, computer science, or a related field. In the case of admission without a Master’s degree, the baccalaureate degree must be conferred prior to the time the student begins classes as a graduate student.
  • G.P.A. of at least 3.40 on a 4.00 scale in the junior and senior years.
  • Submission of official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) test results with a minimum 80th-percentile quantitative score.

Degree Requirements (Prior to April 2003, see also Graduate Catalog)

  1. Fifty-four (54) term-credit hours beyond the baccalaureate degree, plus 24 TCH of dissertation credit. At least 21 TCH must be earned in a major concentration area. The student must also complete at least 12 hours of study in a departmental minor, and an additional 12 hours in a minor area outside the department. A course may not be counted toward more than one area. The minor requirements may be satisfied by transfer credit.
  2. The following courses, taken at SMU or credited from another graduate institution:

         Operations Research:

    • EMIS 7361 Computer Simulation Techniques
    • EMIS 7362 Production Management
    • EMIS 8360 Operations Research Models
    • EMIS 8361 Economic Decision Analysis
    • EMIS 8370 Stochastic Models
    • EMIS 8371 Linear Programming
    • EMIS 8378 Optimization Models or EMIS 8381 Nonlinear Programming

         Statistics:

    • STAT 6327 Mathematical Statistics

         Mathematics (any two of the following):

    • MATH 5315 Introduction to Numerical Analysis
    • MATH 5316 Numerical Linear Algebra
    • MATH 5317 Mathematical Software

         Computer Science:

    • EMIS 7350 Algorithm Engineering
       
  1. Satisfactory completion of the Preliminary Counseling Examination, an oral exam covering operations research fundamentals. Skills tested include those developed in these courses: EMIS 7350, 7370, 8360, 8361, and 8371. A reading list to help students prepare for the exam is available from the department office.
  2. Satisfactory completion of the Doctoral Qualifying Examination.
  3. Satisfactory completion and defense of the doctoral dissertation.

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