Masters Degree
A student must be admitted to one of the participating programs first. After the student joins the participating program, he/she should fill in the application form found in the Admissions section of the Operations Research Website and submit it to the Chair of the Operations Research Program, at least one semester before the student graduates.
Ph.D. Degree
A student must be admitted to one of the participating programs first. After the student joins the participating program, he/she should fill out the application form found in the Admissions section of the Operations Research Website and submit it to the Chair of the Operations Research Program. The application for admission to the dual doctoral degree must be submitted before the student takes the candidacy examination in his/her department.
For the Ph.D. dual-title degree in Operations Research, prerequisites for acceptance to the program without deficiency include the following or their equivalent: MATH 401, 436; CMPSC 101; and 3 credits of probability and statistics. These are in addition to those prescribed by the graduate major program. To qualify for a dual-title degree, students must satisfy the requirements of the graduate major programs in which they are enrolled, in addition to the minimum requirements, or their equivalent, in the Operations Research program. The minimum requirements for the Ph.D. dual-title degree in Operations Research are: 9 credits in Stochastic/Statistical Methods including a minimum of 3 credits in each of the areas of statistical methods and stochastic processes; 9 credits in Optimization including a minimum of 3 credits in linear programming; 6 credits in Computational Methods including a minimum of 3 credits in simulation; and 12 credits in Applications/Specialization. A minimum of 18 credits must be in the 500 series, and particular courses may satisfy both the graduate major program requirements and those in the Operations Research program. In addition, a student must take one credit of OR 590 (O R Colloquium), for each year the student takes to complete his/her doctoral degree. The maximum number of required credits of OR 590 for a dual doctoral degree is 4.
The doctoral committee for a Ph.D. dual-title degree student is recommended by the graduate major program granting the degree. The chair and at least two members of a doctoral committee (including the outside member) must be members of the Operations Research faculty. Operations Research must be integrated into the student’s candidacy examination.
Ph.D. Minor in Operations Research
A Ph.D. minor program in Operations Research is available for doctoral students in graduate programs who find it advantageous to include advanced quantitative methods of systems analysis in their program of study and have been approved to do so by their doctoral committee. To qualify for a minor in Operations Research, students must satisfy the requirements of their graduate major programs, meet the same prerequisites as the M.S. dual-title degree, and meet the following minimum requirements: 6 credits in Stochastic/Statistical Methods including a minimum of 3 credits in each of the areas of statistical methods and stochastic processes; 6 credits in Optimization; and 3 credits in Computational Methods. A minimum of 6 must be taken in the 500 series. Please note that these are in addition to the requirements for the Ph.D. in the major. In addition, a student must take one credit of OR 590 (O R Colloquium), for each year the student takes to complete his/her doctoral degree. The maximum number of required credits of OR 590 for this degree is 4.
The doctoral committee for a student seeking a minor in Operations Research must have at least one member who is a member of the Operations Research faculty.