ECE PhD Student Guide
This webpage is designed for current PhD students and contains links to important information you will refer to during your time as a Purdue student. Bookmark this page so you can easily find it later.
Course Registration
- How to register for courses
- How to register for research
- How to drop a course
- How to audit a course
- Resolving holds
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Current course list:
- On-campus courses, West Lafayette
- On-campus courses, Indianapolis
- Registration FAQs
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Get your registration PIN
- For Summer registration, you will use the same PIN as for Spring.
- myPurdue
- Brightspace
- Purdue academic calendars
PhD Curriculum Information
- PhD Handbook
- PhD degree requirements
- PhD program FAQs
- Research areas
- Core courses
- Approved courses to meet math requirement
- Concentration in Microelectronics and Advanced Semiconductors
- Timeline/key tasks and activities
- Creating your plan of study
- Graduation Information
PhD Curriculum Information - Indianpolis Location, Continuing Students
- Continuing Indianapolis location PhD students (admitted prior to Fall 2024)
Course Information
- ECE graduate courses
- ECE graduate courses - Indianapolis location only
- Purdue University Online Engineering courses (non-ECE courses; for fully online students only)
Indianapolis and West Lafayette Shuttle Services
PhD Exams and Thesis Information
- Preliminary examination
- PhD thesis and final examination
- Avoiding plagiarism
- Examination postings
- Thesis and Dissertation Office, Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars
Graduate Student Funding Resources Positions
- Finding funding
- Engineering Employment Operations Center
- Graduate Staff Employment Manual
- Oral English Proficiency Program (OEPP)
Information for International Students
Career Resources
Student Organizations
- ECE Graduate Student Association (ECEGSA)
- Women in Engineering Program
- National Society of Black Engineers
- HKN
- Additional ECE and Engineering student organizations
Health and Wellness
Additional Purdue Resources
- Purdue ID Card Office
- Office 365 (web login)
- Purdue Libraries
- Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars (Graduate School)
- College of Engineering Graduate Education
Getting Help
Contact the Purdue IT Service Desk if you have questions about:
Contact the Purdue Bursar if you have questions about:
- Tuition and fees
- Paying tuition
- Financial aid
Contact Purdue ISS if you are an international student and have questions about:
- Visas and any items related to your student status
- Social security information
Contact Elisheba Van Winkle, Graduate Programs Assistant, in the ECE Graduate Office with questions about course registration, courses, drops, CPT, OPT, and research registration.
- Email: vanwinke@purdue.edu
- Phone: (765) 496-6162
Contact Matt Golden, ECE Graduate Program Director, with other questions about the PhD program.
- Email: goldenm@purdue.edu
- Phone: (765) 494-3374