University of Washington-Seattle Campus

University of Washington-Seattle Campus awarded 163 Doctoral degree in research/scholarship, 5 Doctoral degree in professional practice and 8 Doctoral degree in other fields in year 2022. This requirement is no longer required to graduate, effective March 2021. PhD students must pass either a foreign language exam or satisfy the computer programming requirement, and they are expected to complete this requirement by the end of Summer quarter preceding the fourth year. Please cc any examiners so they can confirm exam outcome. To pass a foreign language exam, a student must demonstrate the ability to translate mathematical literature from the foreign language into English. It is customary for the examiner and the student to agree ahead of time on a book from which the translation is to be made. It is up to the examiner to set the format of the exam, choosing for instance whether it should be oral or written, and to what extent a dictionary or word list is permitted. To pass the computer programming exam, a student will be required to demonstrate the ability to design, implement, debug, and explain a functioning computer program. A student may fulfill the computer programming requirement by doing one of the following:. For option #2, a student will be expected to design, write, debug, and then present a working program. The program may be one the student has previously created for a course or a job, or may be a new one specifically written for this purpose. If a new program is to be written, the student should obtain prior approval of the planned project from a member of the examining committee. (The examiner can suggest a project if the student prefers.).