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School of Engineering and Applied
Science (SEAS)
2015-2016

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Full-time faculty: 16
Undergraduate students: 62
Graduate students: 1,280
Annual research expenditures: $4.9 million
Quick Facts

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Where To Find Us
800 22nd Street, NW, Suite 2600
George Washington University
Washington, DC 20052
202-994-7541
When We Are There
Fall and Spring Semester
Mon–Thurs 8:00am–5:00pm
Friday 8:00am–4:30pm
Engineering Management &
Systems Engineering
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Department Chair
Dr. Thomas A. Mazzuchi

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Science and Engineering Hall
800 22nd St NW
Suite 2888
Washington, DC 20052
(202) 994-1802
Email: seasgrad@gwu.edu
Graduate Student Services Office

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Who Should I Contact About…?
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Your Academic Advisor:
• All academic advising
• Research interests
• Selection of courses
• Signature for paper
registrations and ISO
forms
• Transfer credits
• OPT and CPT letters
2nd Floor Graduate Student Services
• Paperwork (process Transfer
of Credits)
•Graduation Clearance
•Directing to correct office for
questions about Registration
and RTF Forms
• Any enrollment issue

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Fields of Study & Areas of Focus
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If you change your area of focus during your program, the new focus area must fall
under your field of study, or you will need to reapply to change your field of study.
Areas of focus can be changed (within the field of study) but first this needs to be
discussed with your academic advisor.
Field of Study: Systems
Engineering
Areas of focus:
• Operations Research and
Management Science
• Systems Engineering and
Integration
• Enterprise Information
Assurance
Field of Study: Engineering
Management
Areas of focus:
• Crisis, Emergency and Risk
Management
• Economics, Finance and Cost
Engineering
• Engineering and Technology
Management
• Environmental and Energy
Management
• Knowledge and Information
Management

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You must be registered for each semester (fall and spring) until the
semester you graduate.
See the Registrar’s website for policies on registration each
semester.
For Research Courses
You must complete
•A Registration Transaction Form (RTF, not the EZ) and
•A Research Course Request Form
These need to be signed by your advisor and the department
chairman.
Registration for Classes

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Most Courses on Main Campus
• You are not permitted to take more than 4 approved
independent studies as part of your curriculum
• Students admitted to the Main Campus must complete all
of their courses at the Main Campus.
For Ph.D. Students: EMSE
Specific Information

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A minimum of 30 credit hours in a formal program at the graduate
level beyond master's study or, for students without master's degrees,
a minimum of 54 credit hours in a formal program at the graduate
level beyond the baccalaureate, is required.
In addition, all doctoral students take a minimum of 24 hours of
dissertation research once they have been admitted to candidacy.
For Ph.D. Students: EMSE
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The following courses are prerequisites and are required in addition to
the credit hours discussed above: Math 1231, 1232, and APSC 3115.
Students who do not have a master's degree will be required to take
the following courses: EMSE 6001, EMSE 6410, EMSE 6020, EMSE
6801. Students with a master's degree may also take EMSE 6001,
EMSE 6410, EMSE 6020, EMSE 283 for doctoral credit, however they
are not recommended and are subject to approval by the department
chair. All doctoral students are required to take EMSE 8000 and EMSE
6765. It is recommended that students register for EMSE 8000 in their
last year of course work. In addition, students must select one
quantitative method course from the following list: EMSE 6750, EMSE
6710, EMSE 6760.
For Ph.D. Students: EMSE
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Ph.D. students Must Pass the Qualifying Examination
The Qualifying Examination is the principal means of determining
whether a student will qualify as a candidate for the doctoral degree
and progress to the second stage of the program. Its purpose is to
ascertain that the student's background and intellectual development
are adequate to support doctoral research in the central field.
For Ph.D. Students: EMSE
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Qualifying Examination
The Qualifying Examination consists of two parts: a Quantitative
Methods Exam and a Focus Area Exam.
The Quantitative Methods Exam is a three-hour written exam offered the
last week in September and the last week in January. Students should
apply to take this exam before the end of the preceding Semester. The
Quantitative Methods Exam consists of a one-hour exam covering EMSE
6765 and a one-hour exam covering either EMSE 6750, EMSE 6710 or
EMSE 6760. Students should fill out the DQE checklist available at
http://www.emse.seas.gwu.edu/current/graduate/doctoralprogram.html
For Ph.D. Students: EMSE
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Qualifying Examination
The Focus Area Exam will be both a written and oral exam. Students will
take this exam the first semester following the completion of their
coursework. Students should register for EMSE 8999 for the semester in
which they will be taking the exam. Students will be required to complete
a 10 page literature review on a topic in their focus area. They will have
two weeks to complete the review. At the end of the two weeks they will
be required to submit the review to a committee of three faculty
members (the advisor, one faculty member appointed by the chair, and one
additional faculty member). The student, along with their faculty advisor,
will then schedule their oral exam. Oral exams will be approximately one
hour long.
For Ph.D. Students: EMSE
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Qualifying Examination
At the discretion of the committee a student who fails any part of the
qualifying examination may be given a second opportunity to qualify for
candidacy. Usually, the entire examination must be retaken. Students who
fail to qualify for candidacy in a doctoral program of the School will be
considered to have failed on a school-wide basis and will not be admitted to
further doctoral study within the School.
After successful completion of the DQE, the candidate's advisor will present
the academic record of the candidate and request the formation of a research
committee. The Department will vote on (provisional) admission to candidacy and
the research committee. Once the student is admitted to candidacy for the
degree, he/she begins specialized study and research under the supervision of
their research committee. At this point the research committee will remain fixed
unless a change is formally requested and approved.
For Ph.D. Students: EMSE
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The Department of Engineering Management and Systems
Engineering requires that an article be submitted and accepted
for review by a refereed journal prior to the scheduling of the
final examination. Confirmation by email or other means must be
submitted to the advanced degree program coordinator.
For Ph.D. Students: EMSE
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The notation of I (Incomplete) may be recorded if a student, for reasons
beyond his or her control, is unable to complete the work of the course AND if
the instructor approves the reason before grades must be reported.
The I may be used only if the student's prior performance and class
attendance in the course have been satisfactory.
Failure to complete the work of a course that is not satisfactorily explained to
the instructor before the date when grades must be turned in will be graded F.
To Request an Incomplete, You Must
1. Complete a Request for Incomplete Grade form
2. Obtain the instructor’s approval
3. Return the form to 2nd Floor Graduate Student Services
Academic Policies: Incompletes

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The I may remain on the record for a maximum of one year, but the
instructor should set a shorter period when the uncompleted work must be
made up.
An incomplete that is not removed within one calendar year or at the time
of graduation of the student (whichever occurs first) is automatically
changed to an IF.
The I cannot be removed by the student’s reregistering for the course
here or taking its equivalent elsewhere.
When the I is changed to a letter grade, the I followed by the letter grade
(e.g., IB) will appear on the student’s record.
Academic Policies: Incompletes

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Please visit SEAS Graduate Admissions Student Services Office, Suite
2885.You may also call (202) 994-1802 or e-mail at seasgrad@gwu.edu
• CEE Graduate Program Committee - Recommendation for Admissions
of Graduate Students
• Change Advisor
• Continuous Enrollment/Leave of Absence Form
• Doctoral Final Examination Committee Approval Form
• Dissertation/Thesis/Project Completion Certificate
• Dissertation Journal Publication Certification
• Doctoral Qualifying Examination Application
• Doctoral Dissertation Research Advisor Selection Form
Forms:

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Please visit SEAS Graduate Admissions Student Services Office, Suite 2885.You may also
call (202) 994-1802 or e-mail at seasgrad@gwu.edu
• ECE 390 Colloquium Attendance Form
• Electronic Theses/Dissertation (ETD) Access/Approval Form
• Form 4 - Notification for Qualifying Examination
• Form 5 – Ph.D. Dissertation Form
• Late Withdrawal Form
• Master's Thesis/Professional Project Form
• Major/Advisor/Curriculum Year Update
• Ph.D. Final Examination Committee Approval Form
• Ph.D. Conversion Form
• Prior Permission for SEAS Student to Register Courses Outside of GW, Consortium
Universities
• Proposal Defense Report
• Petition for Exception to Stated Academic Policies
• Request for an Incomplete Grade
• Research Course Request Form
• Transfer Credit Form
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Resources for Students
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•School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS)
•Graduate Student Bulletin
•Department of Engineering Management & Systems Engineering
•Academic Affairs
•Online Course Evaluations
•Registrar
•Schedule of Classes
•Gelman Library (GW's main university library)
•University Calendar
•Colonial Central (all students services)

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