Program Policies
Continuous Enrollment Requirement
All D.Eng. students are required to register in every term (Summer, Intersession) and semester (Fall, Spring) they are in the program, and must complete registration at the beginning of each term in accordance with instruction issued by the registrar. Detailed instructions about registration will be provided to all students before the registration period each term.
Students who, for any reason, do not complete their registration until after the prescribed registration period are required to pay a late registration service fee. The late registration fee schedule is posted every semester on the registrar's website. https://studentaffairs.jhu.edu/registrar/students/graduate-registration/ (see Term Dates & Deadlines). Graduate students must obtain permission from the chair of their department to register after the second week of classes.
Non-Curricular Program Requirements
In addition to their academic coursework, exams, and research, D.Eng. students must also satisfy three additional requirements:
- EN.500.603 Graduate Orientation and Academic Ethics (an online module)
- AS.360.624 Responsible Conduct of Research (Online) (an online module)
- Title IX Training (through JHU's MyLearning portal)
Please contact Mrs. Mia Brooms with any questions.
Retakes and Probation
Ideally, students in the Doctor of Engineering program will pass their milestone exams on the first attempt. However, students will have a second chance to pass any of their exams should they fail on their first attempt. Failing any exam twice is grounds for dismissal from the Doctor of Engineering program.
D.Eng. students are expected to be fully engaged and make progress toward their degree. Should a student become disengaged, or have a significant period with no progress, the student may be placed on probation. Please see Assistant Dean Christine Kavanagh for guidance.
Annual Student Review
Doctoral students need to have a clear understanding of their progress and what is expected next in their programs. To this end, D.Eng. students will undergo a formal annual review. This consists of three steps:
- First, the student will be given a self-evaluation in which they should report their accomplishments from the previous year and lay out their expectations for the coming year.
- Second, advisor's evaluation of your research progress and professional development, along with suggestions for improvement.
- Third, documentation that you have discussed Parts 1 and 2 with your advisor.
- Fourth, you will evaluate your advisor and the climate within your cohort and the program.
Semiannual Doctor of Engineering Conference
D.Eng. students are nonresidential and therefore have little opportunity to interact with each other. However, they are expected to come to Baltimore for semi-annual Doctor of Engineering Conferences in June and January. As described earlier, the various milestone examinations take place during these conferences. D.Eng. students are strongly encouraged to attend public portions of each other's oral examinations (proposal and project defenses).
In addition, the conferences provide opportunities for social networking among the students as well as professional development programming.
Advisor or Employer Changes
Loss of funding or an advisor will generally require a leave of absence from the program until the situation is resolved. Students switching employers before the completion of their degree generally encounter difficulty in continuing in the program, as their new employer would need to agree to continuation of the research and in most cases, funding support as well. Students should contact Vice Dean Sri Sarma immediately if they have questions about any of the above issues (and ideally, before any transition).
Selection of Co-Advisor
The external Co-advisor may not be someone who either reports directly or indirectly to the D.Eng. student. In exceptional cases, an external advisor may be someone from another company, or an exception can be made to have all the advisors be from within JHU. Any co-advisor assignments or changes need to be approved by the D.Eng. Oversight Committee.
Funding
The training of a Doctor of Engineering student takes the form of a research contract between the student's employer and the Whiting School of Engineering. Annual tuition is posted on the Homewood Student Accounts website. D. Eng. students cannot be personally liable for these fees, except in the cases of health insurance premiums through the JHU Student Insurance plan facilitated by CHP, and any late fees, library fines, etc.. There will be no additional funding provided to a D.Eng. student by the Whiting School of Engineering/Johns Hopkins University. Students may be admitted to the D.Eng. while funding details are being resolved, however, they cannot start their program until funding is secured. They may file for a deferral for up to a year.
Note that graduate students are subject to these policies and requirements in addition to all university and departmental policies and requirements
