Degree Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Qualifying Courses 1		12
All students must take a total of four qualifying courses before scheduling their preliminary exam
FPS 770	Advances in Polymer Science
TMS 762	Physical Properties Of Fiber Forming Polymers, Fibers and Fibrous Structures 2
Choose two of the following qualifying courses below 2
FPS 710	Science of Dye Chemistry, Dyeing, Printing and Finishing
FPS 720	Textile Technology - Fibers and Yarns
MSE 763	Characterization Of Structure Of Fiber Forming Polymers
TC 704	Fiber Formation--Theory and Practice
TC 706 & TC 707	Color Science and Color Laboratory
TC/FPS 710	Science of Dye Chemistry, Dyeing, Printing and Finishing
TC 720	Chemistry Of Dyes and Color
TC 771	Polymer Microstructures, Conformations and Properties
TMS 761	Mechanical and Rheological Properties Of Fibrous Material
TMS 763	Characterization Of Structure Of Fiber Forming Polymers
FPS/TTM 750	Advances in Fabric Formation, Structure, and Properties
Graduate Seminar		2
FPS 801	Seminar
TE/TT 601	Seminar
Additional Graduate Courses		58
Additional Graduate Courses that will be applied to reach 72 credit hours can be determined in conjunction with the academic committee or selected from the Additional Graduate Courses listed below
Total Hours		72

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Every student must obtain a grade of B or better in each of the four qualifying courses chosen.

Additional Graduate Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
BCH 555	Proteins and Molecular Mechanisms
BIT 510	Core Technologies in Molecular and Cellular Biology
BIT 595	Special Topics
CHE 543	Polymer Science and Technology
CHE 596	Special Topics in Chemical Engineering
CHE 761	Polymer Blends and Alloys
ECE 518	Wearable Biosensors and Microsystems
ECE 592	Special Topics In Electrical Engineering
FPS 893	Doctoral Supervised Research
FPS 895	Doctoral Dissertation Research
FPS 896	Summer Dissertation Research
ISE 544	Occupational Biomechanics
MSE 500	Modern Concepts in Materials Science
MSE 723	Materials Informatics
ST 511	Statistical Methods For Researchers I
ST 512	Statistical Methods For Researchers II
TC 561	Organic Chemistry Of Polymers
TC 567	Biobased Textile Materials and Processes
TC 589	Special Studies In Textile Engineering and Science
TE 518	Textile Electronics - Materials and Systems
TE 533	Lean Six Sigma Quality
TE 550	Clothing Comfort and Personal Protection Science
TE 560	Fiber Manufacturing Technology
TE/TT 561	Human Physiology for Clothing and Wearables
TE 565	Textile Composites
TE 566	Polymeric Biomaterials Engineering
TE 570	Polymer Physics
TE 575	Composite Materials Processing
TE 589	Special Studies In Textile Engineering and Science
TT/NW 503	Materials, Polymers, and Fibers used in Nonwovens
TT/NW 504	Introduction to Nonwovens Products and Processes
TT/NW 505	Advanced Nonwovens Processing
TT/NW 507	Nonwoven Characterization Methods
TT/NW 508	Nonwoven Product Development
TT 520	Yarn Processing Dynamics
TT 532	Evaluation of Biotextiles
TT 550	Production Mechanics and Properties of Woven Fabrics
TT 551	Advanced Woven Fabric Design
TT 581	Technical Textiles
TTM 508	Sustainability in the Textile and Apparel Industry
TTM 545	Weft and Warp Knit Engineering and Structural Design

Additional Requirements

• A minimum of 72 credit hours is required of students entering the program with a B.S. degree, or a minimum of 54 credit hours beyond the M.S. degree is required. (Students, who enter the Ph.D. program directly upon completion of an M.S. at NC State, may be allowed credit for up to 30 hours of their M.S. and thus would require 42 additional credit hours to complete the Ph.D.)
• Most of these credit hours are expected to be research credits (FPS 893 Doctoral Supervised Research or FPS 895 Doctoral Dissertation Research).
• Following successful course completion, the student needs to pass the defense of a research proposal to obtain the candidacy for the Ph.D degree.
• The final examination is an oral exam where the student presents and defends her/his research procedures, results and conclusions. The presentation will be made to an examining committee consisting of the student’s advisory committee and is open to interested faculty, staff and students. After the presentation the student will be orally examined by the examining committee. The final oral examination can be scheduled once all coursework requirements have been fulfilled and the committee is satisfied that the dissertation is complete, but not earlier than one semester after admission to candidacy.
• The anticipated time for completion of the Ph.D. program is four years for a student entering from a B.S. degree and three years for entry from an M.S. degree. The minimum time required (in exceptional cases) is two years beyond entry if the student obtained an M.S. degree from NC State.

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