Please refer to the Graduate College's Graduate Student Handbook for the most up-to-date registration requirements. University policy requires that post-master’s students register for at least 3 ...

The PhD in Computer Science requires 90 credits (45 credits if the applicant already has a master's degree in computer science or a related technical field), including three mandatory breadth courses, ...

The doctoral degree includes breadth courses and depth courses. Depth courses should be closely related to the student’s research interests and should be intellectually distinct from breadth courses.

The PhD program trains students in the methods of research—how to formulate a research problem and how to proceed in a logical and systematic way to find its solution. Students are urged to select ...

When you are accepted to the doctoral program, you are assigned a faculty advisor, usually based on the interests you highlighted in your application and the faculty’s interest in you. This advisor ...

Now in its fifth year, the Northwestern Computer Science PhD Application Feedback Program, led by Northwestern Engineering’s Fabian E. Bustamante, aims to assist prospective students with their ...