Mechanical Engineering Doctoral Qualifying Exams
Please consider the information presented here and in the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Guide before considering information presented on other websites.
Guidelines and Formats
The following is a list of the topics covered for each subject exam and the format for each exam distributed for the Spring 2007 Qualifying exam: Qualifying Exam: Guidelines and Formats.
A Guide to Quals
Grad student Kate Thompson has prepared her own unofficial guide to the qualifying exams.
Life After Quals: The PhD Program
While it may not seem so important right now, take note for later—once you pass your Quals, what’s next? Good places to start:
- PhD Program - Presentation by Professor Dave Hardt (slides)
- The Graduate Guide (2008-2009 edition)
Study Material
Sample Previous Quals Exams (MIT certificates required)
Quals Info Sessions
Student Panel Discussion -- April 7, 2009
Faculty/Student Discussion -- November 18, 2008
Student Panel Discussion -- April 7, 2008
Student Panel Discussion -- April 10, 2007
Faculty/Student Discussion -- November 17, 2006
- Slide Presentation
- Info on the Biological Engineering
- Info on the Design Quals
- Info on the Fluids Quals
- Info on Optics Quals
- Info on Thermodynamics Quals
- Info on Probability Quals
Faculty/Student Discussion -- November 18, 2005
- Minutes
- Slide Presentation
- Ocean Engineering handbook for doctoral exams
- Info on the Dynamics Quals
- Info on Optics Quals
