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\section{Dual PhD in CMSE and a second subject}
\label{sec:dual_phd}
The Department of Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering
strongly supports interdisciplinary PhD programs centering on the
student's pursuit of a project that combines a specific application or
algorithmic domain and the goals of the CMSE PhD program. In order to
qualify for such a program, the student's dissertation must include
significant research contributions in both disciplines.
MSU allows ``dual PhD'' programs for individual students to span
graduate programs, as long as the graduate programs involved agree to
do so - see the
\href{https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/Text.asp?Section=111#s407}{MSU
guidelines on dual major doctoral degrees} for more information. It
is typical that a student enters into a dual PhD program after
starting graduate school at MSU in their primary graduate program, and then
arranges the secondary affiliation upon choice of a research project
and advisor; however, a student could in principle be admitted as a
dual PhD student with concurrence of the two graduate programs.
The Department of Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering
has developed a set of guidelines for these dual major PhDs, which
should apply to all students wishing to pursue a PhD jointly between
CMSE and another program. These guidelines are as follows:
\begin{enumerate}
\item A request for the dual major degree must be submitted for
approval to the Graduate Directors of both departments and the Dean
of the Graduate School within one semester following its development
and within the first two years of the student’s enrollment at
Michigan State University. A copy of the guidance committee report
must be attached. This program must also be approved by the College
of the student's primary graduate program and by the student's
dissertation advisor.
\item Of the two departments involved, one must be the student's
primary affiliation and the other is their secondary affiliation.
(Their primary dissertation advisor can be in either department.) The
degree is then called ``PhD in Primary \& Secondary'' -- for
example, for a student with a primary affiliation in Chemistry and a
secondary affiliation in CMSE, the name would be ``PhD in Chemistry
and Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering.'' Admission
requirements to graduate school are based on the primary department.
\item \textbf{Qualifying Exam:} Students whose primary department is
CMSE must select and pass three of the four subject exams (as
detailed in Section~\ref{sec:qual_exam}), and students whose
secondary department is CMSE must select and pass two of the four
subject exams. This is typically achieved by the student taking the
appropriate core CMSE graduate courses and then taking the subject
exam that is the final exam for that course. The average of the
subject exam grades must be at least 3.25, with no one grade being
less than 3.0, in order for this requirement to be fulfilled.
\item \textbf{Cognate coursework requirement:} Students must
determine, in discussion with their dissertation committee, a
comprehensive set of courses that fulfills the requirements of both
departments. The CMSE PhD program's cognate requirement is
typically fulfilled by taking coursework in the non-CMSE department,
with the maximum number of required credits being 120\% of the
credit requirement in the primary graduate program, excluding
research credits. Dual PhD students
must take a minimum of 12 credits of coursework in
computationally-focused courses. This explicitly includes all CMSE
graduate courses aside from CMSE 801 and 802, and may also include
computationally-intensive courses in other departments at the
discretion of the dissertation committee.
\item \textbf{Research credit requirement:} Students must take at
least 24, and no more than 36, dissertation research credits in
their primary department (CMSE 999 or its equivalent).
\item \textbf{Dissertation Committee:} Students must form a PhD
dissertation committee that includes faculty from both their primary
and secondary departments such that the committee membership
satisfies to the greatest extent possible the requirements for the
composition of a dissertation committee from both departments. The
CMSE dept requires a \textbf{minimum} of two CMSE faculty to be on
the committee with at least one of the CMSE members with a tenure
home in CMSE. The dissertation committee must be formed and meet
prior to the end of the student's second year in a PhD program in
order to submit the dual PhD request to the Graduate School. This
meeting does not have to be the same committee meeting where the
comprehensive exam takes place.
\item \textbf{Comprehensive Exam:} Comprehensive examinations are
specified according to the guidelines of the primary department, and
in CMSE the comprehensive examination is generally the first formal
meeting of the dissertation committee. This meeting typically
includes a
presentation of the dissertation proposal (although see the previous
point). For dual PhDs where CMSE is the secondary department: In
the case where the comprehensive exam is part of the first formal
dissertation committee meeting, this meeting should explicitly include
discussion of the student's career goals and the creation of a
professional development plan (as detailed in the CMSE PhD program
description). In the case where the comprehensive exam takes some
other form, this discussion should be part of the first formal
dissertation committee meeting. This requirement should be fulfilled
after passage of the qualifying exam, and no later than the end of
the student's third year.
\item \textbf{Dissertation and dissertation defense:} The student's
dissertation must be composed of novel research that advances the
state-of-the-art in algorithms or applications relating to
computational and/or data science, and must include significant
intellectual contributions to both disciplines. The details of the
dissertation and defense are specified according to the guidelines
of the primary department.
\item \textbf{Responsible Conduct of Research training:} All PhD
students must complete Responsible Conduct of Research Training
through their primary department.
\end{enumerate}
Students whose primary department is CMSE must adhere to the
requirements specified in the CMSE PhD program description
(Section~\ref{sec:phd_requirements}) with regards to the number of
opportunities to pass exams, GPA requirements, and timelines.
If a student decides to leave the interdisciplinary degree program,
their PhD program requirement reverts to the requirements of their
primary affiliation. In this circumstance, the student should consult
with the graduate director in their primary department to determine if
any further action is needed.
Note that several examples of dual PhDs programs of study
incorporating CMSE and a second subject are described
in~Appendix~\ref{sec:dual_phd_examples}. This information is provided
as guidance for students who are developing a dual PhD program, but
is non-binding; final approval rests with the student's dissertation
committee as well as the graduate directors of CMSE and the second PhD
program.