博士计划的目标是发展候选人：化学工程领域的高级工程专业知识，具有进行独立研究能力以识别重大研究问题的能力。为了圆满完成博士课程，候选人必须证明自己的工作具有创造力，新颖性和创新性。CHME博士学位的学生必须在ISI – Web of Science上列出的任何期刊中至少发表两（2）份存档论文。在候选人出现最终辩护之前，必须发表或接受这些论文。学生必须先填写出版报告表，然后CHME系主任才能签署哲学博士学位考试表。化学工程博士学位要求完成54个学时，如下所述。提交给研究生院的学习计划必须仅显示适用于CHME
The Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering offers graduate study leading to the M.E., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees with an emphasis in chemical engineering. Admission to the program is in accord with the general regulations of the Graduate School. The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test is required for all applicants. All graduate students are required to pass all graduate engineering courses with a minimum grade of B-.<br><br>All graduate students must select a thesis or dissertation advisor by the end of their first year in the chemical engineering graduate program. Thesis/dissertation may be pursued in absentia at various industrial sites by special arrangement.