土木工程哲学博士要求24小时的课程学习，超出硕士学位。该学生首先注册为MS后学生，直到他们通过资格考试，然后才是博士学位。学生们。学生通过候选人资格考试后，即被视为博士学位。候选人。在学习期间，要求学生进行原创性研究，必须在论文中写明并在委员会面前辩护。通常，博士学位。向学生提供教学和/或研究补助金形式的经济援助。财政支持包括医疗保险，使学生有资格获得较低的德克萨斯州居民学费。还可以授予学费奖学金，每学期最多覆盖9个小时的学费。
The Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering requires 24 hours of course work beyond the Masters Degree. The student first registers as a post MS student until they pass the Qualifying Examination, they are then Ph.D. students. Once the student passes the Candidacy Exam, they are considered Ph.D. Candidates. During the period of study, the students are expected to carry out original research, which must be written up in a dissertation and defended before a committee.<br><br>Generally, Ph.D. students are offered financial aid in the form of teaching and/or research assistantship. Financial support includes medical insurance and qualifies the student for the lower, Texas-Resident Tuition. A tuition scholarship may also be awarded that covers up to nine hours of tuition per semester.