ME 8960 — Candidacy Preparation—Doctoral
0 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springNo campus, no room neededOne-On-Onerepeatable for credit
Offers students an opportunity to prepare for the PhD qualifying exam under faculty supervision. Intended for students who have completed all required PhD course work and have not yet achieved PhD candidacy; students who have not completed all required PhD course work are not allowed to register for this course. May be repeated once.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Fall 2023 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 80% | 0.3 |
| Spring 2024 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 20% | 4.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 43% | 1.3 |
| Spring 2025 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 43% | 1.3 |
| Fall 2025 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 30% | 3.5 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20% | 4.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 0% · W 0% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: async (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Ahmed Busnaina (40% of students) · reviews
- Sandra Shefelbine (10% of students) · reviews
- Yingzi Lin (10% of students) · reviews
- Hongwei Sun (10% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Yaning Li (17% of students) · reviews
- Yingzi Lin (17% of students) · reviews
- Rouzbeh Amini (17% of students) · reviews
- Tong Ma (17% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Hongli Zhu (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (ME course descriptions) · All ME courses · Plan it at numap.app