Professor Shafi Goldwasser, Area II Chair
17 September 1997
The Oral Qualifying Examination (OQE) is the second part of the General Examination required for a Ph.D. in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (see Department Memo 3800).
The supplementary information and advice below may be helpful to students and faculty in Area II. It has been revised to take into account the elimination in 1986 of the Computer Science Written Examination.
The OQE is the first formal examination required for a Ph.D. in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. It tests the student's knowledge, problem-solving skills and intellectual preparedness for doctoral research.