The forms below can be found in hard copy, and returned to the EECS Graduate Office (38-444) for processing/approval.
Current EECS SM and PhD students should use these interfaces for various administrative activities:
TQE, minor, RQE
Graduate Office Materials
EECS is dedicated to supporting our doctoral students throughout the duration of their graduate studies to ensure steady progress, and ultimately attainment of the PhD degree.
Please find the doctoral thesis supervision and thesis reader agreement forms here.
Information on the Professional Perspective Graduate Requirement.
Staffed by the EECS Communication Advisors, the EECS Communication Lab offers writing and speaking support for scientists by scientists.
Please use this handbook of Reference Materials for EECS Graduate Students - especially if you have questions at 3am.
Thesis Proposals
Instructions for preparing Masters and Doctoral thesis proposals.
Institute wide thesis Instructions from MIT Libraries, for students preparing SM, EE, ECS, and PHD theses.
Click the link for guidance on holding doctoral thesis defenses, and the submission of SM and PhD theses
Purple Form
Form for advisor selection, used by first-year graduate students to document the initial advising relationship and subsequent changes.
This form is for graduate students requesting any modification to the doctoral degree program requirements.
Please find information on applying for the EECS Research Qualifying Exam, which is the second step in the doctoral-qualification process.
TQE documents are available through this page: (1) TQE Plan instructions for students and (2) TQE Plan instructions for graduate counselors.
The intent of the minor is to provide a broadening experience, and therefore the minor program field must not be directly related to a student’s research.
