Courses and Registration
All graduate students should get approval from their faculty advisors about what courses they can take each semester. All graduate courses that are taken from Auburn University will eventually be evaluated by the student’s advisory committee, and the graduate courses are included in the Committee, Transfers, Exceptions and Candidacy (CTEC) form. If you register/take courses without your advisor’s approval, those courses may not be approved by the advisory committee for the CTEC; therefore, those courses may not be counted towards the degree.
All international students should register 9 credit hours as full-time students in each semester. Students may use the "Reduced Course Load" Form to get approval for taking fewer credit hours. A Ph.D. student may take fewer credit hours after passing the general (qualifying) exam. If an international student has a GRA/GTA/GA position, he/she has to register at least one credit hour in each semester (including summer); otherwise, taking classes in the summer is optional.
For the last semester or semester you plan to graduate, you need to register for at least one credit hour of graduate course (e.g., thesis or dissertation).
Additional Resources
Auburn University Graduate School:
Graduate Student Resource Guide
Graduate Teaching Assistantship Guidelines
Graduate Student Council at Auburn University (two senator representatives from the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department)
More information and policies of graduate study from the AU Bulletin.
Office of International Programs:
International Students and Scholars Services
Samuel Ginn College of Engineering:
Graduate Engineering Research Showcase
Auburn University Academic Honesty Overview (from Robert W. Barnes)
Who deserves to be an author of a scientific article? (Original paper from Dr. Prabhakar Clement).