During their first two years in the PhD program, students must receive a "Quals Pass" (B+ or better) in three core qual courses - one each from I, II, and III - and a fourth "Quals Pass" in a course from any on the core or elective list.
Core Qual Courses |
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I | COMPSCI 531 OR COMPSCI 532 | Introduction to Algorithms OR Design & Analysis of Algorithms |
Either, but only one, of these two courses may count as credit for the Qual requirement; credit for passing the exam is given for 531. |
COMPSCI 534 | Computational Complexity | Course COMPSCI 534 is ONLY offered every other Spring, although the exam is offered every year. See schedule below. | |
II | COMPSCI 510 | Operating Systems | |
COMPSCI 550 | Advanced Computer Architecture | ||
COMPSCI 516 | Data Intensive Computer Systems | ||
III | COMPSCI 520 | Numerical Analysis | |
COMPSCI 570 | Artificial Intelligence | ||
Elective Qual Courses |
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COMPSCI 512 | Distributed Information Systems | ||
COMPSCI 514 | Computer Networks | ||
COMPSCI 516 | Data Intensive Computer Systems | ||
COMPSCI 527 | Computer Vision | ||
COMPSCI 554 | Fault Tolerant and Testable Computing | ||
COMPSCI 555 | Probability for Electrical and Computer Engineers | ||
COMPSCI 671 | Machine Learning |
Qualifying Exams - Spring Semester 2023
The courses listed below will have a qualifying exam offered prior to the start of the spring semester. Students interested in taking one or more of these exams should register by December 5, 2022.
Monday, January 9, 2023 9am-12pm LSRC D106 |
Monday, January 9, 2023 2pm-5pm LSRC D106 |
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 9am-12pm LSRC D106 |
COMPSCI 516 Data Intensive Computer Systems Sudeepa Roy |
COMPSCI 520 Numerical Analysis Xiaobai Sun |
COMPSCI 534 Computational Complexity John Reif |
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Qualifying Exams - Fall Semester 2023
The courses listed below will have a qualifying exam offered prior to the start of the fall semester. Students interested in taking one or more of these exams should register by August 14.
TBA August 2023 | TBA August 2023 | TBA August 2023 | TBA August 2023 |
COMPSCI 531 Algorithms TBA |
COMPSCI 570 Artificial Intelligence TBA |
COMPSCI 550 Architecture TBA |
COMPSCI 510 Operating Systems TBA |
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To register for a qual exam, send an email to gpc at cs.duke.edu. For more details on the qual requirement, see the Qualification Requirement section of the Computer Science PhD Degree Requirements.