The process for PhD and MS students to defend their proposal/dissertation or thesis, respectively, is outlined here.

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Welcome to the Office of Graduate Studies at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Our office provides assistance to graduate students in various academic matters, interprets policies and procedures in the graduate catalog, approves Master’s thesis and Ph.D. dissertation faculty committees, spearheads efforts to create new or revise academic policies for graduate students, coordinates the organization of academic events with the association of graduate students and other academic clubs, handles the processing of financial-support nominations for graduate students, provides guidelines for formatting Master’s thesis and Ph.D. dissertation documents, organizes orientation events for new graduate students as well as graduate student employees, and offers information about the availability of university-level fellowships and scholarships for graduate students.  

For newly admitted and entering graduate students, we are often the best source of information about many aspects of graduate study at NJIT.

NJIT faculty carry out cutting-edge research in emerging technologies and new applications in science, engineering, business and architecture. Graduate students are presented with ample opportunities to participate in exciting research led by our world-class faculty. NJIT is a leading public research university that continues to garner multimillion-dollar support from notable federal- and state-funding agencies. NJIT is designated as an R1 (Very High Research Activity) institution in the Carnegie Classification® of Institutions of Higher Education.

NJIT offers a variety of program options at the Master’s, certificate and Ph.D. levels.  Our graduate programs provide flexibility and choice of full-time or part-time study. Many Master’s level programs are also fully available online.

NJIT is committed to diversity among its students, faculty and staff, and provides exceptional service to the State of New Jersey.  Its campus is ideally located in a powerhouse corporate corridor in New Jersey and in close proximity to New York City. It is the university-of-choice for thousands of graduate students.