Ph.D. program requires coursework, a seminar, a qualification exam, thesis research, and a dissertation defense. During coursework students should take seven Ph.D.-level elective courses from their fields of interest. In last semester of their coursework, students should give a seminar about their thesis proposal topics. Upon successful completion of the courses and the seminar, student need to pass the Ph.D. qualification exam before proceeding to the thesis study. In order to be able to defend the thesis, students should have at least one journal article related to their thesis topic published in SCI or SCI-Expanded journals. After publishing the article, students can defend their thesis. The program is a member of Oracle Academy and Microsoft Imagine Academy.