PhD students are required to attend Departmental seminars delivered by faculty, visiting scholars and graduate students. Additionally, each PhD student should present at least one seminar on a timely research topic. PhD students should pass the comprehensive examination as part of this course. This course is a pre-requisite to registering the PhD Pre-dissertation CE 711. The course is graded as pass or fail. IC grade is awarded if the PhD Comprehensive exam is not yet passed. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing