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