Industry and Experiential PhD Program

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY/EXPERIENTIAL PHD PROGRAM

 

Program Guidelines

  1. The Northeastern University Industry/Experiential PhD Program is an academic degree program offered by Northeastern to qualified individuals who obtain advanced-entry admission and wish to pursue their PhD degree while continuing to work full time.
  2. To participate in the program, the student’s employer must execute the attached Program Agreement and pay an annual administrative fee, which covers tuition and certain fees.
  3. In consideration of the student’s status as a full-time employee, the Program Agreement confers certain benefits on the employer, including:
    • Permitting the student/employee to continue working full-time, and to engage in use- inspired research that is aligned to the employer’s business. In most cases, this research will take place at the employer’s site.
    • Allowing the employer to retain all intellectual property developed in the course of the student’s research, in accordance with its internal company policies.
    • Including an individual designated by the employer to serve on the student’s dissertation committee as an “industry advisor” and to monitor the student’s research progress.
  4. The attached template has been carefully drafted with the input of several industry partners to address the employer’s business needs while protecting the integrity of the degree program, the validity of the student’s research, and the university’s accreditation status.
  5. Because this is a Northeastern University academic program, the material terms of the Program Agreement are not negotiable. If the employer has specific operational requirements that need to be addressed by written agreement, the employer may submit an addendum to the Program Agreement, which the university will consider in good faith. However, any terms that seek to change the fundamental operation or academic components of the program or the obligations of the parties will not be accepted.
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Contact Dr. Jason Sidman for further information