A doctorate is the highest academic degree that can be achieved in a college that has a postgraduate program. At ITS, the degree is given after the doctorate program participants have successfully fulfilled the requirements of the lecture, pre-qualification exam, compulsory 6 credits of course, 9 credits of elective courses, resulting in a total of 12 credits, and 28 credits of research and writing dissertation activities as main competencies for the doctoral study program. Participants must have a minimum of master's degree (S2) at least 42 credits that are scheduled for six semesters and can be taken at least from six semesters.

Based on SK Mendikbud tentang Kependidikan 232/2000 dan SK Rektor No. 073255/2004, time frame for the Doctorate Program is at least 6 (six) semesters with an addition study of ten semesters upon completion of a conventional master program; eleven semesters upon completion of a master's degree program whose origin is not homogeneous; twelve semesters after completing a cohesive undergraduate program. If the doctoral program study participant have a master's degree student (S2) outside the field of Marine engineering, is required to take additional 9 courses from Master's Degree or Doctoral degree courses offered..

Determination of a homogen or not is based on the similarity of the curriculum with the Doctoral Program in Marine Engineering. Doctoral program students are able to graduate if they have successfully completed all 42 study credits at the doctoral program including a dissertation, having an IP = 3.0 with a test score of each course at least B; has scientific publications for at least 1 indexed international journal and 1 accredited national journal, or 2 indexed international journals, and meets the minimum value requirement of one foreign language. The qualification exam for the Doctoral Program student participants consists of a written examination of the material and an oral examination of the draft research proposal. This exam is an important requirement that must be met. To ensure that this qualification exam is able to produce a good assessment, the requirements for quality requirements are determined below.

• Doctoral program participants have completed compulsoty lectures and passed each course with a minimum grade of B..
• Doctoral program participants have prepared research proposals in accordance with the dissertation quality standards (guided by the supervisor.
• Submit the approval form for the qualification exam from the supervisor The doctoral program qualification exam has received written approval from the Head of the Doctoral Program in Marine Engineering.

• The exam was held by involving a team consisting of a supervisor, and examiners from within and outside ITS
• The exam focuses on trying to see students' abilities in: i. Scientific fields, both basic and specific. ii. Mastery of research technology in the field of related sciences. iii.The logical thinking ability includes the ability to conduct abstractions.. iv. Ability to thinking systematically and formulation of ideas.
• Graduation letter can be given to students who are successful in doctoral qualification exams with a minimum grade of B.