Engineering, M.S.

Program Handbook

Minimum Totals for Graduation: 30 hours

Admission Requirements; Retention & Termination Standards

Admission Requirement Snapshot

• GPA: 2.7
• Entrance Exam: None

See Admission Requirement Details Below

Students pursuing the MS in Engineering degree on the Plan A option are required to meet with an engineering advisor during the first semester of attendance at CMU.

MS in Engineering majors on the Plan A option are required to meet with their engineering advisor each semester to ensure students select appropriate courses to facilitate their progress through the program. Registration is not allowed until after this meeting. Prerequisites are strictly enforced for all engineering classes.

Admission Requirements

Program quality is emphasized by requiring students to meet the following criteria:

1. Accepting only students with:
   1. 2.7 GPA for minimum admission
   2. GRE is not required.
   3. 563/223/84+ TOEFL for international students
2. Students must have completed an undergraduate ABET-accredited engineering degree. Students who have degrees from a non-ABET accredited school, or have an undergraduate degree in a different discipline, must show an average GPA of 3.3 in the following courses (or equivalent) to be admitted for the MS in Engineering degree:

• Science (13 credit hours): CHM 131, PHY 145QR, PHY 146, PHY 175
• Mathematics (11 credit hours): MTH 132, MTH 133, MTH 232
• Engineering (15 credit hours): EGR 251, EGR 253, EGR 255, EGR 356, and EGR 358; or EGR 190QR, EGR 290, EGR 298, EGR 391 and EGR 396

If needed, the School of Engineering and Technology may require students to pass an entrance exam to show competency in the above subjects.

(See information on Accelerated Admissions below.)

Retention & Termination Standards

In order to remain in the MS in Engineering program, a student must meet the following criteria:

1. Students on Plan A option must select courses in consultation with an engineering advisor.
2. Students may not take courses required for this degree Credit/No Credit (except the EGR 798 course).
3. At least 24 credits must be taken at CMU to graduate with this degree .
4. If a student does not continue to meet the retention standards, s/he may be asked to withdraw. The school maintains the right to terminate a student if s/he is not progressing satisfactorily.
5. The student who does not meet degree requirements by the end of the 4th year will be terminated.

Program Requirements

Select Plan A or Plan B:

Plan A

Required Courses (21 hours)

 

EGR 600	Advanced Engineering Analysis	3(3-0)
EGR 601	Advanced Engineering Experimentation	3(2-2)
EGR 637	Directed Research in Engineering	1-6(Spec)
EGR 685	Research in Engineering	1-3(Spec)
EGR 798	Thesis Research	1-6(Spec)

Notes:

• EGR 637 must be taken at least two (2) times. Any extra credits not counted here for EGR 637 (1-6 credit hours) may be counted as an elective.
• EGR 685 must be taken three (3) times.
• EGR 798 needs to be taken two (2) times.

Electives (9 hours)

Select graduate level EGR and IET courses approved by the advisor and school director. Students can take up to 6 credits from other departments and colleges approved by the advisor and school director.

Plan B

Required Courses (9 hours)

 

EGR 600	Advanced Engineering Analysis	3(3-0)
EGR 601	Advanced Engineering Experimentation	3(2-2)
EGR 685	Research in Engineering	1-3(Spec)

Note: EGR 685 must be taken three (3) times.

Electives (21 hours)

Select graduate level EGR and IET courses approved by the advisor and school director. Students can take up to 6 hours from other departments and colleges approved by the MS-EGR program coordinator and school director.

Total: 30 semester hours

Accelerated Admissions to the MS in Engineering

(currently enrolled CMU undergraduate students only)

• This program is available to students with the following signed majors: Engineering Major only
• This program may work especially well for students with the following signed majors: Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Product Design Engineering Technology
• The Accelerated MS in Engineering program allows students to double‑count a maximum of 9 credits towards both the undergraduate degree and the graduate degree. Financial aid may be affected for these courses. Contact the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid at [e-mail] or (989‑774‑3674).
• Courses eligible for double‑counting (9 credits from the following): EGR 511, EGR 512, EGR 553, EGR 554, EGR 555, EGR 570, EGR 576, EGR 578, EGR 580, EGR 585, EGR 588, EGR 591, EGR 594, EGR 597
• After completing the undergraduate degree, students will need to take a minimum of 21 credits to complete the MS in Engineering. If students do not earn 9 double‑counted credits prior to completing the undergraduate degree, they will need more than 21 credits to reach the total 30 credits required for the MS in Engineering.
• Graduate assistantships may be available to students after completing the undergraduate degree. (Contact the graduate program for more information)

Admission requirements

1. Application Deadlines: The recommended deadlines for applications are March 15 to begin in Fall; and October 15 to begin in Spring. The final deadline to apply is four weeks before the end of Spring semester to begin in Fall; and four weeks before the end of Fall semester to begin in Spring.
2. Completion of at least 15 credits at CMU with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at the time they apply.
3. Exceptions to the minimum 3.0 GPA are possible if a student can demonstrate why they are prepared to be successful in graduate coursework.
4. Students must have completed a minimum of 60 undergraduate credits (including transfer and AP credits) before starting coursework in the accelerated MS in Engineering program.
5. Additional application materials: statement of purpose, 3 letters of recommendation

Admissions process

1. Apply for admission to the accelerated MS in Engineering program
2. Meet with the graduate program advisor, Donghyun Shin, to identify courses that will be double‑counted on the Accelerated Graduate Degree Program Acknowledgement and Approval form. This form is on the Office of Graduate Studies website.

Retention and Termination

1. Students must earn an average of a 3.0 (B) in all double‑counted courses that will apply to the graduate degree. Grades are monitored each semester, and students who do not meet the 3.0 GPA requirement will be removed from the accelerated MS in Engineering program unless the student obtains an exception from Graduate Studies. Exception requests require the approval of the graduate program advisor and a plan for how the student will achieve the minimum 3.0 average in double‑counted courses prior to completion of the undergraduate degree.
2. If a student earns an E in a double‑counted course, they will be removed from the accelerated MS in Engineering program.
3. If a student is removed from the accelerated MS in Engineering program, all completed courses may still be used towards the undergraduate degree, but those credits cannot subsequently be used towards a CMU graduate degree. Students dismissed from the AGDP have the option of applying for readmission into the regular graduate program.