Engineering, M.S.

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.

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	Seminar: Current Topics 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	Seminar: Current Topics 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 MA in Engineering

Up to 9 credit hours may be double counted from appropriate courses in undergraduate degree for an accelerated MS in Engineering Program at CMU. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for more information regarding admission for accelerated programs.