Mechanical Engineering, MSMEE

Admission Requirements

Applicants seeking admission to the graduate program in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) as regular students must have an awarded baccalaureate degree. Admission to the ME graduate programs normally requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering (not necessarily in Mechanical Engineering) and a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0/4.0 or 70% on all graduate and undergraduate work, as well as Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores of at least 300 (new scoring system) for the combined Quantitative and Verbal sections (with at least 160 on the quantitative section) and 3.5 for the Analytical section. An undergraduate degree in Mathematics, Chemistry or Physics combined with a strong interest in engineering topics may be suitable preparation when certain required undergraduate courses are taken (contact program for further details). Exceptions to these requirements may be made by the Director of Graduate Studies if other persuasive evidence of the student’s potential for success is available.

Degree Requirements

MSMEE Option A (Thesis Plan)

Credit Requirements:

MSMEE Option A requires a minimum of 30 semester hours of coursework and a thesis.
Course Requirements:
30 credit hours required for a MS degree, where 6 credit hours of MS residency (ME 768 ) is suggested. Research courses (including ME 790 ) do not count toward the required credit hours.
At least 6 credit hours from courses with prefixes MA, STA, or from a pre-approved math course list, where at least 3 credit hours are from courses with prefixes MA or STA. See Appendix F of the ME Graduate Handbook for further information.

A maximum of 6 credit hours of ME 780 (Independent Study), and a maximum of 6 credit hours of ME 768 may be included.
Students are required to register for ME 799 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE SEMINAR 2 times during their degree.

MSMEE Option B (Non-Thesis Plan)

Credit Requirements:

MSMEE Option B requires a minimum of 30 semester hours of coursework.
Course Requirements:
30 credit hours required for a MS degree. MS residency (ME 768 ) and research courses (including ME 790 ) do not count toward the required credit hours.
At least 6 credit hours from courses with prefixes MA, STA, or from a pre-approved math course list, where at least 3 credit hours are from courses with prefixes MA or STA. See Appendix F of the ME Graduate Handbook for further information.
A maximum of 6 credit hours of ME 780 (Independent Study) may be included.

Students are required to register for ME 799 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE SEMINAR 2 times during their degree.