| Index |
| Introduction |
| Credit Requirements |
| Applying |
M.S.M.E - Nonthesis Option
About the Nonthesis Option
The non-thesis version of the M.S.M.E. Program has been instituted for students with special circumstances. Ordinarily, the thesis option is strongly recommended, especially for students who intend to perform research in the future. The thesis is considered an important component of the graduate student's experience.
Examples of students who choose the nothesis option include BS-MS students who are required to complete a project similar to a thesis and M.S.M.E.-Online students who are pursuing an M.S. degree online.
Students are required to apply for permission from the graduate committee to take the non-thesis option. The application must be filed during the first year of the MS program.
Further, students who receive Financial Aid from the department (including Teaching Assistants, Research Assistants, and Fellowship / Scholarship recipients) MUST select the Thesis Option.
Switching from thesis to non-thesis option is generally strongly discouraged. Students wanting to switch must obtain approval from their advisor and the graduate coordinator
Credit Requirements (Non-Thesis Option)
The Master's degree program non-thesis option requires 33 semester hours (compared to 30 hours for the thesis option), of which at least 30 must be letter graded courses, 3 hours can be either Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory or letter graded.
| Category | Details | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Courses | Select seven letter-graded, graduate-level courses in mechanical engineering. Elective | 21 |
| Elective | Select two graduate-level courses in engineering, mathematics, or computer science. Student may also take three credit hours of EML 5905 - Directed Individual Study or EML 5910 - Supervised Research. | 6 |
| Industrial Design Project | Must complete EML 5xxx - Industrial Design Project with a final project report OR select two additional letter-graded, graduate-level courses in engineering, mathematics, or computer science. | 6 |
| Total: | 33 | |
| Students are required to maintain a 3.0 GPA. The department has also limited the number of C's a student may earn (two) before they are required to repeat a course. For more details click here. | ||
Filing for the Nonthesis Option.
If a student intends to pursue this option, the academic advisor will be a faculty member approved by the Graduate Committee Chair. A form, notifying the Graduate Committee of the Non-Thesis Option, should be submitted to the Graduate Committee Chair before the end of the second semester of study. The form to use may be found here.
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