Graduate Degrees
- Combined BS & MS
- Master of Engineering
- Master of Science(Non-Thesis)
- Master of Scinece (Thesis)
- Master of Philosophy
- Doctor of Philosophy
Numerical Comparison of Graduate Degree Requirements
| REQUIREMENT | M.S. (THESIS) | M.S. (NON-THESIS) |
ME | Ph.D. (POST M.S.) | Ph.D. (POST B.S.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum total credit hours | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 53 |
| Minimum regular course credit hours | 21 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 39 |
| Minimum regular ME course credit hours | 12 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 24 |
| Minimum regular ME course credit hours at 7000 level | 3 | 6 | NA | 6 | 9 |
| Maximum credit hours for ME EN 6950 Independent Study (after B.S.) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Minimum credit hours in Mathematics | NA | 6 | NA | NA | NA |
| Minimum credit hours in area of specialization | NA | 15 | NA | NA | NA |
| Minimum credit hours in breadth areas outside of specialization | NA | 9 | NA | NA | NA |
| Range of credit hours for ME EN 6975 Thesis Research | 9 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Maximum credit hours for ME EN 6955 Master of Engineering Project | NA | NA | 4 | NA | NA |
| Minimum credit hours for ME EN 7970 Ph.D. Dissertation | NA | NA | NA | 14 | 14 |
| Minimum credit hours at the UU | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 47 |
| Maximum transfer credit hours | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Maximum non-matriculated credit hours | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Maximum credit hours taken as an undergraduate applied to graduate degree (can not also apply to B.S. degree) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Minimum credit hours for full-time status | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Supervisory Committee members (majority must be regular ME faculty) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Time limit (years) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 |