Full-time students will enroll in a minimum of 9 hours of course work/research per semester in the fall and spring semesters, and 6 hours of course work/research in the summer semester. The courses must be approved by the graduate advisor prior to registration. Students are strongly The details of encouraged to discuss the selection of courses with their supervising professor. the course offerings are listed in the Graduate Catalog, and the requirements that pertain to you are those listed in the catalog current at the time you enter the Graduate School. The Graduate Catalog is now accessible on-line at . Unless you have deficiencies to be made up, you will normally take AE courses in the first semester. The Graduate School requires that you maintain a 3.0 GPA (on a 4 point scale) in all course work taken as a graduate student. If you have chosen the M.S. degree program, you should select a research advisor in your first year. You are recommended to talk to a large number of faculty members about potential research projects. Faculty profiles are provided on the MAE web site . Forms The Graduate School maintains a complete list of downloadable forms at the following website: DEGREE REQUIREMENTS The Master of Science (M.S.) Degree in Aerospace Engineering is a research-oriented program in which completion of a thesis is mandatory. A minimum of 33 credit hours is required as follows: Two core courses (one course from either core areas one or two and one course from another of the four core areas, six credit hours) Two math or engineering analysis courses (six credit hours) In most cases, this is satisfied by taking the following courses. AE 5331 Analytical Methods in Engineering AE 5332 Engineering Analysis Four courses (twelve credit hours) related to a specialty in Aerospace Engineering. Three of the four electives must be AE courses. A minimum of three credit hours of Graduate Seminar (AE 5101) Six credit hours of thesis. The student must enroll in AE 5197, 5297, 5397 or 5398 every semester in which the student is actively involved in thesis preparation or research, except that the student must enroll in AE 5698 in the semester of graduation. A summary of the course requirements for M.S. students is given below. Master of Science Degree Description # of courses # of credits Core Courses 2 6 Math/Engineering Analysis Courses 2 6 Elective Courses 4 12 Graduate Seminar Course 3 3 AE5698 (Thesis) in the last semester 1 6
Full-time students will enroll in a minimum of 9 hours of course work/research per semester in the fall and spring semesters, and 6 hours of course work/research in the summer semester. The courses must be approved by the graduate advisor prior to registration. Students are strongly encouraged to discuss the selection of courses with their supervising professor. The details of the course offerings are listed in the Graduate Catalog, and the requirements that pertain to you are those listed in the catalog current at the time you enter the Graduate School. The Graduate Catalog is now accessible on-line at . Unless you have deficiencies to be made up, you will normally take AE courses in the first semester. The Graduate School requires that you maintain a 3.0 GPA (on a 4 point scale) in all course work taken as a graduate student. If you have chosen the M.S. degree program, you should select a research advisor in your first year. You are recommended to talk to a large number of faculty members about potential research projects. Faculty profiles are provided on the MAE web site . Forms The Graduate School maintains a complete list of downloadable forms at the following website: DEGREE REQUIREMENTS The Master of Science (M.S.) Degree in Aerospace Engineering is a research-oriented program in which completion of a thesis is mandatory. A minimum of 33 credit hours is required as follows: Two core courses (one course from either core areas one or two and one course from another of the four core areas, six credit hours) Two math or engineering analysis courses (six credit hours) In most cases, this is satisfied by taking the following courses. AE 5331 Analytical Methods in Engineering AE 5332 Engineering Analysis Four courses (twelve credit hours) related to a specialty in Aerospace Engineering. Three of the four electives must be AE courses. A minimum of three credit hours of Graduate Seminar (AE 5101) Six credit hours of thesis. The student must enroll in AE 5197, 5297, 5397 or 5398 every semester in which the student is actively involved in thesis preparation or research, except that the student must enroll in AE 5698 in the semester of graduation. A summary of the course requirements for M.S. students is given below. Master of Science Degree Description # of courses # of credits Core Courses 2 6 Math/Engineering Analysis Courses 2 6 Elective Courses 4 12 Graduate Seminar Course 3 3 AE5698 (Thesis) in the last semester 1 6
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