150 Hour Combined BS/MS Program in Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University - Prof., Study notes of Engineering

Download 150 Hour Combined BS/MS Program in Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University - Prof. and more Study notes Engineering in PDF only on Docsity! The Department of Mechanical Engineering 150 HOUR COMBINED BS/MS PROGRAM Objective: Opportunity for top ME undergraduates to obtain a BS and MS with 150 credit hours of work (normally: B.S. =128 hours, M.S. = 30 hours [thesis option] or 36 hours [non-thesis option]). How the program works: Students in this program will follow the existing undergraduate curriculum for the first seven semesters. In the final undergraduate semester two graduate courses will be taken in lieu of ME electives. The student receives a B.S. degree at this point. One additional year of study, including one summer, then leads to the M.S. degree. A typical 5 year program is shown below. Admission to Program: Admission occurs in two steps. First, students will apply to the ME department for admission to the BS/MS program during the final semester of their junior year (i.e., when taking ME 3365). Admission to the program will be based on your cumulative (non-grade replaced) grade point average (>3.2) and personal recommendations by faculty listed on your departmental application (page 5). Second, once the ME department has notified the applicant of acceptance, the applicant must then apply to the graduate school (www.depts.ttu.edu/gradschool/) for formal admission. NOTE: on the graduate school application, students should enter the admissions term that corresponds with their BS graduation term (i.e., if graduating in May 08, then enter beginning graduate school term as Spring 08). Curriculum: The first 3 years of the program are the same as those in the current undergraduate curriculum. Listed below are the courses to be taken in the final undergraduate year and during the graduate part of the program. The graduate curriculum shown below is an example only; actual student program will vary according to whether the student is enrolled in the summer, whether the student does the thesis or report option, and other details. The list below applies for a May graduate pursuing the thesis option. (Refer to Master of Science Procedure Manual for graduate course requirements) 5 YEAR BS/MS DEGREE PROGRAM Fall Spring ME 4334, Contr. Dynamics Sys. 3 **Elective (Math or Science) 3 ME 4234 Systems & Controls (Lab) 2 ME 4371, Engr. Design II 3 IE 3301, Engr. Economics 3 ENGR 4101, FE Review 1 ME 4370, Engr. Design I 3 GRADUATE COURSE 3 ME 3251, Thermal Fluids Sys (Lab) 2 GRADUATE COURSE 3 Elective (Humanties) 3 Elective (Visual/Performing Arts) 3 Elective (Multicultural Elec) (3) TOTAL 16 TOTAL 16 GRADUATE ‘YEAR’ (typically 15 months) Summer I or Summer II 1 graduate course 3 TOTAL 3 Fall Spring 2 graduate courses 6 3 graduate courses 9 ME 6000 (Thesis) 3. ME 6000 (Thesis) 3 TOTAL 9 TOTAL 12 Total credit hours during graduate year: 24 Additional credits of ME 6000 must be taken if the student is supported by the department as a half-time TA or RA – see “Registration Requirements” under “Additional Information”. Total Hours = 152 (146 hours of formal coursework plus 6 hours of thesis) Revised: 2/11/2008 Mechanical Engineering BSMS 150 Program Page 1 Revised: 2/11/2008 Mechanical Engineering BSMS 150 Program Page 2 Additional Information on the 150 hour program Contingencies: A student who has been admitted to the program and who decides, prior to the start of the final undergraduate semester, to bail out of the program merely completes the normal undergraduate curriculum and receives the BS degree. Once the student begins the final undergraduate semester, bail out is possible only in cases of serious extenuating circumstances. In such cases the student must successfully complete the two graduate courses being taken during the final semester. The student then receives the BS degree. Funding During the Graduate Year: The department provides some type of financial support to the majority of its graduate students. There are two main types of support available: 1) Teaching Assistantship (TA): Graduate students are hired to help with undergraduate instructional duties. Examples of TA duties include grading homework for undergraduate classes, conducting help sessions, and conducting laboratory sessions in one of the undergraduate laboratories. 2) Research Assistantship (RA): Here the student is paid to work on a grant or contract under the direction of the faculty member who has been funded to do the research. Generally, this work will contribute directly to the student’s Master’s thesis. For most students the RA position is preferable, because the student’s job is to conduct research that becomes part of the thesis. All students admitted to the 150 Hour program will automatically be considered for TA or RA funding. Contact the advising office for current stipend amounts. Registration Requirement: A graduate student who is supported as half-time research assistant (RA) or a half-time teaching assistant (TA) is required to register for 9 credit hours during any long semester in which the student has half-time support and for 6 total credit hours taken either summer session in which the student has half-time support. For non-supported students there are no minimum registration requirements, but maximum registration hours are not to exceed 12 hours in any long semester and 6 hours in each summer session. Admission: Departmental admission into the 150 hour BS/MS program will be based on undergraduate grade point average, GRE scores, and faculty recommendations. The minimum cumulative (non grade replaced) grade point average required for admission is 3.2. Students having a grade point average below 3.2 may be admitted on a case by case basis, depending on GRE scores and faculty recommendations. Students having a cumulative (non-grade replaced) grade point average above 3.5 are not required to take the GRE exam. As stated previously, the preceding conditions are for departmental admission to the 150 hour program. The student must also apply for graduate admission through the TTU graduate school admissions (Graduate Admission Office, Box 41030, Lubbock, TX 79409-1030, 806-742-2787, www.depts.ttu.edu/gradschool/). Tuition: During the final undergraduate semester the student pays the usual undergraduate tuition for the undergraduate courses and graduate tuition for the two graduate courses. A complete explanation of tuition and fees is available online at www.sbs.ttu.edu . Double Majors: This program is open to ME double majors (MECS; ENGR PHYS ME OPTION; etc). Students doing a double major should plan on one additional year of study.