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Padnos College of Engineering Graduate Programs

Program Plans

  • Plans will be customized for each student. Part time options are available.
  • MSE Program requires 33 approved credit hours at the 5xx or 6xx level with GPA 3.0 or better
  • No more than 3 courses at the 5xx level may be counted towards the MSE degree
  • One 6xx course outside of EGR may be taken with GPD approval
  • Students must earn B or better grade in any undergraduate prereq courses in their program plan 

Choices for MSE culminating experience:

  1. EGR 695 Master's Thesis (6 cr; taken over at least 2 semesters)
  2. EGR 693 Master's Project (6 cr; taken over at least 2 semesters; company sponsored) 
  3. EGR 686 Capstone Design Project (3 cr; single semester)

 

For full time students with engineering undergraduate degrees

Fall

Winter

First Year
  • EGR 600 Adv Engineering Analysis OR EGR 670 Sys Physiology for Engineers (3 cr)
  • EGR 604 Implementation and Measurement (3 cr)
  • EGR 6xx/5xx Emphasis Area (3 or 4 cr)
  • EGR 602 Ethics and Professionalism (3 cr)
  • EGR 6xx/5xx Emphasis Area (3 or 4 cr)
  • EGR 6xx/5xx Emphasis Area (3 or 4 cr)

Second Year
  • EGR 6xx Emphasis Area (3 cr)
  • EGR 6xx Emphasis Area /Elective (3 cr)
  • EGR 695/693 Master's Thesis/Project (variable 1 - 6 cr)
  • EGR 695/693 Master's Thesis/Project (variable 1 - 6 cr)

OR

  • EGR 686 Capstone Design Project (3 cr) AND
  • EGR 6xx Emphasis Area/Elective (3 cr)

For full time students with non-engineering undergraduate degrees

Pursuing ECE or BME-EE graduate emphases

Fall

Winter

Spring/Summer

Undergraduate Prerequisites

Complete list that will be customized for each student based on their individual transcripts
  • EGR 111 Intro to Engineering Graphics (1 cr)*
  • EGR 112 App Prog for Engineers (2 cr)*
  • EGR 113 Intro to CAD/CAM (1 cr)*
  • MTH 201 Calculus I (4 cr)

*Test out options available
  • EGR 224 Intro to Digital Systems (3 cr)
  • MTH 202 Calculus II (4 cr)
  • PHY 230 Calc-based Physics I (5 cr)
  • EGR 214/215 Circuits I (4 cr)
  • MTH 203 Calculus III (4 cr)
  • PHY 231 Calc-based Physics II (5 cr)

Transition

Combination of graduate and undergraduate classes 
  • EGR 315 Electronic Circuits (4 cr)
  • EGR 314 Circuits II (4 cr)
  • MTH 302 Linear and Diff Eq (4 cr)
  • EGR 226/227 Microcontroller Programming and Applications (4 cr)
  • EGR 602 Ethics and Professionalism (3 cr)
  • EGR 6xx Emphasis Area course (3 cr)
  • EGR 5xx/6xx Emphasis Area course (3 cr)
  • EGR 323 Signals and Systems (4 cr) OR EGR 257 Elec Mat and Dev. (4 cr)
  • EGR 685 Grad Practicum (optional) (3 cr)

Graduate

 

 
  • EGR 600 Adv Engineering Analysis OR EGR 670 Sys Physiology for Engineers (3 cr)
  • EGR 604 Implementation and Measurement (3 cr)
  • EGR 326 Embedded Systems Design (4 cr)
  • EGR 6xx Emphasis Area course (3 cr)
  • EGR 5xx/6xx Emphasis Area course (3 cr)
  • EGR 695 Master's Thesis (3 cr) OR EGR 693 Master's Project (3 cr) OR EGR 6xx Emphasis Area course (3 cr)
  • EGR 5xx/6xx Emphasis Area course (3 cr)
  • EGR 695 Master's Thesis (3 cr) OR EGR 693 Master's Project (3 cr) OR EGR 686 Capstone Design Project (3 cr)

For full time students with non-engineering undergraduate degrees

Pursuing ME or BME - ME graduate emphases

Fall

Winter

Spring/Summer

Undergraduate Prerequisites

Complete list that will be customized for each student based on their individual transcripts
  • EGR 111 Intro to Engineering Graphics (1 cr)*
  • EGR 112 App Prog for Engineers (2 cr)*
  • EGR 113 Intro to CAD/CAM (1 cr)*
  • MTH 201 Calculus I (4 cr)

*Test out options available
  • EGR 250/251 Material Science (4 cr)
  • MTH 202 Calculus II (4 cr)
  • PHY 230 Calc-based Physics I (5 cr)
  • EGR 214/215 Circuits I (4 cr)
  • MTH 203 Calculus III (4 cr)
  • PHY 231 Calc-based Physics II (5 cr)

Transition

Combination of graduate and undergraduate classes 
  • EGR 209 Mechanics of Machines(4 cr)
  • MTH 302 Linear and Diff Eq (4 cr)
  • EGR 226/227 Microcontroller Programming and Applications (4 cr)
  • EGR 602 Ethics and Professionalism (3 cr)
  • EGR 309 Machine Design I (4 cr)
  • EGR 312 Dynamics (4 cr)
  • EGR 362 Thermofluids (4 cr)
  • EGR 6xx/5xx Emphasis Area course (3 cr)

Graduate

 

 
  • EGR 600 Adv Engineering Analysis OR EGR 670 Sys Physiology for Engineers (3 cr)
  • EGR 604 Implementation and Measurement (3 cr)
  • EGR 5xx/6xx Emphasis Area course (3 cr)
  • EGR 6xx Emphasis Area course (3 cr)
  • EGR 6xx Emphasis Area course (3 cr)
  • EGR 5xx/6xx Emphasis Area course (3 cr)
  • EGR 695 Master's Thesis (3 cr) OR EGR 693 Master's Project (3 cr) OR EGR 6xx Emphasis Area course (3 cr)
  • EGR 685 Grad Practicum (optional) (3 cr)
  • EGR 695 Master's Thesis (3 cr) OR EGR 693 Master's Project (3 cr) OR EGR 686 Capstone Design Project (3 cr)

For full time students with non-engineering undergraduate degrees

Pursuing MDE graduate emphasis

Fall

Winter

Spring/Summer

Undergraduate Prerequisites

Complete list that will be customized for each student based on their individual transcripts
  • EGR 111 Intro to Engineering Graphics (1 cr)*
  • EGR 112 App Prog for Engineers (2 cr)*
  • EGR 113 Intro to CAD/CAM (1 cr)*
  • MTH 201 Calculus I (4 cr)

*Test out options available
  • EGR 250/251 Material Science (4 cr)
  • MTH 202 Calculus II (4 cr)
  • PHY 230 Calc-based Physics I (5 cr)
  • EGR 214/215 Circuits I (4 cr)
  • MTH 203 Calculus III (4 cr)
  • PHY 231 Calc-based Physics II (5 cr)

Transition

Combination of graduate and undergraduate classes 
  • EGR 301 Analytical tools for Prod Design (4 cr)
  • MTH 302 Linear and Diff Eq (4 cr)
  • EGR 226/227 Microcontroller Programming and Applications (4 cr)
  • EGR 602 Ethics and Professionalism (3 cr)
  • EGR 209 Mechanics of Machines(4 cr)
  • EGR 367/368 Manufacturing Processes (4 cr)
  • EGR 362 Thermofluids (4 cr)
  • EGR 6xx/5xx Emphasis Area course (3 cr)

Graduate

 

 
  • EGR 600 Adv Engineering Analysis OR EGR 670 Sys Physiology for Engineers (3 cr)
  • EGR 604 Implementation and Measurement (3 cr)
  • EGR 5xx/6xx Emphasis Area course (3 cr)
  • EGR 6xx Emphasis Area course (3 cr)
  • EGR 6xx Emphasis Area course (3 cr)
  • EGR 5xx/6xx Emphasis Area course (3 cr)
  • EGR 695 Master's Thesis (3 cr) OR EGR 693 Master's Project (3 cr) OR EGR 6xx Emphasis Area course (3 cr)
  • EGR 685 Grad Practicum (optional) (3 cr)
  • EGR 695 Master's Thesis (3 cr) OR EGR 693 Master's Project (3 cr) OR EGR 686 Capstone Design Project (3 cr)
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