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- Students enrolled in any option must take at least six hours but no more the twelve hours of coursework outside of the major area, in supporting areas of study (i.e., in a minor area). Students should consult with their faculty advisor for approval of courses in the supporting area.
- Students may include a limited number of upper-division undergraduate courses as part of the M.S. degree coursework program. Grades earned in these courses count towards the graduate GPA. The number of upper-division undergraduate courses that can be counted towards the M.S. degree depends on the degree option, as follows:
- Thesis Option: Up to three upper-division undergraduate courses (9 hours) can be counted towards the degree, with no more than two courses (6 hours) in either the major or the minor.
- Graduate School Report Option: Up to two upper-division undergraduate courses (6 hours) can be counted towards the degree.
- Coursework Only Option: One upper-division undergraduate course (3 hours) can be counted towards the degree.
- Students enrolled in any option can take at most one course (3 hours) for Credit/No Credit. This course must be in the minor area and requires approval of a faculty advisor in Structural Engineering. (Note that this rule supersedes CAEE department policies, which permit two minor area courses to be taken on a Credit/No Credit basis).
- Students receiving research support are expected to complete the Thesis Option.
- According to Graduate School rules, graduate students must maintain a 3.0 GPA to be in good standing. Please note that a grade of B- is less than 3.0. Further, only courses in which a student earns a grade of C or better may be counted towards the degree.
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- Students are not required to choose among the four degree options at the time of initial enrollment in the M.S. program. Students should discuss the degree options with a faculty advisor in Structural Engineering and are encouraged to choose one of the four degree options sometime during their first semester or early in the second semester of their program.
- The four three degree options allow students to vary the balance between coursework and research in their M.S. program. The Thesis Option has the largest emphasis on research among the four options. The Coursework Only Option has the largest emphasis on coursework among the four options. The Graduate School Report Option can be considered to lie between the Thesis and Coursework Only Options in terms of emphasis on research. Students are encouraged to discuss potential research topics with the faculty in Structural Engineering, and to identify a research supervisor and research topic during their first semester in the program.
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