Requirements
Professional Option: 30 course credits (e.g., ten, 3-credit lecture courses) minimum
Thesis Option: 24 course credits (e.g., eight, 3-credit course equivalents) minimum and 6 thesis research (CEE 2999 ) credits
All M.S. students enter the professional MS program. Students interested in the thesis option should meet with program faculty to explore project options and can transition to the thesis option if they find a thesis advisor and project.
The detailed course requirements for these two degree options are as follows:
Professional MS Degree Requirements
a) 3 credits - CEE 2714 - PAVEMENT DESIGN AND ANALYSIS or Equivalent
b) 3 credits - CEE 2715 - PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE AND REHAB or Equivalent
c) 3 credits - CEE 2717 - COMPONENTS, PROPERTIES AND DESIGN OF PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE or Equivalent
d) 3 credits - CEE 3714 - ADVANCED PAVEMENT DESIGN & ANAL or CEE 2716 - PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION or Equivalent
e) 18 credits - Graduate Technical Electives
Graduate Technical Electives may include any advisor-approved program-related graduate course (i.e., course numbers 2XXX or 3XXX), including guided special investigations (CEE 2996 ). No more than six credits of CEE 2996 may count towards the degree program coursework requirements.
MS Thesis Degree Requirements
a) 3 credits - CEE 2714 - PAVEMENT DESIGN AND ANALYSIS or Equivalent
b) 3 credits - CEE 2715 - PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE AND REHAB or Equivalent
c) 3 credits - CEE 2717 - COMPONENTS, PROPERTIES AND DESIGN OF PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE or Equivalent
d) 3 credits - CEE 3714 - ADVANCED PAVEMENT DESIGN & ANAL or CEE 2716 - PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION or Equivalent
e) 12 credits - Graduate Technical Electives
Graduate Technical Electives may include any advisor-approved program-related graduate course (i.e., course numbers 2XXX or 3XXX), including guided special investigations (CEE 2996 ) No more than six credits of CEE 2996 may count towards the degree program coursework requirements.
f) 6 credits - CEE 2999 - M.S. THESIS
Thesis Defense
The examination will be administered by the master’s committee in accordance with the Regulations Governing Graduate Studies (RGGS) and the Swanson School of Engineering (SSOE) Graduate Catalog.
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