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These must include a minimum of 24 credit hours in Doctoral Research and Dissertation. Specific requirements for required course work are:
- Students entering with an MS degree will be required to take a minimum of 12 credit hours of graduate course work, exclusive of ME 601, dissertation credit or seminar courses.
- Students entering the Mechanical Engineering program from University of Tennessee Knoxville with a BS degree will be required to take a minimum of 42 credit hours of graduate course work, exclusive of ME 601, dissertation credit or seminar courses.
Programme Structure
Coursework:
- A minimum of 9 semester credit hours of graduate work in mathematics courses numbered 400 or above with a minimum of 3 credit hours numbered 500 or above. The department may approve other courses with sufficient mathematical content to meet this requirement.
- A minimum of 21 credit hours of graduate course work in the major in courses numbered 500 and above. The department may approve other departmental courses to meet this requirement.
- A minimum of 6 semester credit hours of graduate course work is required at the 600 level. These are exclusive of ME 601, thesis or dissertation credit. The total number of approved course work and dissertation credit hours must meet the university's requirement of a minimum of 72 credit hours.
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Duration
- Full-time
- 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Domestic applicants may apply up to two weeks prior to the beginning of the desired term of entry.
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Minimum GPA of 3.00 (some exceptions exist).
- International students must have at least a “B” average in undergraduate courses from a non-U.S. institute.
- Applicants whose native language is not English must submit TOEFL or IELTS test scores. To be fully admitted, applicants must submit a minimum score of 550 on the paper-based TOEFL; 80 on the TOEFL iBT or 6.5 on the IELTS.
Tuition Fee
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14558 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1011 USD per credit during 60 months. -
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14558 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1011 USD per credit during 60 months. -
In-State
10310 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 716 USD per credit during 60 months.
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