Graduate Program: Engineering Management (MS) - Accelerated Master's Program

General Information

Admissions Information

Admissions Requirements

• AMP in EM Admission Requirements
  • Completion of a minimum of 75 undergraduate credit hours is required at the time of application; a minimum of 90 undergraduate credit hours is required at the time of entry into the AMP.  If the student’s GPA falls below 3.3 at the time they have completed 90 units, the student will not be admitted into the program.  Courses taken for audit may not be included in the total number of units counted for eligibility or admission
  • Students whose cumulative GPA on a minimum of 12 units of undergraduate credit hours at UA is equal or above 3.3 can apply
  • Completion of at least 12 earned undergraduate credits in their major (SE, IE, EM) at The University of Arizona’s main campus.  Units still graded Incomplete, units graded Pass/Fail or units taken as audit will not count toward the requirement of the 12 undergraduate units
  • Completion, or near completion, of general education requirements at the time of application
  • Students who have taken the MS prerequisite courses, including SIE305 (Introduction to Probability and Statistics) and at least two out of SIE321 (Probabilistic Models in Operations Research), SIE340 (Deterministic Models in Operations Research), SIE350 (Modeling and Analysis of Systems Dynamics), can apply; courses equivalent to these prerequisites taken at other departments or institutions will be allowed
  • Regular application requirements for the MS program (e.g. statement of purpose, GRE scores (for students who seek for a departmental teaching or research assistantship), plan of study, submission of a UA graduate application and graduate application fee) apply – refer to the SIE graduate handbook (http://www.sie.arizona.edu/) for requirements
  • Demonstration of the maturity necessary for success in an accelerated, highly competitive program
  • Expectation to complete the undergraduate degree within four years.  The undergraduate degree requirements must be completed before the student is eligible to have the Master’s degree awarded

 

Standardized Tests

Required test(s):GRE if requesting funding from the department or College of Engineering.  TOEFL required for International students
Required GRE Subject tests: Verbal,  Quantitative, Analytical 

Minimum GRE Verbal: 153
Minimum GRE Quantitative: 155
Minumum GRE Written: 4.0

Minimum TOEFL:  79
Minimum IELTS: 7

 

Funding Opportunities

The Academic Unit has not provided this information. 

Admissions Deadlines

Domestic Applicants:

• Fall: January 15
• Spring: June 1

International Applicants:

• Fall: January 15
• Spring: June 1

 

International Conditional Admission

International applicants may be considered for conditional admission to this program at the department's discretion.

Other Information

The GRE Institution Code for The University of Arizona is 4832

Completion Requirements

Minimum Credit Units

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Core Coursework Requirements

Program Curriculum:

The MS Engineering Management requires a minimum  of 30 credit hours. The following five 3-unit classes are required courses in the major:

SIE 567 Financial Modeling for Innovation

SIE 515 Technical Sales & Marketing

SIE 522  Engineering Decision Making Under Uncertainty

SIE 557 Project Management

SIE 514  Law for Engineers & Scientists

Students may elect either a 3 or 6 credit Project Option.n. The remaining elective credits will be selected with the approval of an advisor and the Graduate Study Committee.

 

Elective Coursework

The Academic Unit has not provided this information. 

Additional Requirements

The Academic Unit has not provided this information. 

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

 

Additional Information

This is an Accelerated Master's Program (AMP).

The Graduate College offers exceptional undergraduate students in selected majors the opportunity to earn both a bachelor's degree and master's degree in as few as 5 years. The Accelerated Master's Program is for the top undergraduates in participating majors who plan to continue in a graduate program in the same, or closely related, UA discipline.

Programs will select from among a qualified pool, based on the following criteria. Individual programs may have more stringent or additional requirements:

• Completion of a minimum of 75 undergraduate credit hours will be required at the time of application; a minimum of 90 undergraduate credit hours will be required at the time of entry into the AMP. If the student's GPA falls below 3.30 at the time s/he has completed 90 units, the student will not be admitted into the program. Courses taken for audit may not be included in the total number of units counted for eligibility or admission.
• Completion of at least 12 earned units of undergraduate course work in the major at the UA.
• Units still graded Incomplete, units graded Pass/Fail or units taken as audit will not count toward the requirement of the 12 undergraduate units in the major.
• Completion or near completion of general education requirements.
• Submission of a graduate application and payment of a graduate application fee.
• Demonstration of the maturity necessary for success in an accelerated, highly competitive program.
• Expectation to complete the undergraduate degree within four years. The undergraduate degree requirements must be completed before the student is eligible to have the Master's degree awarded.
• Interested students should verify departmental requirements as they may have additional or more stringent requirements than the Graduate College minimum requirements.