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Admissions 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.

 

Standardized Tests

Non required.

 

Funding Opportunities

Students in the Accelerated Master's program are eligible for undergraduate funding while completing graduate level coursework, provided they have not yet earned thier undergraduate degree.

 

Admissions Deadlines

Domestic Applicants:

• Fall: August 6
• Spring: December 18

 

 

International Conditional Admission

International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.

Other Information

The GRE Institution Code for The University of Arizona is 4832

Completion Requirements

Minimum Credit Units

30 

Core Coursework Requirements

The ME program consists of the following requirements:

Core courses:                                                     17 units

• At least 9 units in emphasis area
• 5-8 units of electives (including up to 6 units of one-unit short courses)
• 0-3 units of independent study or report

Business Fundamentals (at least 3 units)
Take one of the following courses: SIE 557, MNE 530

Applied Engineering/Mathematics (at least 3 units)
Take one of the following courses: SIE 530, BE 513, MNE 520

Entrepreneurship/Innovation/Design (at least 3 units)
Take one of the following courses: SIE 567, MNE 536, MNE 515

Advanced Engineering Science (at least 3 units)
Take one of the following courses: MNE 527, MNE 511, MNE 507

Research Seminar    MNE 696A                      1 unit

TOTAL:                                                          30 units

Students must select one emphasis area and take at least 9CH from that area and 5-8CH of elective courses. Additionally, all ME candidates must enroll in one unit of MNE 696A.  Students in the ME program may take no more than 6 units of short courses and no more than 3 units of independent studies or report.  

 

Elective Coursework

Electives (5-8 units)
These courses are subject to the approval of the advisory committee. Up to 6 units of short courses (696x, 697x, etc.) may be used as elective credit.Electives (5-8 units)
 

 

Additional Requirements

This program is only open to current students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science Mining Engineering program at the University of Arizona.

 

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.

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