The Departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Civil and Mechanical Engineering, collectively offer a graduate program leading to the Master of Engineering (M.Eng) degree in Materiel Engineering. Materiel is defined as the equipment, apparatus, and supplies used by an organization. Materiel engineering involves the design, production, test and evaluation, distribution, operation and support, and ultimate disposition of man-made equipment, apparatus, and supplies, and, as such, is highly interdisciplinary.
Objective
The general objective of this program from AAMU is to provide a curriculum of the highest quality for post-baccalaureate learning opportunities in this highly important area. Specific objectives are as follows:
Provide students with a solid foundation in Materiel Engineering, as well advanced studies in areas of Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering
Provide a continuum of study leading to a graduate degree for qualified students at AAMU completing a baccalaureate in engineering
Provide a program of study that also accommodates the needs and limitations of mature adults engaged in full-time employment
Accommodate the admission of persons holding bachelor’s degrees in non-engineering areas, using selected background courses
Respond to the anticipated requirement of making the master’s degree, or the equivalent, as an entry-level qualification for attaining professional licensure.
Admission Requirements
This program is intended for individuals holding a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in any area of engineering or a closely related discipline. To formally pursue the Master of Engineering degree, the student must apply to the Graduate School of AAMU for Regular Admission, meeting the requirements for either Unconditional or Conditional Status. To take individual courses without seeking the graduate degree, persons may be admitted in a Non-Degree Graduate Status.
Regular Graduate Admission: Applicants for admission to the Graduate School of AAMU must provide transcripts from each post-secondary school attended, as well as a transcript of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). They must also provide two letters of recommendation and submit details of any professional work experience. Students from non-English speaking countries are required to have a minimum score of 500 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
Unconditional Admission: To be admitted with Regular Status to the Master of Engineering program, an applicant must have:
Earned a bachelor’s degree in an engineering program that had ABET accreditation at the time of graduation,
Earned an overall Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 3.00 on a scale of 4.00, or have passed the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Fundamentals of Engineering Examination, and
Minimum GRE scores of 600 on the quantitative portion and 1000 on the combined verbal and quantitative portions.
Conditional Admission: Applicants who do not meet one, but no more, of the three above-listed requirements for unconditional admission may be admitted on a conditional basis under the following conditions:
GPA or GRE Deficiency. Persons with a bachelor’s degree in engineering may receive Conditional Admission provided their GPA is at least 2.5 on all undergraduate engineering courses attempted. This condition also holds for individuals with a GRE deficiency, including those who have not taken the GRE.
Degrees in Other Fields. Individuals with a bachelor’s degree in physics, mathematics, computer science, chemistry, or other fields closely related to engineering may receive Conditional Admission provided they have completed the following:
Mathematics through Differential Equations
Series in General Chemistry
Series in Calculus-based Physics
Introductory Computer Programming
Other courses prescribed by the advising engineering department, including specific topics stated as prerequisites for intended graduate courses.
Persons not meeting these minimum preparatory studies are advised to register as undergraduate students while completing this background.
Under Conditional Admission, a student may complete up to 15 semester hours credits recommended by the department advisor. A student in Conditional Admission is required to earn a minimum of ’B’ grade in these courses to progress to Regular Admission; otherwise, the student will be dismissed from the School of Graduate Studies.
Non-Degree Graduate Status: Professionals in the community may desire to take certain courses for graduate credit without the full formalities of applying for the graduate program. The AAMU School of Graduate Studies provides for the admission of such persons in a non-degree graduate status. To qualify for this admission, individuals must be a graduate of a regionally accredited institutionin the United States with a 2.5 or higher undergraduate GPA. They must also have the prerequisites for any course pursued at AAMU.
To pursue graduate engineering courses using the non-degree graduate status, an application must first be submitted to the School of Engineering and Technology. This is to ensure that the applicant has the required background for the desired course(s). If approved, the application will then be passed on to the School of Graduate Studies for processing.
Up to nine semester hours of graduate credit may be earned while in the non-degree status. Later, if the individual applies for and receives regular admission to the program, applicable credits earned with a grade of ‘B’ or better may be applied to meeting the program requirements.