Academic Regulations
Program Standards: The student’s MEng program
of study shall be designed to develop a degree of competence in the major area
significantly higher than the customary baccalaureate education, and shall include
background and adjunct knowledge normally expected of a person entering the
professional practice of that specialty. To aid in assuring high standards,
the major shall include not less than 15 credit hours of 500-level, non-blanket,
CCE courses. (Note: Blanket courses are those numbered 501, 505, 506, and 507.)
Final Oral Exam and Portfolio: All MEng students
are required to pass a final oral exam and submit a portfolio of work performed
during the MEng degree.
Portfolio Requirements: Students will compile a portfolio
as part of his/her MEng degree program of study and present the portfolio at
the oral exam. The portfolio will be a compendium of written and other tangible
work performed during the student’s MEng degree studies, with an emphasis
upon the student’s major area of interest within CCE. The portfolio will
be of the nature of that which a student might show a prospective employer,
to demonstrate experience, competency, and professional goals.
The portfolio is to include the following: 1) a statement of professional goals;
2) for each course taken, a summary of how the course complemented or facilitated
achieving the professional goals; and 3) conclusions synthesizing the MEng degree
in relation to the professional goal(s). In an appendix, the student shall place
1 or 2 examples of work from each course that demonstrate the course’s
support of the student’s professional goals. Student portfolios will be
evaluated on the basis of completeness of portfolio material, on the clarity
of the presentation of the written and oral material, and on the relevance of
the material to the student’s professional goals.
Students will submit two bound copies of the portfolio: one for CCE and one
for the major professor. Other members of the student’s graduate committee
may also request bound copies.
Final Oral Exam: A final oral exam
will be given in which the student gives a presentation of the student’s
background, a statement of professional goals, and a discussion of the MEng
degree’s relevance to achieving the professional goals. Three graduate
faculty members must be present at the oral exam. The final oral exam is expected
to last approximately 20-30 minutes, including questions, and also serves as
a communication requirement. The oral exam will normally be conducted during
the final week of classes before final exams in the student’s final quarter
in the MEng degree.
Blanket Course Limitation: Blanket
courses are those numbered 501, 505, 506, and 507. The maximum number of blanket
course credits allowed in an MEng degree is 6 credits. Other blanket course
credits may be allowed in a Master’s degree program of study, such as
CE 505 – Reading and Conference or CE 501 – Research, based on a
Statement of Purpose included with the student’s program of study and
approval of the student’s graduate committee.
Non-engineers in MEng Degree Programs: Admission
of non-engineering baccalaureate degree holders to MEng degree programs in CCE
is only permitted when the student has completed those engineering requirements
for the BS degree that are considered prerequisite for entry into the chosen
area of graduate study. Hence, the student generally is held in a post-baccalaureate
status until the prerequisite requirements are reconfirmed by the student and
major professor (or graduate advisor) and any further remedial coursework is
promptly taken once the focus and content of the student’s program of
study is determined and approved.
CCE Graduate Seminar: It is highly recommended that
all students pursuing the MEng degree take the Fall and Winter quarters of the
CCE Graduate Seminar (CE 507). Each quarter carries one credit hour. The Spring
quarter of the CCE Graduate Seminar, which deals with graduate student research,
is also recommended.
Procedural Requirements
Selection of Major Professor: It is important that
the student work with a major professor whose program, research, and professional
interests lie in the same area as the student’s. In view of this, students
are given a short period of time on campus before a major professor is selected.
The assignment of a major professor will be by mutual agreement among the faculty
member, the student, and the School of CCE. Normally, MEng students will arrange
for a major professor and for the members of their graduate committee by the
end of their second term in residence at OSU. Possible majors for the MEng degree
include the following:
Forming a Graduate Committee: Each student must form
a graduate committee which will oversee and approve the student’s graduate
program of study. Committee members should be selected based on mutual agreement
between the student and major professor. The committee must have at least three
members: two members from the student’s area of study including the major
professor; and an outside member chosen based on the relevance to the student’s
coursework. A Graduate Council Representative is not required on the committee.
The committee should be formed in time to review the student’s program
of study.
Review and Filing of Program of Study: Students should
submit their official program of study with the Graduate School and CCE by the
end of their second term in residence at OSU. Students who do not file a program
of study within the specified deadline specified by the Graduate School for
their degree will not be allowed to register for the next term. A registration
hold will also be placed on graduate students whose programs of study are not
approved after initial evaluation by the Graduate School.
Graduate
program of study forms can be found on the Graduate School website. This
completed form must be reviewed and approved by the CCE Graduate Committee for
compliance with CCE requirements prior to submittal to the Graduate School.
In addition, a CCE MEng Degree Checklist must
be completed and submitted to the CCE Committee along with the program of study.
