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Future Graduate Students
Program Description
The Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department offers graduate studies at both Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy levels. The M.S. program in Industrial Engineering and Management [IE&M] may be earned with a concentration in either industrial engineering or manufacturing engineering. The M.S. can be completed through either a thesis option or a project option. The project option is available only to candidates who have been professionally employed in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering or a related field and are working in their field at the time of application for admission to graduate study.
All doctorate degrees awarded by the College of Engineering and Architecture are the Ph.D. in Engineering. Doctoral students seeking to specialize in either industrial engineering or manufacturing engineering will fulfill the College requirements through coursework, examinations and dissertation under supervision and direction of the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering faculty.
Admission Requirements
Graduate study in the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department is open to all qualified baccalaureate graduates from universities and colleges of recognized standing. To be admitted with full standing, the applicant must:
- Have earned a baccalaureate degree from an educational institution of recognized standing
- Have obtained adequate preparation in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering or a closely-related field
- Have demonstrated a potential to undertake advanced study and research through such evidence as prior academic performance and/or professional experience and/or recognized academic examination
- Have earned, at the baccalaureate level, a cumulative grade point average [GPA] in all courses of at least 3.0 or equivalent. Students who have earned a graduate degree with a GPA of 3.0 or equivalent may be admitted in full standing
- Achieve a score of at least 1650 on the Graduate Record Examination [GRE] general test
- For students applying from countries where English is not the official language, achieve a score of 550 (paper test) or 213 (computer test) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language [TOEFL] and 4.0 on the Test of Written English [TWE]. Students seeking teaching assistantships must earn scores of at least 600 TOEFL, 5.0 TWE and 5.0 on a Test of Spoken English [TSE] taken after arrival at NDSU.
All applications for graduate study should be sent to the NDSU Graduate School. Fully completed applications will be evaluated by the IME Graduate Studies Committee in the order received. In order to be assured of full consideration for Autumn admission, completed applications should be received by the NDSU Graduate School before March 1. Applicants seeking admission for Spring semester should assure that the application file is complete before November 1. Applicants are advised to assure that all required pieces of the application are complete. In particular, official undergraduate transcripts from all schools attended, official transcripts of graduate study (if applicable), official test score notifications and financial capability forms must be completed before the application will be evaluated.
Financial Assistance
Applications for admission to graduate study are also used for selection of awards for assistantships and fellowships. There is no separate application for financial assistance. However, applicants seeking either teaching or research assistantships should pay special attention to the essay on personal preparation, capabilities and interests. This is used by the IME Graduate Studies Committee to match applicants with active research projects and departmental teaching needs.
Full assistantships require twenty hours per week in research work or instruction. It is generally expected that graduate students working on assistantships will require more time to complete their degree studies. Each assistant works directly under the supervision and tutelage of a professorial faculty. University tuition is waived for all fully-appointed research and teaching assistants.
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