Plan of Study Requirements for Thesis Master's Degree
A Plan of Study (POS) is required by the Graduate School Office for all graduate students. Review the following items to complete a POS successfully.
Verify all admission conditions are satisfied
Review your admission letter for details.
Minimum of 21 credit hours
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A grade of C or better on every course listed in the plan of study and an overall GPA of 3.0 or better on all courses listed in the Plan of Study.
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At least 12 credit hours of IE courses
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At least 6 credit hours of course work recommended from a related area. Typical related areas for the courses may be:
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other engineering disciplines
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mathematics, statistics, computer sciences, biology
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psychology, sociology
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economics, management
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- Pre-approval is required for non-IE courses that are not on the related areas list and also for 1-credit courses
Courses NOT allowed on the Plan of Study
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Research Credit Hours
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P/NP or S grade courses
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Zero credit courses
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Independent study (variable title or individual project) courses
The Advisory Committee
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Shall consist of at least three members
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Include a major professor and at least one other member of the committee must be from the School of Industrial Engineering. The remaining member should be a representative of the related area, and normally not an industrial engineering faculty member.
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When more than one Co-Chair is selected, ensure that both Chairs are listed as Co-Chairs.
NOTE: Changes to a Plan of Study can be filed as many as times as necessary to update the information such as courses, concentration, and advisory committee.