Professional Degrees
The department offers the professional degrees of Engineer of Mines (E.M.) and Metallurgical Engineer (Met.E.). In order to gain admission to both degree programs, students must have an undergraduate degree in engineering and complete at least 30 credits of graduate work beyond the M.S. degree, or 60 credits of graduate work beyond the B.S. degree. These programs are planned for engineers who wish to do advanced work beyond the level of the M.S. degree but who do not desire to emphasize research.
The professional degrees are awarded for satisfactory completion of a graduate program at a higher level of course work than is normally completed for the M.S. degree. Students who find it necessary to include master’s-level courses in their professional degree program will, in general, take such courses as deficiency courses. A candidate is required to maintain a grade-point average of at least 3.0. A student who, at the end of any term, has not attained the grade-point average required for the degree may be asked to withdraw. The final 30 credits required for the professional degree must be completed in no more than five years.
Specific requirements for both professional degrees include a set of core courses and a number of electives appropriate for the specific area of concentration. All course work must lead to the successful completion of a project in mining or metallurgical engineering. A list of core courses and electives is available at the department office.