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Graduate Track Pathways by Department

Below is a complete list of pathways offered by each department, along with specific details for each.

Before applying, students are encouraged to meet with the GTP Coordinator in their department of interest to review eligibility requirements and the application process.

Please note: When to Apply refers to the point at which you should submit your GTP application, which grants conditional admission to the intended graduate program. As you near completion of your undergraduate degree, you will receive an Intent to Enroll email. Once you confirm your plans to continue into the graduate program, your application will be rerouted for full admission review.

The Graduate Application Requirements section outlines the materials needed for full admission into the graduate program.

Tracks Offered:

  • Master’s Non-Thesis: Biological Sciences

Master’s Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 9 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • Must be junior status and have completed core courses

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • GRE: No
  • Statement of Purpose: Yes
  • Resume/CV: Yes
  • Gap Year Allowed: No

Questions?

  • Contact GTP Coordinator: Dr. Melanie Mormile

Tracks Offered:

  • Master’s Non-Thesis: Chemical Engineering
  • Master’s Thesis: Chemical Engineering
  • Ph.D: Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering

Master’s Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 6 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • One year from graduation of bachelor's degree, and have completed at least 18 hours of chemical engineering courses at S&T

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • GRE: No
  • Letters of Recommendation: Required for thesis only
  • Statement of Purpose: Yes
  • Resume/CV: Yes
  • Gap Year Allowed: No

Questions?

  • Contact GTP Coordinator: Dr. Jee C Wang

Ph.D. Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 12 credit hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • At least 30 days prior to completing bachelor's degree

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • GRE: No
  • Letters of Recommendation: 3
  • Statement of Purpose: Yes
  • Resume/CV: Yes

Questions?

  • Contact GTP Coordinator: Dr. Jee C Wang

Tracks Offered:

  • Master’s Non-Thesis: Chemistry
  • Master’s Thesis: Chemistry
  • Ph.D: Chemistry

Master’s Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 9 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • Must be junior status

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • GRE: No
  • Letters of Recommendation: No
  • Statement of Purpose: No
  • Resume/CV: Yes
  • Gap Year Allowed: Yes

Questions?

  • Contact GTP Coordinator: Dr. Klaus Woelk

Ph.D. Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 12 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • At least 30 days prior to completing bachelor's degree

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • GRE: No
  • Letters of Recommendation: Yes
  • Statement of Purpose: Yes
  • Resume/CV: Yes

Questions?

Contact GTP Coordinator: Dr. Klaus Woelk

Tracks Offered:

  • Master’s Non-Thesis: Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering
  • Master’s Thesis: Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

Master’s Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 9 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • At least 30 days prior to completing bachelor's degree

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • GRE: No
  • Statement of Purpose: Yes
  • Resume/CV: Yes
  • Gap Year Allowed: Yes

Questions?

  • Contact GTP Coordinator: Dr. Magdy Abdelrahman

Tracks Offered:

  • Master’s Non-Thesis: Computer Science
  • Master’s Thesis: Computer Science
  • Ph.D: Computer Science

Master’s Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 9 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • At least 30 days prior to completing bachelor's degree

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • GRE: No
  • Letters of Recommendation: No
  • Statement of Purpose: Yes
  • Resume/CV: Yes
  • Gap Year Allowed: No

Questions?

Contact GTP Coordinator: Dr. Ricardo Morales

Ph.D. Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 12 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • At least 30 days prior to completing bachelor's degree

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • GRE: No
  • Letters of Recommendation: Yes
  • Statement of Purpose: Yes
  • Resume/CV: Yes

Questions?

Contact GTP Coordinator: Dr. Ricardo Morales

To be announced

Tracks Offered:

  • Certificate: Teacher Leadership

 Certificate Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 6 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • Application to for provisional admission to the through the pathway submitted at least 30 days before completing the bachelor's degree

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • Statement of Purpose: Yes; Philosophy of Education
  • Resume/CV: Yes

Questions?

Contact GTP Coordinator: Dr. Beth Kania-Gosche

Tracks Offered:

  • Master’s Non-Thesis: Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering
  • Master’s Thesis : Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering
  • Ph.D: Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering

*If student switches from thesis to non-thesis after completing the undergraduate degree, shared credit courses cannot be used.

Master’s Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 9 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • After completing 60 credit hours of undergraduate credit

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • GRE: No
  • Letters of Recommendation: Required for thesis only
  • Statement of Purpose: Yes
  • Resume/CV: No
  • Gap Year Allowed: No

Questions?

  • Contact GTP Coordinator: Dr. Rui Bo

Ph.D. Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 9 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • Application to for provisional admission to the Ph.D. degree through the pathway must be submitted at least 30 days before completing the bachelor’s degree

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • GRE: No
  • Letters of Recommendation: Yes
  • Statement of Purpose: Yes
  • Resume/CV: No

Questions?

  • Contact GTP Coordinator: Dr. Rui Bo

Tracks Offered:

  • Master’s Non-Thesis: Technical Communication
  • Master’s Thesis: Technical Communication

Master’s Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 9 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • One year from graduation of bachelor's degree

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • GRE: No
  • Statement of Purpose: Yes
  • Resume/CV: Yes
  • Gap Year Allowed: No

Questions?

Contact GTP Coordinator: Dr. Carleigh Davis

Tracks Offered:

  • Master's Non-Thesis: Engineering Management, Systems Engineering
  • Master's Thesis: Engineering Management, Systems Engineering
  • Ph.D: Engineering Management, Systems Engineering
  • Certificate: Engineering Management, Systems Engineering

Master’s Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 9 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • Must hold senior standing

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • GRE: No
  • Statement of Purpose: Yes
  • Resume/CV: Yes
  • Gap Year Allowed: Yes

Questions?

Contact GTP Coordinator (Engineering Management): Dr. Peggy Lindner (graduate) / Dr. Joan Schuman (undergraduate)

Contact GTP Coordinator (Systems Engineering): Dr. Cihan Dagli (graduate) / Dr. Joan Schuman (undergraduate)

 Ph.D. Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 9 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • Must hold senior standing

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • GRE: No
  • Letters of Recommendation: 3
  • Statement of Purpose: Yes
  • Resume/CV: Yes
  • Department requires interview if applicant meets admission requirements

Questions?

Contact GTP Coordinator (Engineering Management): Dr. Peggy Lindner (graduate) / Dr. Joan Schuman (undergraduate)

Contact GTP Coordinator (Systems Engineering): Dr. Cihan Dagli (graduate) / Dr. Joan Schuman (undergraduate)

 Certificate Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 6 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • Application to for provisional admission to the through the pathway submitted at least 30 days before completing the bachelor's degree

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • Statement of Purpose: Yes
  • Resume/CV: Yes

Questions?

Contact GTP Coordinator (Engineering Management): Dr. Peggy Lindner (graduate) / Dr. Joan Schuman (undergraduate)

Contact GTP Coordinator (Systems Engineering): Dr. Cihan Dagli / Dr. Joan Schuman (undergraduate)

Tracks Offered:

  • Master's Non-Thesis: Business Administration, Information Science and Technology, Economics and Innovation
  • Master's Thesis: Information Science and Technology
  • Certificates

Master’s Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 9 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • At least 30 days prior to completing bachelor's degree

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • GRE: Yes
    • Waived if cumulative GPA is 3.2 or higher
  • Letters of Recommendation: No
  • Statement of Purpose: Yes
  • Resume/CV: Yes
  • Gap year allowed: Yes

Questions?

Contact GTP Coordinator: Tricia Helton George

Certificate Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 6 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • At least 30 days prior to completing bachelor's degreee

Graduate Admissions Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • Statement of purpose: Yes
  • Resume/CV: Yes

Questions?

  • Contact GTP Coordinator: Tricia Helton-George

Tracks Offered:

  • Master’s Non-Thesis: Ceramic Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
  • Master’s Thesis: Ceramic Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
  • Ph.D: Ceramic Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering

Master’s Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 9 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • Must be entering last year of bachelor's degree, and have completed at least 18 hours of in-department courses at S&T

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • GRE: No
  • Statement of Purpose: Yes
  • Resume/CV: Yes
  • Gap Year Allowed: Yes

Questions?

  • Contact GTP Coordinator: Dr. Haiming Wen

Ph.D. Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 12 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • At least 30 days prior to completing bachelor's degree

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • GRE: No
  • Letters of Recommendation: Yes (from the prospective advisor(s))
  • Statement of Purpose: Yes
  • Resume/CV: Yes

Questions?

Contact GTP Coordinator: Dr. Haiming Wen

Tracks Offered:

  • Master’s Non-Thesis: Applied Mathematics
  • Master’s Thesis: Applied Mathematics
  • Ph.D: Mathematics

Master’s Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 9 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • At least 30 days prior to completing bachelor's degree

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • GRE: No
  • Letters of Recommendation: No
  • Statement of Purpose: Yes
  • Resume/CV: Yes
  • Gap Year Allowed: No

Questions?

Contact GTP Coordinator: Dr. Akim Adekpedjou

Ph.D. Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 12 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • At least 30 days prior to completing bachelor's degree

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • GRE: No
  • Letters of Recommendation: 3
  • Statement of Purpose: Yes
  • Resume/CV: Yes

Questions?

  • Contact GTP Coordinator: Dr. Akim Adekpedjou

Tracks Offered:

  • Master’s Non-Thesis: Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering 
  • Master’s Thesis: Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering 
  • Ph.D: Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering

Master’s Track

Shared Credits Allowed:  

  • Up to 6 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • One year from graduation of bachelor's degree

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • GRE: Yes
    • Students may discuss possible GRE waivers with a graduate advisor
  • Letters of Recommendation: Only required for thesis
  • Statement of Purpose: Yes
  • Resume/CV: Yes
  • Gap Year Allowed: No

Questions?

Contact GTP Coordinator: Dr. Xiaodong Yang

Ph.D. Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 6 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • At least 30 days prior to completing bachelor's degree; must have completed 18 credit hours of MAE coursework

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • GRE: Yes
    • Students may discuss possible GRE waivers with a graduate advisor
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Resume/CV
  • Letters of recommendation

Funding Opportunities

  • For funding opportunities, students may contact faculty members with relevant research interests.

Questions?

  • Contact GTP Coordinator: Dr. Xiaodong Yang

Tracks Offered:

  • Master's Non-Thesis: Explosives Engineering, Mining Engineering
  • Master's Thesis: Explosives Engineering, Mining Engineering
  • Ph.D: Explosives Engineering, Mining Engineering

Master's Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

Mining Engineering:

  • Up to 9 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit for Mining and Explosives undergraduate students (Mining Engineering)
  • Up to 6 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit for students from other disciplines (Mining Engineering)

Explosives Engineering:

  • Up to 9 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit (Explosives Engineering)

When to Apply:

  • One year from graduation of bachelor's degree

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • GRE: No
  • Letters of Recommendation: No
  • Statement of Purpose: Yes
  • Resume/CV: Yes
  • Gap Year Allowed: No (Mining Engineering), Yes (Explosives Engineering)

Questions?

  • Contact GTP Coordinator (Mining Engineering): Dr. Lana Alagha
  • Contact GTP Coordinator (Explosives Engineering): Dr. Kyle Perry

Ph.D. Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 12 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • At least 30 days prior to completing bachelor's degree 

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • GRE: No
  • Letters of Recommendation: No
  • Statement of Purpose: Yes
  • Resume/CV: Yes
  • Must have faculty member willing to advise student

Questions?

  • Contact GTP Coordinator (Mining Engineering): Dr. Lana Alagha
  • Contact GTP Coordinator (Explosives Engineering): Dr. Kyle Perry

Tracks Offered:

  • Master's Non-Thesis: Nuclear Engineering
  • Master's Thesis: Nuclear Engineering

Master’s Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 9 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit for Nuclear Engineering undergraduate students
  • Up to 6 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit for students from other disciplines 

When to Apply:

  • At least 30 days prior to completing bachelor's degree

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • GRE: No
  • Statement of Purpose: Yes
  • Resume/CV: Yes
  • Gap Year Allowed: No

Questions?

Contact GTP Coordinator: Dr. Ayodeji Alajo / Dr. Joshua Schlegel

Tracks Offered:

  • Master's Non-Thesis: Physics
  • Master's Thesis: Physics

Master’s Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 9 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • At least 30 days prior to completing bachelor's degree

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • GRE: No
  • Letters of Recommendation: 1
  • Statement of Purpose: Yes
  • Resume/CV: Yes
  • Additional departmental-level application process requirements
  • Gap Year Allowed: No

Questions?

Contact GTP Coordinator: Dr. Alexey Yamilov

Tracks Offered: 

  • Master’s Non-Thesis: Industrial-Organizational Psychology
  • Master’s Thesis: Industrial-Organizational Psychology
  • Certificate: Applied Workplace Psychology

Master's Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 9 hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • At least 30 days prior to completing bachelor's degree

Graduate Admissions Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • GRE: No
  • Letters of Recommendation: No
  • Statement of Purpose: No
  • Resume/CV: No
  • Gap year allowed: Yes

Questions?

Contact GTP Coordinator: Dr. Vahe Permzadian 

 Certificate Track

Shared Credits Allowed:

  • Up to 6 credit hours of graduate-level (5000- and 6000-level) lecture credit

When to Apply:

  • Application to for provisional admission to the through the pathway submitted at least 30 days before completing the bachelor's degree

Graduate Admission Requirements:

  • Application fee waived
  • Statement of Purpose: Yes
  • Resume/CV: Yes
  • Department GPA required

Questions?

Contact GTP Coordinator: Dr. Vahe Permzadian