Most nonthesis degrees require project or research work and a written technical report. Both MS and PhD degrees are offered in the interdisciplinary program of operations research. A major draw for students in the College is access to Eos, a modern, distributed computing environment of more than 1,000 networked workstations. Professional degree students, admitted as undergraduate students and classified as 'PR' students, are subject to rules and regulations as established and administered by the Dean of the College of Engineering. A professional degree student who is subsequently admitted to the Graduate School may, with the approval of the master's advisory committee, the major department, and the Graduate School, receive graduate credit for a maximum of nine hours' credit for courses in which a grade of 'B' or higher was received.
Application is made for a specific degree program and date of enrollment.
Some departments have admissions forms of their own, and application deadlines vary by department. The procedures followed in evaluating an applicant's potential for success in graduate work and the criteria used for admissions decisions vary according to departments and colleges and reflect an evaluation of the applicant's potential to engage in graduate work and the capability of the individual departments to accommodate additional students. In general, requests for admissions are considered by departmental admissions committees, which forward the departmental recommendations to the Dean of the Graduate School . The excellent reputation of the College of Engineering at NC State is known throughout the world, and the College attracts top students from across the globe. Qualified international students are strongly encouraged to apply.