Half of all coursework, excluding the practice-oriented project, must be in engineering. Up to 6 credit hours can be transferred from other approved institutions, but courses taken at the other two collaborating universities are not transfer credit. There is no residency requirement. The student's faculty committee determines the form of the final examination. A Master of Science degree in an engineering discipline usually requires 30 credit hours of coursework that are approved by an engineering faculty committee.
Most degree programs require theses or projects as part of the program of study.
There are some coursework only degrees. Within the 30 credit hours students must complete a set of specific courses or categories of courses and they are usually allowed some degree of freedom with the remainder. In most cases a minimum number of courses, typically 12 units, of course work must be completed in residence at the granting institution. The students faculty committee determines the form of the final examination. No, the Master of Engineering program has rolling admissions at all three home institutions.