The Department of Mechanical Engineering of the J. B. Speed School of Engineering offers a program of study leading to the degree of Master of Science. It also offers an integrated five-year program of cooperative education leading to the professional degree of Master of Engineering.

Admission to the M.S. Program

Applicants for admission to the M.S. program in Mechanical Engineering should have a baccalaureate degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline, with a GPA of 2.75/4.0 or better. Unconditional admission requires a composite score (verbal and quantitative) of no less than 1100 on the Graduate Record Examination (1500 preferred). International students must show proficiency in English by scoring 550 or higher on the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) examination, or by completing the University's Advanced Level of the Intensive English as a Second Language Program. An applicant not meeting a requirement, but with otherwise acceptable credentials, may be admitted on a conditional basis. New students will not be considered for financial aid until after one semester of residency.

Advising

Upon enrollment, a student will be advised by the Department's M.S. academic advisor. After completing at least 12, but not more than 18 semester hours of graduate work, a permanent thesis advisor must be chosen by the student and approved by the Department Chair. During the semester following the selection of the permanent advisor, the student and thesis advisor should select the remaining two members of the thesis committee from among the graduate faculty, one of whom must be from outside the Mechanical Engineering Department.

A complete faculty listing is on the following website: http://louisville.edu/speed/mechanical/.