2011-2012 Bulletin – PDF - SEAS Bulletin - Columbia University

statements covering these special
requirements are issued by the School’s
separate departments. An applicant
who lacks essential training will be
required to strengthen or supplement
the undergraduate work by taking or
repeating certain undergraduate courses
before proceeding to graduate study.
No graduate credit (that is, credit toward
the minimum 30-point requirement for
the Master of Science degree) will be
allowed for such subjects. Accordingly,
Master of Science programs may
include from 35 to 45 points and may
require three terms for completion.
Doctoral research credits cannot be
used toward M.S. degree requirements.
All degree requirements must be
completed within five years of the
beginning of graduate study. Under
extraordinary circumstances, a written
request for an extension of this time
limit may be submitted to the student’s
department for approval by the
department chairman and the Assistant
Dean. A minimum grade-point average
of 2.5 is required for the M.S. degree.
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.
After the first semester of enrollment,
an M.S. student may submit an
application to apply and transfer to
another academic program. If the
student is not successful with the
application process, then he or she must
make sure requirements for the original
academic program are completed.
The 4-2 Master of Science Program
The 4-2 Master of Science Program
provides the opportunity for students
holding bachelor’s degrees from affiliated
liberal arts colleges (see the listing
under the heading The Combined
Plan—Affiliated Colleges and Universities
with majors in mathematics, physics,
chemistry, or certain other physical
sciences to receive the M.S. degree
after two years of study at Columbia in
the following fields of engineering and
applied science: biomedical, chemical,
civil, computer, Earth and environmental,
electrical, industrial, and mechanical
engineering; applied physics; applied
mathematics; engineering mechanics;
operations research; materials science;
and computer science.
Each applicant must produce evidence
of an outstanding undergraduate
record, including superior performance
in physics and mathematics through
differential equations. The program of
study will be individually worked out in
consultation with a faculty adviser and
will be designed to integrate undergraduate
work with the field of engineering or
applied science the student chooses to
follow. During the first year, the program
will consist primarily of basic undergraduate
courses; during the second year, of
graduate courses in the selected field.
The student must complete at least 30
credits of graduate study to qualify for
the degree.
A student whose background may
require supplementary preparation in
some specific area, or who has been
out of school for a considerable period,
will have to carry a heavier than normal
course load or extend the program
beyond two years.
Please contact the Office of
Graduate Student Services, The Fu
Foundation School of Engineering and
Applied Science, 524 S. W. Mudd, Mail
Code 4708, 500 West 120th Street,
New York, NY 10027; you should also
contact the Combined Plan liaison at
your school for program information.
You may, in addition, e-mail questions
to seasgradmit@columbia.edu.
Dual Degree Program with the
School of Journalism in Computer
Science
The Graduate School of Journalism
and the Engineering School offer a dual
degree program leading to the degrees
of Master in Science in Journalism and
the Master of Science in Computer
Science. (See Computer Science.)
Joint Program with the School of
Business in Industrial Engineering
The Graduate School of Business
and the Engineering School offer a
joint program leading to the degrees
of Master of Business Administration
and the Master of Science in Industrial
Engineering. (See Industrial Engineering
and Operations Research.)
Joint Program with the School of
Business in Operations Research
The Graduate School of Business and
the Engineering School offer a joint
program leading to the degrees of
Master of Business Administration and
the Master of Science in Operations
Research. (See Industrial Engineering
and Operations Research.)
Joint Program with the School
of Business in Earth Resources
Engineering
The Graduate School of Business
and the Engineering School offer a
joint program leading to the degrees
of Master of Business Administration
and the Master of Science in Earth
Resources Engineering. (See Earth and
Environmental Engineering.)
Special Studies with the Harriman
Institute
A candidate for an advanced degree in
the Engineering School may combine
these studies with work in the Harriman
Institute. Upon completion of the
course requirements in the Institute and
satisfaction of the language requirement
(in any language indigenous to the
former USSR), the student may qualify
for the professional certificate of the
Harriman Institute. The manner in
which the Institute and departmental
requirements are combined is to
be determined by the student in
consultation with departmental and
Institute advisers. Advanced studies
and research may, where appropriate,
be supervised by faculty members from
both the School and the Institute.
The Professional Degree
An undergraduate engineering degree
is prerequisite for admission to the
professional degree program. The
program leading to the professional
degrees in chemical, civil, computer,
electrical, industrial, mechanical,
metallurgical and mining engineering,
and engineering mechanics is 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 degree is 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’slevel
courses in their professional
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