Master of Science in Engineering Admission Requirements:
An official GRE score is required for admission. A minimum of 1070 total in the Verbal and Quantitatitve (V+Q) parts of the GRE is used as a
guideline, especially in the case of International applicants. In the case of U.S. students with a lower GRE
score, an undergraduate GPA of at least 2.8 from an ABET-accredited Engineering
program is expected.
International students must also
submit an official TOEFL score (minimum of 213 on the computer-based test) in
order to qualify for admission.
Areas of Concentration:
The Master of
Science in Engineering at Louisiana Tech offers students the opportunity to
specialize in certain areas of Engineering by taking a certain number of
courses that area and by conducting research leading to a thesis or a practicum
in that area. The available areas of
concentration and the Program Chairs of those areas are:
Degree Requirements:
In addition to the
general requirements for MS degrees given on the Programs of
Study page, there may be specific course requirements to be satisfied for
obtaining a concentration in a given area.
This information can be obtained by contacting the Program Chair of the
area of concentration.
Graduate Assistantships:
The College of Engineering and Science provides a
limited number of Graduate Assistantships to MS students. These assistantships are typically awarded by
the areas of concentration (see above), and are primarily aimed at meeting the
instructional support needs (grading, lab proctoring, etc.) needs of the
program.
Research
Assistantships are also available to MS students through the Research Centers and individual
faculty members with research grants.