2009-2010 Bulletin â PDF - SEAS Bulletin - Columbia University
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general studies, totaling from 6 to 8<br />
points, may be required. Supplementary<br />
statements covering these special<br />
requirements are issued by the School’s<br />
separate departments. An applicant who<br />
lacks essential training will be required<br />
to strengthen or supplement the undergraduate<br />
work by taking or repeating<br />
certain undergraduate courses before<br />
proceeding to graduate study. No graduate<br />
credit (that is, credit toward the<br />
minimum 30-point requirement for the<br />
Master of Science degree) will be<br />
allowed for such subjects. Accordingly,<br />
Master of Science programs may<br />
include from 35 to 45 points and may<br />
require three terms for completion.<br />
Doctoral research credits cannot be<br />
used toward M.S. degree requirements.<br />
All degree requirements must be<br />
completed within five years of the beginning<br />
of graduate study. Under extraordinary<br />
circumstances, a written request for<br />
an extension of this time limit may be<br />
submitted to the student’s department<br />
for approval by the department chairman<br />
and the Assistant Dean. A minimum<br />
grade-point average of 2.5 is required<br />
for the M.S. degree. A student who, at<br />
the end of any term, has not attained<br />
the grade-point average required for<br />
the degree may be asked to withdraw.<br />
The 4-2 Master of Science Program<br />
The 4-2 Master of Science Program<br />
provides the opportunity for students<br />
holding bachelor’s degrees from affiliated<br />
liberal arts colleges (see the listing under<br />
the heading ‘‘The Combined Plan—<br />
Affiliated Colleges and Universities,’’ on<br />
page 17 of this bulletin) with majors in<br />
mathematics, physics, chemistry, or certain<br />
other physical sciences to receive the<br />
M.S. degree after two years of study at<br />
<strong>Columbia</strong> in the following fields of engineering<br />
and applied science: biomedical,<br />
chemical, civil, computer, Earth and<br />
environmental, electrical, industrial, and<br />
mechanical engineering; applied physics;<br />
applied mathematics; engineering<br />
mechanics; operations research; materials<br />
science; and computer science.<br />
Each applicant must produce evidence<br />
of an outstanding undergraduate record,<br />
including superior performance in<br />
physics and mathematics through differential<br />
equations. The program of study<br />
will be individually worked out in consultation<br />
with a faculty adviser and will be<br />
designed to integrate undergraduate<br />
work with the field of engineering or<br />
applied science the student chooses to<br />
follow. During the first year, the program<br />
will consist primarily of basic undergraduate<br />
courses; during the second year, of<br />
graduate courses in the selected field.<br />
The student must complete at least 30<br />
credits of graduate study to qualify for<br />
the degree.<br />
A student whose background may<br />
require supplementary preparation in<br />
some specific area, or who has been<br />
out of school for a considerable period,<br />
will have to carry a heavier than normal<br />
course load or extend the program<br />
beyond two years.<br />
Please contact the Office of Graduate<br />
Student Services, The Fu Foundation<br />
School of Engineering and Applied<br />
Science, 524 S. W. Mudd, Mail Code<br />
4708, 500 West 120th Street, New<br />
York, NY 10027; you should also contact<br />
the Combined Plan liaison at your<br />
school for program information. You<br />
may, in addition, e-mail questions to<br />
seasgradmit@columbia.edu.<br />
Joint Program with the School of<br />
Business in Industrial Engineering<br />
The Graduate School of Business and<br />
the Engineering School offer a joint<br />
program leading to the degrees of<br />
Master of Business Administration and<br />
the Master of Science in Industrial<br />
Engineering. (See “Industrial Engineering<br />
and Operations Research.”)<br />
Joint Program with the School of<br />
Business in Operations Research<br />
The Graduate School of Business and<br />
the Engineering School offer a joint<br />
program leading to the degrees of<br />
Master of Business Administration and<br />
the Master of Science in Operations<br />
Research. (See “Industrial Engineering<br />
and Operations Research.”)<br />
Joint Program with the School of<br />
Business in Earth Resources<br />
Engineering<br />
The Graduate School of Business and<br />
the Engineering School offer a joint program<br />
leading to the degrees of Master<br />
of Business Administration and the<br />
Master of Science in Earth Resources<br />
Engineering. (See “Earth and Environmental<br />
Engineering.”)<br />
Special Studies with the Harriman<br />
Institute<br />
A candidate for an advanced degree in<br />
<strong>SEAS</strong> <strong>2009</strong>–<strong>2010</strong>