Mechanical Engineering (PhD)

Degree Requirement

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses ¹		39
Select a minimum of 6 credits (2 courses) of 700 level courses
Select a minimum of 18 credits (6 courses) 500-level to 700-level MAE courses
Select a maximum of 15 credits (5 courses) of non-MAE or MAE technical elective courses approved in conjunction with the academic committee
Research Courses		24
MAE 895	Doctoral Dissertation Research (Complete a minimum of 24 research credit hours)
Additional Courses		9
"Additional Courses" are approved in conjunction with the academic committee ²
Total Hours		72

¹: "Required Courses" must consist a minimum of two 700-level courses, and may consist of up to five non-MAE courses approved in conjunction with the academic committee.
²: "Additional Courses" are limited to MAE 500/700-level and MAE 895

Students with a previous MS degree from NCSU:
- without minor – may transfer up to 18 credit hours
- with minor – may transfer up to 30 credit hours
Students with a previous MS from outside NCSU:
- without minor – may transfer up to 18 credit hours
- with minor – may transfer up to 18 credit hours