*Costs below may vary slightly due to intake term and number of credits taken.
They are based on Grad Direct cost per credit of $1196/credit; pre-requisite courses are charged at the same rate.
Tuition and fees are subject to an annual increase.
• The degree program requires 30 -33 credits total (30 for thesis track; 33 for non-thesis), not including pre-requisite courses that
may be required. A typical courseload is 9, 10 or 11 credits/semester.
• Students are in the Global program for the first two semesters and will be charged a program fee that includes tuition for 9 credits
and all required fees. Any credits above 9 will be charged at a rate of $1196 per credit.
• Fees included in the Global first year program include: orientation, SEVIS, athletic, career services, Engineering & RTA UPass
fees. Course fees are not included and typically cost around $200/semester.
• Students without an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering may need to take up to 5 pre-requisite courses before
starting their degree program. We will pre-evaluate your transcripts and give you an estimate.
• Housing (required for at least one semester @ $4500 per semester) and insurance ($2400/year) are not included in the prices
above.
*Curriculum layout and student choice may reduce or extend student’s study plan.
**Summer and year 2 credits do not include fees which will be charged directly to the student.
Program
Entry Term 1 Term 2 Term 3
(Summer)
*3-Term
Year One
Bill
24 Credits
$29,488
Graduate
Direct*
9 credits
$11,156
9 credits
$11,156
6 CR
$7,176**
Term 4
(Year 2)
9 CR
$10,764

Core Courses
(20 credit hours)
Electives
(13 cr hrs - samples)
• 20 credit hours of 500-600 level courses within the
department, including 4 cr of advanced engineering
analysis or applied math.
• Either thesis or project work on an approved topic (6 cr
for thesis and 5 cr for project)
• Finite Element Analysis
• Structure of Materials
• Modern Controls
• Applied Fluid Mechanics
• Energy Conversion
• Production Planning and Control
• Acoustics
• Robot Dynamics

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