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The Master of Engineering Program

Introduction

This degree is the first graduate degree for students without an ABET-accredited bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering.  Such students include those with undergraduate degrees in science and in other engineering disciplines.

The intention of the degree is to provide necessary undergraduate coursework as well as first-year graduate courses and research.  The department does not provide financial aid to students pursuing the M.E. degree.

Admission to the Program

Students seeking the ME degree must have completed a bachelor’s degree in a field different from chemical engineering with a GPA of 3.0 or higher and have a quantitative GRE score of at least 700.  In addition, they must have completed calculus and differential equations with a minimum GPA of 3.3 in these courses.

Required Courses

*          ECH 6272 or ECH 3101 is required.  If ECH 6272 is not taken, the student must replace it with ECH 3101 and a graduate elective

**        Can be replaced by another graduate kinetics or reactor design course

Program Schedule

***The order of these two courses may be switched

For students with deficiencies in any basic work, Spring or Summer entrance is recommended to make up the work and then fit into the above schedule.

Written Examination 

The ME degree requires a final report on the research the student performed (the ECH 6905 credits are for research) that must be approved by the student’s advisor.  This plays the role of a written examination.

Questions

Questions regarding the ME program should be addressed to the ME Program Coordinator, Prof. Spyros A. Svoronos. You may contact him via e-mail at svoronos@ufl.edu, by FAX at (352) 392-9513, or by phone at (352) 392-9101.