Admission Requirements

Normally, a minimum combined score of 292 (current score) or 900 (former score) from the verbal and quantitative sections of the Graduate Record Examination with a minimum score of 138 (current scale) or 300 (former scale) from the verbal section is required for admission to the master’s program.

Application Procedures

All application materials are to be submitted to the College of Graduate Studies.

Applicant must

1. submit an application with the appropriate application fee (online at www.mtsu.edu/graduate/apply.shtml); 
2. submit official scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE);
3. submit official transcripts of all previous college work.

Degree Requirements

The Master of Science in Engineering Technology with a concentration in Occupational Health and Safety requires 30 hours (thesis option), with at least 21 hours at the 6000 level. The non-thesis option requires 36 hours, with at least 26 hours at the 6000 level.

Students are expected to have completed 3 semester hours of an approved research tool on the undergraduate or graduate level. Students not meeting this requirement will be expected to complete it as part of their program of study.

Students in the thesis option must complete and successfully defend a thesis (3 hours).

Students following the non-thesis option must successfully complete a comprehensive examination.

Curriculum: Engineering Technology, Occupational Health and Safety

Candidate must complete 30 (thesis option) or 36 (non-thesis option) hours in the following course of study:

Program Notes

Candidate must

1. file a degree plan in the College of Graduate Studies prior to the completion of 21 credit hours;
2. file a Notice of Intent to Graduate form in the College of Graduate Studies within the first two weeks of the term in which candidate intends to graduate.