General Information

The College of Engineering offers a graduate certificate program for those interested in developing expertise within materials engineering. With departmental approval and acceptance into the MSME program, 12 hours taken for the certificate program may be transferred into the online MSME degree. Please note: 400-level and 500-level courses are offered for graduate credit on the Urbana-Champaign campus.

All course numbers have changed beginning with the Fall 2004 semester. Numbers in parentheses indicate the previous course number.

Materials
Must complete three of the following courses:

GE 411 (GE 334) -- Introduction to Reliability Engineering
ME 430 (ME 346) -- Failure Mechanisms in Engineering Materials
ME 431 (ME 347) -- Failure Analysis of Mechanical Components
ME 450 (ME 351) -- Modeling in Materials Processing
ME 471 (ME 345) -- Introduction to Finite Element Analysis
ME 532 -- Fracture Resistant Design
MSE 445 -- Corrosion of Metals


Materials Failure Analysis
Must complete three of the following courses:

GE 411 (GE 334) -- Introduction to Reliability Engineering
ME 430 (ME 346) -- Failure Mechanisms in Engineering Materials
ME 431 (ME 347) -- Failure Analysis of Mechanical Components
ME 450 (ME 351) -- Modeling in Materials Processing
ME 532 -- Fracture Resistant Design
MSE 445 -- Corrosion of Metals

Students are required to maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher for the sequence and receive a letter grade of B- or higher in each course.

Application Requirements

Students who wish to apply, must meet the following requirements:

• BS degree in mechanical or materials engineering from an accredited institution in the United States or an approved institution of higher learning abroad.
• Have a 3.0 or higher (A = 4) GPA in their BS degree program.

Application Process

To apply, please download, print, and complete the application form.

Official transcripts from your bachelor's and any other degree listed under the "Degree Information" section must be sent along with the application before it will be processed. Students will be notified of their acceptance by mail. Please note the application deadlines.

Application Deadlines

• August 1 for Fall Semester
• December 1 for Spring Semester

Mail Completed Application to:

Online Certificate Programs
Office of Continuing Engineering Education
400 Engineering Hall, MC-268
1308 West Green Street
Urbana, IL 61801

Courses completed as part of the Materials or Materials Failure Analysis certificate, may be applied to a graduate degree. We currently offer a Master of Computer Science (MCS) and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME) online. Up to 12 hours of course work completed prior to being admitted to the Graduate College, with a grade of at least a B, may be petitioned to count toward a graduate degree (courses must be no more than five years old prior to admission to the Graduate College). Admission to a certificate program is not a guarantee of future admission to a degree program.

For all other inquiries, contact the Office of Continuing Engineering Education at 800-252-1360, ext. 6 or 217-333-6634.