M.S. Degree

The Graduate School at The Ohio State University specifies that at least 45 graduate credit hours are required for a Master's Degree. There are two options for students who wish to pursue a M.S. Degree: 

• Thesis option
• Non-Thesis option

Students who wish to pursue the Thesis option must meet the following credit requirements in order to graduate with a M.S. degree:

• 6 credit hours of graduate level math
  • Students may take up to two 500-level Mathematics courses - except Math 504 and 568.
  • All Mathematics and Statistics Department 600-level courses and above will count for mathematics credit.
• 12 credit hours of ME courses 600-level and above
• 12 credit hours of courses 700-level and above
  • ME courses 700-level and above may be double counted to meet ME and 700-level requirements for the M.S. degree.
• 15 credit hours of ME 999 (Research) or a combination of level-approved coursework and ME 999
• Must take ME 888 (Seminar) every quarter until graduation

Students who wish to pursue the Non-Thesis option must meet the following credit requirements in order to graduate with a M.S. degree:

• 6 credit hours of graduate level math
  • Students may take up to two 500-level Mathematics courses - except Math 504 and 568.
  • All Mathematics and Statistics Department 600-level courses and above will count for mathematics credit.
• 18 credit hours of ME courses 600-level and above
• 18 credit hours of courses 700-level and above
  • ME courses 700-level and above may be double counted to meet ME and 700-level requirements for the M.S. degree.
• 3 credit hours of ME 993 (Individual Studies)
• Must take ME 888 (Seminar) every quarter until graduation

Additional note regarding Math credits: Math credits cannot be double counted to meet other requirements.