MEng Program (PDF)
The Master of Engineering (MEng) is a professional degree program intended for those who have a Bachelors degree or equivalent in an engineering or closely related science field from a college or university of recognized standing. Students in the MEng program must have a Biological and Environmental Engineering (BEE) faculty advisor who is a member of the BEE graduate field, and they must satisfactorily complete a curriculum approved by that advisor which meets the degree requirements of the program.
Cornell students who are within one to eight credits of completing their engineering baccalaureate degree may apply to the MEng program as “early admit students”. The early admit application must be made in the semester prior to the last undergraduate term and, if admitted, the student must submit an intended set of master of engineering courses approved by their MEng advisor prior to the start of their studies. Early admit students complete their Bachelors degree and spend at least one full-time semester enrolled in the graduate school prior to the conferral of their MEng Degree. Early admit students are classified as undergraduate students and pay undergraduate tuition during the early admit semester.
All MEng students must register for a minimum of one semester in the graduate school. Graduate tuition rates are usually announced in January of each year.
Degree Requirements
1. At least 30 semester hours, of which at least 24 credit hours must be in the College of Engineering.
2. At least 28 hours must be taken for letter grade, with no grades below C-.
3. A minimum of 3 credits to a maximum of 9 credits of BEE 5950, Master of Engineering Design Project, completed for letter grade. The design project requires a final report that is filed in Cornell’s electronic library and a formal presentation of the project to the graduate faculty.
4. A minimum of 9 credits must be taken in the Biological and Environmental Engineering Department (no more than 6 credits of design project can be used for these credits).
5. The remaining credits are approved by the faculty advisor, who must be a member of the Engineering College Faculty. Courses covering subject matter previously taken may not be repeated for credit.
Admission RequirementsApplicants with a cumulative undergraduate GPA greater than 2.7 may be admitted directly by decision of the BEE graduate field. Students with a cumulative GPA between 2.5 and 2.7 may be admitted conditionally by recommendation of the field and approval of the College of Engineering Master of Engineering Committee. (The GPA values are based on a 4.3 scale.)
Applicants may be admitted with minor undergraduate subject matter deficiencies. Before completing their MEng coursework, applicants are expected to have completed 12 credits of engineering distribution and 24 credits of engineering science as defined in the BEE undergraduate engineering programs. Any deficiencies may be made up during their MEng terms at Cornell, but such courses will not be counted for credit for the Master of Engineering Degree.
Applicants to the program need to apply directly to the Grad School at http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/
Contact the DepartmentApplicants are encouraged to contact the Master of Engineering Program Representative or the Student Services Coordinator in Riley-Robb Hall to learn more about the BEE MEng program:
James A. Bartsch
Professor and MEng Program Representative
Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering
314 Riley-Robb Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-5701
Voice: (607) 255-2800, Fax: (607) 255-4080
jab35@cornell.edu
Brenda Marchewka
Student Services Coordinator
Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering
207 Riley-Robb Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-5701
Voice: (607) 255-2173, Fax: (607) 255-4080
bls19@cornell.edu
(Adopted 2/86, Revised 9/87 to reflect Graduate Professional Programs Committee Requirements and previous field policy 9/77, Revised 9/91 to reflect Department's and degree's name changes, Revised 5/92 to reflect the 1992 changes in Rules and Policies for the Master of Engineering Degree. Revised 2/94, Revised 8/95 to update entrance requirements. Revised Spring 1998, 01/01, 111407, Oct-2008.)
October 2008