Quality Systems
This graduate certificate program is designed to provide graduate students and professionals working in industry and business with focused course work leading to improvement in the quality of products and services to help companies become more competitive in the global market. This certificate program requires 18 semester hours of course work.
A. Curriculum
Required Core (12 Semester Hours)
| Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AET 4843 | Statistical Quality Assurance | 3 s.h. |
| TEC 5103 | Science and Technology of Leadership | 3 s.h. |
| TEC 5133 | Total Quality Systems | 3 s.h. |
| TEC 5243 | Design for Quality | 3 s.h. |
Electives (6 Semester Hours From the Following List)
| Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AET 4943 | Manufacturing Management | 3 s.h. |
| OPD 4850 | Quality Processes in the Workplace | 3 s.h. |
| TEC 5123 | Industrial Productivity Analysis | 3 s.h. |
| TEC 5970 | Materials Testing and Inspection | 3 s.h. |
| TEC 5970 | Problem Solving for Manufacturing | 3 s.h. |
| TEC 5970 | ISO 9000 | 3 s.h. |
| TEC 5970 | Reliability Engineering | 3 s.h. |
* Other special topics OPD4850/AET4970/TEC5970 courses as approved by the academic advisor.
B. Implementation
1. Admission
The admission requirement is the same as regular degree seeking graduate students. That is, a minimum undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale or a 2.75 GPA on the last 60 hours of graded academic course work is required.
2. Applying for Admission to the Certificate Program
If you are a new student pursuing only the certificate program, you shall use the standard admission application for graduate study to apply for the certificate program. In the area of study, please indicate the name of the certificate you are applying for. Then, you need to contact the graduate coordinator to schedule an admission meeting.
If you have been already admitted to the Master of Science in Technology degree program, you need to use Change of Status Form to add the certificate program to your graduate studies. The form is available at The Graduate School's website, and it should be forwarded to the Graduate School.
3. Graduation with the Certificate
During your last semester, you will follow the same graduation procedure as any graduate degree. In other words, you will need to apply for graduation at the beginning of each semester according to deadlines set by The Graduate School.
You will also need to inform the graduate coordinator about your plan to graduate with the certificate. Please e-mail your final study plan to the graduate coordinator at the beginning of your graduating semester. Study plan lists all the courses to be applied to the certificate program, including department prefix, course number, title, semester, grade and instructor. Please indicate your social security number and full names in your study plan.
If you graduate with a Master of Science in Technology degree with the certificate, you will need one graduation application for each program.
