Master of Engineering Degree
The Master of Engineering degree is based on graduate course work, but the candidate is also required to submit to the
Acoustics Program Office a scholarly written report or a developmental study involving at least one area represented in
the course work. Normally, such a report represents a study of a particular topic that is more limited than that necessary
for a thesis. Often this report can be developed from some previous work of the student such as a term paper or a technical
report. The report is free of any formal requirements of the Graduate School, but it is expected that the student will use
the Thesis Guide as an example of the appropriate format. The report must be approved for its technical content and style by
the student's advisor and for its format by the Acoustics Program Office. The report must also be signed by the Program Chair.
Each student shall deliver to the Program Office one bound copy of this report for retention by the Program. Additional bound copies
may be required by the advisor. All work for the degree must be completed within 8 years from admission to the program.
As all M.Eng. papers must be placed in the public domain, if a student's work is funded wholly or in part by an employer,
the student must fulfill the employer's internal proprietary requirements while meeting the Acoustics Program's requirement
for public access to the paper. At least one copy of the report must be submitted to the employee's supervisor. The
student/employee should provide the Acoustics Program with a release of information, on company letterhead, from an
authorized representative of the employer. The student should consult with the Acoustics Program Office before final
preparation of the bound copy of the report.
Degree Requirements
A total of thirty credits is required for a Master of Engineering degree, of which at least twenty must be taken through Penn State's
Graduate Program in Acoustics. Up to ten credits may be transferred from other institutions provided they are acceptable to the Graduate
Program in Acoustics as suitable for the acoustics degree and have a grade of B or better. Transferred academic work must have been
completed within five years prior to the date of first degree registration in Penn State's Graduate School. Students enrolled in the
Distance Education Program for the degree must earn fifteen credits in the required core courses. In addition, they must satisfy the
residence requirement by enrolling for at least four credits during the special Summer Program in Acoustics offered each June on the
University Park Campus. The summer program also acquaints students with the research activities at Penn State and permits them to identify
and select an advisor. The advisor insures that a student has the proper guidance and support within the Graduate Program in Acoustics and
is responsible for supervising a student's Master of Engineering paper. A Master of Engineering student must write a scholarly report or
engineering paper. The report or paper must be approved for its technical content and style by the student's advisor and for its format by
the Acoustics Program Office. No formal oral defense of the report is required. All requirements for a degree (including acceptance of a
paper or project report) must be met within eight years of admission to degree status.
Course Credits Criteria
- Total number of course credits required for M.Eng. Degree - 30
- Number of core course credits required - 15
- Maximum number of Individual Study (ACS 596) credits - 6
The 15 non-core course credits may be selected from the "Required and Approved" list of courses issued by the Acoustics Program Office.
Students may take more than six credits of Individual Study (ACS 596) but such credits cannot be applied to the total number of course credits
required. Master of Engineering students may not apply research credits (ACS 600) to the total number of course credits required.
Continuing and Distance Education Programs
Admission Requirements
Distance Education Courses
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