Admission Requirements (Identical for On-campus or Online)
Students pursuing an MEM degree typically have a bachelor’s degree in a STEM field from an accredited US institution. Applicants with degrees from other areas or non-accredited institutions will be considered, but students may need to complete additional work (math, statistics, etc.) to be prepared to take MEM courses.
Graduate degree applications will be considered holistically. Admitted students typically have an undergraduate GPA of 3.2 or higher, and the university requires a 3.0. However, students with lower GPAs are encouraged to apply. The personal statement from such students should explain their individual circumstances and describe why the student believes that they will succeed and earn an MEM degree.
GRE scores are not required for admission, but may help strengthen an application
Students that earned their bachelor's degree in a foreign country must satisfy the equivalent standard from that country and may also need to satisfy the university's English proficiency requirements. In addition to these requirements, all students must complete the university's graduate application process. This application process includes:
- Transcripts
- Two letters of recommendation
- Personal statement
- Professional resume
- Application fee
Degree Requirements (Identical for On-campus or Online)
- Be admitted to the MEM program as an on-campus or online student.
- The application for either on-campus or online is the same and can be found from the Apply Now tab.
- Note that an incoming student can count at most 15 credit hours of courses taken which includes transfer credits, toward a degree prior to being admitted to the MEM.
- Fill out and submit a Program of Study. More information below.
- Earn a B or better for all 6 core classes, a B- or better for all electives and have a 3.0 or better graduate GPA. More information below.
- Apply for graduation.
- Must be done prior to the second week of classes in the semester that you plan to graduate.
- Schedule and pass the Capstone Exam.
- Must be done in the semester that you plan to graduate. Additional information below.
Course Requirements
The U recently created a SIME prefix for Systems, Industrial and Management Engineering. During a transition period, courses are listed with both SIME and ME EN prefixes. The courses are identical in content, learning, grading and ability to satisfy the MEM degree requirements.
Core classes (18 hours)
- SIME 6500 – ME EN 6190 Engineering Leadership and Management | 3 credits (online)
- SIME 6530 – ME EN 6180 Engineering Project Management |3 credits (online)
- CVEEN 6720 Project Scheduling|3 credits
- CVEEN 6730 Project Management and Contract Administration | 3 credits
- SIME 6400 – ME EN 6160 Fundamentals of Systems Engineering|3 credits (online)
- ME EN 6150 Product Safety Engineering and Engineering Ethics |3 credits (online)
- ENGIN 6020 Emerging Technologies and Engineering Entrepreneurship |3 credits
- Law 7760 Patent Law |3 credits
- SIME 6450 – ME EN 6182 Design of Production and Service Systems|3 credits (online)
- SIME 6060 – ME EN 6183 Discrete Event Systems Simulation |3 credits (online)
- MG EN 6520 Discrete Event Systems Simulation |3 credits
- CS 6530 Advanced Database Systems|3 credits
- SIME 6560 – ME EN 6186 Engineering Economic Analysis|3 credits (online)
- SIME 6050 – ME EN 6184 Operations Research for Systems|3 credits (online)
- SIME 6000 – ME EN 6185 Data Analytics for Systems Management |3 credits (online)
- ME EN 6035 Design of Experiments |3 credits (online)
- CS 6350 Machine Learning 3 credits
6 hours of additional courses offered by the Price College of Engineering
6 hours of additional graduate credit
Program of Study
Unlike undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees provide substantially more freedom for the students to choose the classes that best suit their career and life goals. The Program of Study is the agreement between the University and the student of the classes that will be taken to satisfy the course requirements for a graduate degree.
The Program of Study has a Supervisory Committee composed of three faculty members. The Supervisory Committee verifies that the courses will meet the degree requirements and approves the Program of Study. The Supervisory Committee also approves any substitutions or changes to the original program and conducts and evaluates the culminating experience. The standard MEM supervisory committee is Advisor: Dr. Todd Easton, todd.easton@utah.edu, Member 1: Dr. Pedro Huebner, pedro.huebner@utah.edu and Member 2: Dr Shad Roundy, shad.roundy@utah.edu. Students may also make up their own supervisory committee, but the composition must follow the U’s Graduate School’s policies.
Transfer credit from another institution is approved on the Program of Study. There is a limit of 6 hours transferred from another institution. All transferred courses must be graduate courses with a grade of B or better and cannot have been used to meet the requirements of another degree. Transfer credit can satisfy a core requirement, which is determined by the program director.
Program of Studies submitted during the final semester of a student’s program may result in a delayed graduation, and require taking additional courses. All students are encouraged to submit a Program of Study after completing 9 hours and before completing 15 hours.
Submit your MEM Program of StudyCapstone Experience and Exam
To graduate with an MEM degree, every student must pass a Capstone Exam. This exam must be taken in the semester that the student wishes to graduate. The format for the Capstone Projects and Exams are similar for the both the MEM and MSSE degrees.
Capstone Details