What NE degrees are offered at USC and how long does it take to graduate?
For the masters degree a total of thirty credits are required. On campus students may take an MS degree requiring six of these credits to be a research thesis. For non-campus students a ME degree is offered exclusively through course work. Since we are offering six three credit courses a year, a graduate degree, in principle, can be earned in under two years. A PhD will take a similar period of time to complete, following completion of the masters program. We recognize however that not all students will complete the program this quickly and we allow up to seven years for those who need the extra time.
