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Graduate programs
NAU offers advanced degrees in mechanical engineering
Northern Arizona University’s Mechanical Engineering Department offers a range of graduate degrees at the Master and Doctorate, providing students with the opportunity to gain in-depth and research-based expertise in research areas across mechanical engineering.
Transfer credit Accordion Closed
Receiving NAU credit for courses taken at another institution requires the completion of a transfer credit petition. This petition must be approved by your advisor, ME administrators, and the NAU Office of Graduate and Professional Studies before transferred courses will appear on your transcript.
Please see some instructions useful in correctly completing this petition and then contact the Program Coordinator for further assistance.
University policies and forms Accordion Closed
The authoritative resource for nearly all the important policies governing graduate study is the NAU catalog. In addition, all university forms related to graduate studies can be found on the graduate college website: https://nau.edu/graduate-college/forms/. These forms include a checklist that will help you to be sure that you are meeting all requirements for graduation.
Financial assistance Accordion Closed
- Graduate Assistantships– Graduate Teaching Assistantships and Graduate Research Assistantships are available on a competitive basis and availability varies based on the needs of the program. All admitted and continuing Flagstaff Mountain Campus ME graduate students are automatically considered for assistantships; no additional application is necessary. Currently, there are no assistantships for online ME graduate students. Graduate assistants receive health insurance, tuition remission, and a stipend. Full-time graduate assistants, working 20 hours a week, receive 100% tuition remission, while part-time graduate assistants, working 10 hours a week, receive 50% tuition remission. Stipend amounts vary by the number of hours worked, the type of assistantship, and your degree program.
- Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP)– Some of the NAU Mechanical Engineering graduate programs are part of the WRGP program, so qualified out-of-state students from the western US may be eligible for in-state tuition.
- Financial Aid– Students may be eligible for additional financial aid and scholarships. See the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies webpage on financing your education for more information.