The explosives technology certificate program is open to all graduates holding a BA, or advanced higher degree that has a mathematics background through trigonometry (Missouri S&T Math 6 or equivalent) and a minimum of 12-months of post-BA professional employment experience.
The student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in the four courses required for this graduate certificate. Students admitted to a graduate certificate program will have non-degree student status, but will earn graduate credit for the courses they complete. If the four-course sequence is completed with a grade of B or better in each of the courses taken, the student, upon application, will be admitted to the MS degree in explosives engineering, but will be precluded from taking any graduate courses until successful completion of the following prerequisite courses:
- S&T Chem 1310 (1) General Chemistry 1 (or equivalent)
- S&T Chem 1319 (2) General Chemistry 1 Lab (or equivalent)
- S&T Chem 1100 (4) Intro to Lab Safety & Hazardous Materials (or equivalent)
- S&T Math 1214 (14) Calculus for Engineers 1 (or equivalent)
- S&T Math 1215 (15) Calculus for Engineers 2 (or equivalent)
- S&T Physics 1135 (23) Engineering Physics 1 (or equivalent)
- S&T IDE 2340 (140) Statics and Dynamics (or equivalent)
The certificate courses taken by students admitted to the MS program will apply toward their master’s degrees. Once admitted to a certificate program, a student will be given three years to complete the program so long as he or she maintains at least a B average in the courses taken.
The applicant must also pass a background check.
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