Welcome to the Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (SPCEET)! We look forward to supporting you as you achieve your goals.  

We offer a mix of classes on our Marietta Campus and online. Depending on your degree program, you may be required to take all courses in one modality or another. International students should also review their F-1 or J-1 visa restrictions.  

Choosing to pursue a graduate degree can be confusing and a daunting task. This page will serve as a comprehensive resource for all SPCEET graduate students, regardless of your chosen modality. If you have questions after reviewing this page, please contact your program director.  

Admission Checklist

Have questions about any of these items? Reach out and ask for help! Contact the office coordinators or your program director.

    • Contact the appropriate personnel whenever you have an issue. If you are not sure who would be appropriate, reach out to your program director first.
    • KSU email is typically the best way to communicate. KSU employees are not allowed to respond to emails from any non-KSU email addresses. Please allow 48 hours during the week and 72 hours on the weekend/over holidays before following up or reaching out to a different person. Please do not send multiple emails to multiple people about the same issue at the same time. 
    • Include your KSU ID number (the “000” or “001” number on your Talon Card) in all email communications. Consider whether you should include the program you are enrolled in, as well. 
    • When contacting a professor about coursework, include information about the course you are taking (i.e., ENGR 6002-01). 

 

Creating a Program of Study

A program of study document can help you navigate your path through your degree program by ensuring you meet your requirements in a timely manner. You can use course forecasts to determine which courses you should take each semester. Please note that course forecasts are subject to change, depending on the availability of instructors. 

Course Forecasts

  • Course Code Course Title Spring (Odd) Fall (Odd) Spring (Even) Fall (even)
    ENGR 6002 Research Methods   X   X
    CE 6003 Probabilistic Analysis and Reliability in CE* X   X  
    CE 6103 Prestressed Concrete Design   X    
    CE 6101 Finite Element Analysis       X
    CE 6102 Structural Dynamics X      
    CE 6303 Water Resources Management     X  
    CE 6304 Advanced Hydraulics       X
    CE 6104 Deep Foundations: Driven Piles and Drilled Shafts X      
    CE 6105 Ground Improvement     X  
    CE 6201 Transportation Planning X   X  
    CE 6202 Advanced Highway Design and Traffic Safety   X    
    CE 6204 Bituminous and Concrete Materials X      
    CE 6333 Advanced Hazardous Waste Engineering     X  
    CE 6533 Computational Geotechnical Engineering       X
    CE 6633 Highway Pavement Engineering     X  
    CE 6433 Hydraulic Principles and Applications in Civil Engineering   X    
    CE 6302 Advanced Air Pollution Management and Control   X    
    CE 6133 Design of Timber and Masonry Structures X      
    CE 6343 Solid Waste Mangement and Eng       X
  • Term Course
    Spring 2026
    • EE 6530 - Antenna Engineering
    • EE 6750 - Wireless Mobile Networking
    • EE 6900 - Software Defined Radio for the Internet of Things
    • EE 6900 - Electronic and Optical Properties of Materials
    • EE 6900 - FPGA Design
    Summer 2026
    • EE 6530 - Antenna Engineering
    • EE 6650 - Distributed Energy Systems
    • EE 6900 - Biomedical Optics
    Fall 2026
    • EE 6760 - Applied Communication Systems
    • EE 6770 - Applications of Neural Networks
    • EE 6900 - Electrical and Optical Properties of Materials
    Spring 2027
    • EE 6900 - Software Defined Radio for the Internet of Things
    • EE 6900 - Electronic and Optical Properties of Materials
    • EE 6900 - Biomedical Imaging
    • EE 6900 - FPGA Design
    Summer 2027
    • EE 6530 - Antenna Engineering
    • EE 6650 - Distributed Energy Systems
    • EE 6900 - Biomedical Optics
    Fall 2027
    • EE 6640 - Advanced Photovoltaics & Energy Storage Systems
    • EE 6650 - Distributed Energy Systems
    • EE 6770 - Applications of Neural Networks
    • EE 6900 - Electrical and Optical Properties of Materials
    Spring 2028
    • EE 6210 - Digital Signal Processing
    • EE 6900 - Software Defined Radio for the Internet of Things
    • EE 6900 - Electronic and Optical Properties of Materials
    • EE 6900 - FPGA Design
    Summer 2028
    • EE 6650 - Distributed Energy Systems
    • EE 6900 - Biomedical Optics
    Fall 2028
    • EE 6760 - Applied Communication Systems
    • EE 6770 - Applications of Neural Networks
    • EE 6900 - Electrical and Optical Properties of Materials
  • Course Code Course Title Spring (Odd) Summer (Odd) Fall (Odd) Spring (Even) Summer (Even) Fall (Even)
    SYE 6005 Introduction to Systems Engineering X   X X   X
    SYE 6010 Project Management Processes X   X X X X
    SYE 6015 Systems Analysis and Design     X      
    SYE 6025 Engineering Economic Analysis X     X    
    SYE 6031 Advanced System Dynamics Modeling X     X    
    SYE 6035 Modeling and Simulation           X
    SYE 6050 Reliability and Sustainability     X      
    SYE 6055 System Engineering Project X     X    
    SYE 6065 System Optimization           X
    SYE 6070 Logistics and Supply Chain Management   X   X    
    SYE 6075 Manufacturing and Warehousing Systems     X     X
    SYE 6610 Engineering Statistics     X     X
    SYE 7900 Special Topics in Systems Engineering X     X    
    EM 6510 Data Analysis for Engineering Managers     X     X
    EM 6602 Total Quality X     X    
    EM 6611 Statistical Process Control     X     X
    EM 6650 Quality Systems Management       X    
    EM 6722 Human Factors Engineering X     X    
    MGT 7050 Managing and Leading Work Behavior     X     X
    IS 7090 Leveraging Information Systems in Business X     X    
  • Course Code Course Title Spring (Odd) Summer (Odd) Fall (Odd) Spring (Even) Summer (Even) Fall (Even)
    ENGR 6120 Applied Engineering Mathematics X   X X   X
    ME 6210 Advanced Manufacturing     X     X
    ME 6220 Advanced Solid Mechanics X     X    
    ME 6230 Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics X     X    
    ME 6250 Advanced Dynamics and Vibrations     X     X
    ME 6260 Advanced Engineering Heat Transfer     X     X
    ME 6270 Advanced Fluid Mechanics and Computational Fluid Dynamics     X     X
    ME 6280 Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures X     X    
    ME 6290 Advanced System Modeling and Control X     X    
    ME 6302 Finite Element Theory and Applications X     X    
    ME 6710 Nanoscale Modeling     X     X
    ME 6900 Master Thesis X X X X X X
  • Course Code Course Title Spring Summer Fall
    MTRE 6100 Advanced Robot Programming     X
    MTR 6200 Modeling and Control of Robotic Manipulators   X  
    MTRE 6300 Robot Simulation, Communications, and ROS     X
    MTRE 6400 Perception, Navigation, and Path Planning of Mobile Robots X    
    MTRE 6710 Manipulation of 3D Point Cloud Data   X  
    MTRE 6720 Digital Manufacturing and Robotic Automation X    
    MTRE 6740 Soft Robotics     X
    MTRE 6750 Ethics in Robotics: The Ethical and Social Implications of Robotics X    
  • Course Code Course Title Spring (Odd) Fall (Odd) Spring (Even) Fall (Even)
    ENGR 8001 Research Seminar   X   X
    ENGR 8002 Research Methods X X   X
    ENGR 8004 Proposal Development Workshop   X   X
    ENGR 8006 Professional Practice Workshop     X  
    ENGR 8120 Advanced Engineering Mathematics X X X X
    MTRE 8100 Advanced Robot Programming X X X X
    ENGR 8130 Dynamics of Discrete and Continuous Systems   X   X
    MTRE 8400 Advanced Topics in Mobile Robots     X  
    CS 8267 Advanced Machine Learning   X   X
    CE 8201 Advanced Transportation Planning X   X  
    ENGR 8210 Urban Network Modeling and Optimization   X   X
    ENGR 8220 Software Defined Radio & IOT X   X  
    SYE 8005 Systems Engineering   X   X
    ENGR 8300 Introduction to Biomedical and Health Systems Engineering     X  
    ENGR 8310 Biomedical & Health Systems Modeling and Numerical Methods Not currently offered
    ENGR 8320 Systems Pathology and Pathophysiology       X
    ENGR 8330 Biomedical Product Design and Development X      
    ENGR 8400 Electronic and Optical Properties of Materials X   X  
    ENGR 8410 Mechanical Properties of Materials       X
    ENGR 8420 Materials Fabrication Characterization   X    
    ENGR 8430 Advanced Materials X   X  
    ENGR 8800 Special Topics X X X X
    ENGR 8850 Directed Study X X X X
    ENGR 8860 Graduate Research X X X X
    ENGR 9900 Dissertation Research X X X X
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Registration

  1. Once you have determined which courses to register for, you should follow these steps:
  2. Log into your Owl Express account using your KSU net ID.
  3. Click on the Registration tab.
  4. Click on the Registration Status and Time Ticket link to determine when you can register for courses. When your time ticket is active, proceed to step four.
  5. Click on the Class Registration (Add or Drop Classes) link in the menu.
  6. Search for courses you want to register for.
  7. Once you have chosen the section of the course you want to register for, click the Add button that is in the right-most column of the grid/table.
  8. This will populate that section in the Schedule Details and Summary areas, with the status of Pending.
  9. Make sure **Web Registered** is selected in the Action dropdown list in the Summary area.
  10. Click the Submit button.
  11. The status of the course in the Summary area should change to Registered with a green background if there are no errors.
Video Tutorial

 

    • Course Subject: the subject abbreviation (ex. ENGR 6002 = engineering, course 6002)
    • Course Number: the four numbers following the subject (ex. ENGR 6002)
    • Course Section Code: the two-digit identifier that separates iterations of the same class and identifies modality (ex. ENGR 6002/01 OR ENGR 6002/W01)
      • The “W” code means that the course is 100% online, while courses with only number identifiers are offered at least partially on-campus. 
    • CRN (Course Registration Number): a five-digit unique identifier for each course offering/section (ex. 15986 – ENGR 6002); these change from semester to semester
    • Course offering time and date: When reviewing the schedule of classes/browsing classes, you will see under "Meeting Times" there's a row of boxes that have "S | M | T | W | R | F | S." If any of these boxes are blue/filled in, that means you will be meeting on that day.
      • The first "S" is Sunday
      • "R" is for Thursday
      • The second "S" is Saturday
    • How many classes should I register for?
      • A “full-time” graduate course load consists of 9 credit hours, which typically consists of 3 courses that are each worth 3-credit hours. 
    • I received a HOLD message when I tried to register for courses.
      • Navigate to the Registration tab and select the View Holds link. To determine which office you’ll need to contact in order to satisfy your hold, follow the “Resolve Holds” link on the page. Read more about registration holds. 
    • I received an error message when I tried to register for courses.
    • I need to register for a variable credit hour class. How can I update my credit hours?
    • How do I view my current schedule?
      1. Click on the Registration tab.
      2. Click on Display Your Class Registration and Grades.
      3. Refresh this page often if you are making multiple changes to your schedule.

        If a class you thought you signed up for is not listed here, it means you are currently not registered or waitlisted for it. Go back to the Class Registration (Add or Drop Classes) page and try again and pay close attention to any registration errors or waitlist prompts.

  • If you want to look up which textbooks are assigned to your courses: On Owl Express, click Student Services, then KSU Bookstore. Select the term you're preparing for and click submit. This will automatically pull any assigned textbooks from the courses you registered for in the selected term. You can also search for books on the KSU Bookstore website.

    If you have any questions about your textbooks, you may contact the instructor for the course to ask them about it.

  • All of KSU’s courses have learning materials hosted on Brightspace D2L, our course management site. You’ll gain access to registered courses in D2L on the first day of class, but you can log into D2L at any time with your Net ID and password.

    If you have issues logging into D2L, please contact the UITS Student Helpdesk.

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