Professional Degree in Industrial Engineering/Operations Research
Department:
Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Transcript Designation:
Professional Degree in Industrial Engineering/Operations Research
Program Advisor:
Academic Questions: e-mail advisor@cvn.columbia.edu
Administrative Questions: e-mail cvn@cvn.columbia.edu
Program Description:
The Professional Degree Industrial Engineering and Operations Research is designed
to provide study opportunities beyond the M.S. degree. It is particularly suited for those who wish to advance
their professional development after a period of industrial employment. The program does not require a thesis.
A prospective Industrial Engineering and Operations Research P.D. candidate follows a program of study formulated
in consultation with an advisor.
Admission Requirement:
Degree required for admission: Students admitted to the program must possess a bachelor's degree and master's degree in
Industrial Engineering/Operations Research from an accredited academic institution. Applicants should have a
strong academic record to be competitive for admission.
GPA required: Minimum of 3.0
GRE requirements: The GRE requirement is waived for Professional Degree applicants.
Other application requirements: Two recommendation letters, transcripts, resume, and a
personal-professional statement are required. TOEFL test scores are required of all students who received their
previous degrees in a country
where English is not the official and spoken language. All application requirements in the Graduate Application
must be completed as specified in the application.
Breadth requirement: Any high-level programming course (such as Fortran, Pascal, or C, the latter of which is
highly recommended)
Degree Requirements:
Students must complete a program of study formulated in consultation with their academic advisor.
Candidates for the P.D. degree must complete at least 30 credits of academic work beyond the Master’s degree
with an academic average of 3.0 or better.
At least 18 of these credits must be Industrial Engineering and
Operations Research courses.
Each student must file an advisor-approved study program before completing 15 points of credit. Changes may be
made at any time with the CVN program advisor's approval.
All degree requirements must be
completed within 5 years of the beginning of the first course credited toward the degree. This includes courses
taken in the non-degree program.
Transfer of credit:
Up to 6 credit hours (points) of acceptable graduate-level academic work from an accredited academic institution
earned prior to enrolling at Columbia may be transferred to Columbia, subject to departmental approval. Students
must request the transfer of credit while applying to the PD program. Credit will only be
considered for transfer if the grades earned were at least 3.0 on the 4.0 scale. An official college transcript
and copy of the class syllabus and/or course description from the school's bulletin must accompany the "Transfer
of Credit Request" form. Please note that courses already used towards completion of another degree program can
not be re-used for transfer credit.