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Graduate Education Program - How to Apply & Register

Prospective graduate students should choose a program of study from one of our member universities listed below. The listed links and contact people should get you started in the proper directions. If you would like help in the admission or registration process, please contact Lisa Burke at NIA (phone 757-325-6731) or education@nianet.org.

Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is offering graduate degrees from the School of Aerospace Engineering and the School of Mechanical Engineering at NIA. The courses are a mixture of live, two-way video and asynchronous, using video tape or CDs delivered to the student. For information about Aerospace Engineering, contact Prof. Jeff Jagoda at jeff.jagoda@aerospace.gatech.edu or (404) 894-3060. In Mechanical Engineering there is a web-based and video-based Masters degree program. For information call (800) 543-2034 or contact web.program@me.gatech.edu. Additional distance learning courses from other engineering programs as well as mathematics are available from the Center for Distance Learning, http://www.cdl.gatech.edu/dl/servlet/DLHome. Details about registration and class schedules are found at http://oscarweb.gatech.edu. All Distance Learning courses are designated with a “Q” section identifier.

North Carolina A&T State University
NC A&T State University offers an M.S. and Ph.D. program in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at NIA . Contact Prof. William Craft at craft@ncat.edu or (336) 334-7620 ext. 314, for information about the program from NC A&T and for enrollment procedures.

North Carolina State University
NC State is offering courses at NIA via distance learning leading to graduate degrees in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. The courses are a mixture of live, two-way video and asynchronous, using web-accessible streaming media or CDs delivered to the student. General on-line information is available at http://engineeringonline.ncsu.edu and an on-line application is available at http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/grad/admissn/app/gradadm.htm, with departmental information on http://www.mae.ncsu.edu/programs/grad/dgrpgms. Additional information about the NC State programs at NIA is available from Prof. Robert Nagel at nagel@eos.ncsu.edu, (919) 515-5283 or Dr. Linda Krute at linda_krute@ncsu.edu, (919) 515-5440.

University of Maryland
The University of Maryland is currently offering both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees through NIA in Aerospace Engineering (ENAE). The courses are primarily live, two-way video and may be taken at NIA Headquarters. Contact Dr. Mary Bowden at maryb@ssl.umd.edu and (301) 405-0011, or Prof. William Fourney at four@eng.umd.edu and (301) 405-1129, for information about the program from Maryland and for application procedures. An online application is available at http://www.umd.edu/prospective. Please indicate your relationship to NIA in the first line of your first essay (Research Goals) so that your application can be handled properly.

University of Virginia
The University of Virginia offers graduate degree programs at NIA in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Systems and Information Engineering. Several courses are taught on-site by resident faculty. The majority of courses are transmitted from UVA via live, two-way digital video-conferencing technology. UVA courses are available at NIA headquarters or nearby at ODU's Peninsula Higher Education Center. Information on courses can be found at http://cgep.virginia.gov/browse.php. For information about the University of Virginia programs, contact Rita Kostoff at rfk2u@virginia.edu, (434) 924-4051 or Prof. James Groves at jgroves@virginia.edu, (434) 924-6261.

Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech offers M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs at NIA in: Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Materials Science and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. The courses are primarily live, two-way video delivered to (or originate from) NIA Headquarters. In addition M.S. degree programs will be available in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Industrial and Electrical Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering through the Virginia CGEP program and are available at the Peninsula Graduate Center. An online application procedure is available at http://www.grads.vt.edu/homeapply.html. Information about the Virginia Tech programs at the NIA is available from Don Leo at donleo@vt.edu, (540) 231-9171 or Barbara Crawford at bcrawfrd@vt.edu, (540) 231-9171.