Master of Computational Science and Engineering (MCSE) Degree at Rice University

MCSE Degree

MCSE degree is a non-thesis master's degree. For general university requirements, please see Non-Thesis Master's Degrees. For additional requirements, regulations, and procedures for all graduate programs, . Students pursuing MCSE degree must complete:

• A minimum of 30 credit hours to satisfy degree requirements.
• A minimum of 30 credit hours of graduate-level study (graduate semester credit hours, coursework at 500-level or above).
• A minimum of 24 graduate semester credit hours must be taken at Rice University.
• A minimum of 24 graduate semester credit hours must be taken in standard or traditional courses (with a course type of lecture, seminar, laboratory, lecture/laboratory). 
• A minimum residency enrollment of one fall or spring semester of part-time graduate study at Rice University.
• A maximum of 2 courses (6 graduate semester credit hours) from transfer credit. For additional departmental guidelines regarding transfer credit, see the Policies tab.
• A minimum overall GPA of 2.67 or higher in all Rice coursework.
• A minimum program GPA of 2.67 or higher in all Rice coursework that satisfies non-thesis master’s degree.

Master in Computational Science and Engineering (MCSE) degree in School of Engineering is a non-thesis degree program designed to provide training and expertise in computational science and engineering and in data engineering and analytics. MCSE degree program is intended for students interested in technical and managerial positions such as computational scientist, computational engineering, data engineering, and data analyst. program offers students opportunities to specialize in areas such as scientific computing, high-performance computing, data analytics, data engineering, data science, and machine learning.

departments of Computational and Applied Mathematics (CAAM) and Statistics (STAT) jointly offer MCSE degree program. When applying to MCSE degree program, students must select CAAM or STAT as their desired home department. If admitted, MCSE students are admitted to a select cohort from home department selected in their application.

courses listed below satisfy this degree program. In certain instances, courses not on this official list may be substituted upon approval of program's academic advisor, or where applicable, department or program's Director of Graduate Studies. Course substitutions must be formally applied and entered into Degree Works by department or program's Official Certifier. Additionally, these must be approved by Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Students and their academic advisors should identify and clearly document courses to be taken.

The English Language Proficiency Requirement may be waived for an international student who received a degree from an institution in which English is the official language of communication. Contact the admitting program for more information.

The following language proficiency tests are accepted by Rice graduate programs and will be used to assess English language proficiency. Please note the below scores are the minimum requirement, though some program requirements will be higher.

• The TOEFL IBT Home. A minimum score of 90 is required
• IELTS Indicator. A minimum score of 7 is required.
• Duolingo. A minimum score of 115 is required.