The M.S. program is intended to provide an intensive education in both fundamental and applied aspects of environmental engineering. The student may choose a thesis or non-thesis option. The M.S. thesis option requires a minimum of 24 credit hours of coursework, plus six credit hours of research culminating in an acceptable and defensible thesis. The M.S. non-thesis requires a minimum of 30 credit hours of graduate course work plus three credit hours of research, resulting in an acceptable written scholarly report.