Manufacturing Standard and Standardization Certificate Program (Transcripted)
Curriculum Innovation through the Integration of Manufacturing Related Materials and Quality Control Standards for Different Level Engineering Students from Freshmen to Graduates (CIMS)
To fulfill the needs of real-world systems, the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department in College of Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville is offering a graduate level transcripted Manufacturing Standards and Standardization Certificate program with the support from NIST.
Program Description:
The graduate level transcripted Manufacturing Standards and Standardization Certificate program is a 9-hour program open to all major graduate students and professionals who meet with the admission requirements indicated below. This certificate will give graduate students and professionals an opportunity to learn both standards and standardization concepts and skills. The objective of this certificate program is to promote standards and standardization concepts and increase students’ awareness of the importance of standards and standardization by introducing knowledge related to the creation, modification, interpretation of standards and standardization in manufacturing field. Upon completing this certificate, students and professionals will be able to:
- Develop critical thinking towards standards and standardization concepts
- Identify and interpret different standards in manufacturing
- Provide technical oversight and coordination to ensure manufacturing process meet national and international standards
This certificate is open to all majors and professionals. Students will receive the certificate upon completing all required courses stated on course requirements with “B” or better grade.
Admission Requirements: (Industrial Professionals can apply for the certificate program as non-degree students)
- A four-year degree in Engineering or closely related fields, and at least four years of industrial working experiences, or
- Students satisfying concurrent enrollment criteria of TAMUK graduate classes.
Course Requirements:
In order to get the certificate, students need to complete three of the following courses (9 credit hours) with A or B grades,
One of
And submit the requested form (attached below) to the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department (Dr. Hua Li, hua.li@tamuk.edu, 361-593-4057). The courses may be counted in students’ major degree plan only with the approval from their major graduate coordinators.