Engineering physics graduates at Belmont University are now guaranteed placement and funding for a postgraduate degree in engineering pursued through the University of Arkansas as part of a new partnership between the two universities.
Belmont University’s College of Science and Mathematics partnership with the University of Arkansas guarantees admission to graduate school, tuition funding, and a stipend for Belmont engineering physics students who meet a list of requirements, according to a press release by the private Christian university located in Nashville.
While Belmont does not offer any graduate programs through its College of Science and Mathematics, the University of Arkansas offers biomedical, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering degrees at the graduate level (MS/PhD).
Students at Belmont earning a GPA of 3.5 within the engineering physics program and scoring “sufficiently high” on the GRE General Test will receive automatic admission with funding for some programs at the University of Arkansas, the press release notes. Students who do not meet the GPA and GRE test requirements will be considered for admission and funding on a case-by-case basis.
“Belmont doesn’t offer undergraduate or graduate engineering degrees, but many of our prospective or current students want to pursue engineering in graduate school or as a career,” Dr. Thom Spence, Dean of the College of Sciences & Mathematics at Belmont, said in a statement. “This is an amazing opportunity for any Belmont engineering physics major because it means that our students have more options after graduation.
“Our Engineering Physics Major program is built to provide students with technical skills desirable for success in applied physics and engineering fields. It’s an interdisciplinary program designed to give our students a solid foundation for them to pursue their goals.” Spence added.
Belmont adds in its press release that the University of Arkansas is determined in recruiting “skilled people” to enter its graduate programs, especially women who are “underrepresented” in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network.
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