Overview

Department of Mining & Mineral Engineering / Department of Mining & Mineral Engineering is located in Fairbanks, AK, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Mining engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Mineral preparation engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test (for geological engineering) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Oral defense of project or thesis
Other Advanced Degrees	Oral defense of project or thesis

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

6

Applied

2

Accepted

2

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	June 1st	March 1st	No
Spring deadline	October 15th	September 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test (for geological engineering)
Master's Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree from accredited institution with minimum cumulative undergraduate and major GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	July 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

3

Total Graduate Students

33%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	66.67%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	0%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	33.33%
Unknown	33.33%

Gender

Male (33%)

Female (66%)

Faculty

2

Total faculty

Full-time - 2

Part-time - 0

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Mine health and safety, computational fluid dynamics applications in mineral processing, gravity separation techniques, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling and process simulation and contr
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 755800
Fairbanks, AK  99775-5800
United States

Contact Dr. Tathagata Gosh
Chair
Email: UAF-cemmingeo@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-474-7388

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