Mining 360 Certificate

Contact Information

Dr. Andrea Brickey, Professor
Department of Mining Engineering and Management
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Mineral Industries 230
(605) 394-1275
E-mail: Andrea.Brickey@sdsmt.edu

Department Website

Students are responsible for checking with their advisors for any program modifications that may occur after the publication of this catalog.

Certificate Requirements

Distribution of credits

Core requirements: 3 credits
Research or project requirements: 0 credits
Elective requirements: 6 credits
Total credits: 9

Cross-listed 400/500 level courses must be taken at the 500 level.

Core requirements

MEM 501 Fundamentals of the Mineral Industry Credits: (3-0) 3 *
* If a student has a BS or MS degree in Mining Engineering, they may exchange MEM 501 for an elective course.

Research or project requirements

No research or project credits are required for this certificate. Individual courses may require projects as part of the course.

Elective requirements

Six credits of electives with a MEM prefix at the 500 or 600 level are required.

Examinations

No final degree examination is required for the certificate. Individual courses may hold final examinations as part of the course.

Additional requirements

All 9 credits of the certificate must be taken from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

A grade of “C” or higher must be earned in every course in order to receive the certificate.

In addition to these degree-specific requirements, the student must also meet the requirements and policies applied to all graduate degrees by the Council of Graduate Education.