<p>Posted this in the Parents Forum but thought I may get some current students or parent views here as well. </p>
<p>Son is currently applying to some highly ranked online MS ME programs that stream classes as if you were there. Seems a popular way to stay employed while attaining the degree. Anyone familiar with these programs?</p>
<p>Also, in general, how is grade inflation/deflation/curves in Masters ME programs?</p>
<p>Thanks for your assistance. </p>
<p>I have no experience with online streaming courses, but grade inflation/deflation/curves shouldn’t matter one bit. One of two things are likely happening in the case of getting a MS: your employer is paying so you already have a job and don’t need to worry if you have a 3.1 versus a 3.6, or else you are going there for a full-time degree and your job prospects likely depend a lot more on connections your advisor has. As long as you stay above a 3.0 it should all be good, an if you drop below that, usually graduate programs don’t like that anyway and you risk getting put on probation.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for your response. Just curious, as an undergrad, your GPA is reported on your resume (unsure if that’s engineering majors only or the way of the future). Do you report GPA on your resume for Masters Engineering? Just curious. Son had a very high GPA undergrad as double engineering major so I expect him to do well in grad school regardless. </p>
<p>I suspect that once he has a Masters, there will be no need to report any GPA at all on the resume. The fact that he has a graduate degree says something already plus if he has work experience that is much more important than the GPA.</p>