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Home / Certificate to Master's Program in Transportation

Certificate to Master's Program in Transportation

A Global University Partnership

Offering Undergraduates a Fast, Affordable Route to Graduate Degrees

The UA Certificate to Master's Program, or CMP, in Transportation is a fast-paced, cost-effective path to a Master of Engineering degree from one of the best transportation schools in the United States.

The certificate program provides a rich classroom experience, practical training opportunities and promising career opportunities. Thanks to online offerings and tuition waivers, students pay only about half the typical cost of a U.S. master’s degree.

Begin the CMP at your undergraduate institution and complete your master’s degree in one year at the University of Arizona. Open to students from Feng Chia University, Soochow University and Tongji University.

Faculty Dedicated to Your Success

Learn From Top Scholars

Classes use real data to examine real-world problems. Faculty expertise ranges from connected and autonomous vehicles to intelligent transportation systems, simulation and optimization.

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Transportation Faculty

  • Yi-Chang Chiu, professor of civil and architectural engineering and mechanics
  • Yao-Jan Wu, assistant professor of civil and architectural engineering and mechanics and professional engineer
  • Luana Broshears, adjunct professor of civil and architectural engineering and mechanics and professional engineer

Course Highlights

Core classes, offered online, include:

  • Advanced Traffic Flow Analysis (PDF)
  • Advanced Travel Demand Forecasting (PDF)
  • Highway Geometric Design (PDF)
  • Simulation-Based Dynamic Traffic Assignment (PDF)
  • Transportation Big Data Analytics (PDF)

Instructors also match students’ interests and career goals with recommended coursework in electrical and computer engineering, systems engineering, applied mathematics and management information systems, for example.

Detail of a simulation program's output, with blue lines of varying heights superimposed on a satellite map of a city

Program Timeline

Apply for admission to the CMP in your third year at your home institution.

Spend your fourth year in your hometown, taking six to 12 credits in online courses from the UA that count toward your graduate degree. Apply to the master's program.

Come to the UA's campus in Tucson, Arizona, in your fifth year to complete the last of your 30 credits of master's degree coursework. 

After receiving your ME, you are eligible to apply for optional practice training or to pursue a doctoral degree at the UA or other universities.

Application Guidelines

  • Minimum GPA: 3.0 (82.5 on WES conversion scale)
  • Minimum TOEFL score
    • Internet-based test: 79
    • Paper-based test: 550
  • Minimum IELTS composite score: 7, with no subject below 6
  • Minimum Pearson PTE Academic score: 60

Need help completing your application? This application guidance document (PDF) walks you through the UA's international application system.

    Map of Tucson, Arizona, in black with road traffic overlaid in blue

    Important Dates

    Admissions

    • May 1: CMP application deadline
    • June 1: TOEFL scores due
    • June 30: UA CAEM department makes admissions recommendations
    • August: Beginning of fall semester at home institution

    Fourth Year

    • Jan. 1: ME application deadline
    • June 1: GRE scores due
    • August: Beginning of fall semester at the UA

     

    Not Your Typical Desert Town

    Low Cost of Living, High Quality of Life

    CAEM faculty and staff are committed to helping you succeed when you are on campus at the University of Arizona in your fifth, and final, year of the CMP.

    Tucson offers affordable housing, a vibrant culture and an exciting nightlife – not to mention warm weather all year and endless chances to discover the one-of-a-kind Sonoran Desert.

    Find friends in the UA Association of Chinese Students and Scholars, and check out UA Global's International Student Services. 

    Internship opportunities abound with companies and organizations such as Metropia Inc., Psomas and the Pima Association of Governments.

     

    Students in the Spotlight

    Fujian Province Scholar Aims for Software to Ease Congestion

    Zirui “Ray” Huang comes from Fujian Province, China. He entered the CMP in 2017, and his senior thesis was named one of the top 100 at Tongji University in July 2018.

    Just one year into the CMP, he has already had two technical papers accepted by the Transportation Research Board’s annual conference.

    Now on the UA campus for the second year of his ME, he is happy to meet people with whom he attended classes via video.

    Ray plans to pursue a career in data and software development, addressing urban traffic movement and congestion issues.

    I have amazing professors and friends and am involved in very interesting research, which is laying a solid foundation for my future studies.

    Shanghai Native Focuses on Intelligent Systems – and Swimming!

    Meiyu “Melrose” Pan was born in Shanghai. She started the CMP in fall 2017 and graduated from Tongji University in July 2018.

    In her first CMP year, she had two papers accepted by the annual conference of the Transportation Research Board and was named a 2018 Southern Arizona Logistics Education Organization Scholar.

    Melrose is now at the University Arizona finishing her ME. She is excited about studying in a new country and learning the latest technology.

    She is interested in urban transportation issues, particularly intelligent transportation systems, and plans to make a career analyzing travel behavior in different kinds of data.

    Dr. Chiu is super great. He really cares about us – not only around coursework, but also in daily life. Life on campus is also great. I can swim almost any time of year!
    Yi-Chang Chiu
    chiu@email.arizona.edu
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