Program Overview

Hybrid Vehicle Systems Certificate

The Hybrid Vehicle Systems (HVS) Certificate is available to graduate students in good standing in the College of Engineering, or to online non-Purdue students pursuing the certificate program only. The certificate program is focused on providing students a framework for gaining relevant expertise in the area of advanced hybrid vehicle systems.

Eligibility Requirements and How to Apply

• Degree seeking graduate students in good standing (cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher) in the College of Engineering, or non-degree seeking online students, may be considered for admission to the HVS Certificate program.
• Students initially apply to the program by submitting the Preliminary Application to the HVS Certificate Program.
• The preliminary application form will be reviewed, and if approved, the student will be advised to complete the Purdue Graduate School application specifically for the Hybrid Vehicle Systems certificate program.

Program Requirements

• The HVS Certificate requires 9 hours of graduate level coursework along with attendance at one HVS workshop or poster show.
• A minimum GPA of 3.0 must be maintained for all graded courses applied to the certificate.
• Grades of B- or below are not allowed.
• Courses from another institution and undergraduate level courses may not be applied to the HVS certificate.

Coursework

• Architecture (complete one):
  • ABE 59100/ME 53500 Design of Fluid Power Systems
  • ECE 51018/ME59700 Hybrid Electric Vehicles
• Energy Storage or Controls (complete one):
  • CHE 59700 Intro to Energy Storage Systems
  • MSE 57700/MSE 59700 Materials Science of Rechargeable Batteries
  • ME 57500 Theory & Design of Control Systems
• Prime Mover (i.e. motor/engine) (complete one):
  • ECE 61000 Energy Conversion
  • ABE 69100/ME 69700 Hydraulic Components and Modeling
  • ME 52500 Combustion
  • ME 54000 Internal Combustion Engines

Poster Requirement

• In addition to the coursework, the certificate requires a poster on some aspect of Hybrid Vehicles.
• The poster should be created in Microsoft PowerPoint.

Time to Completion

• Students entering the HVS Certificate program are expected to complete the certificate within 24 months of admission.
• A maximum of 36 months to complete the certificate may be allowed with extenuating circumstances.

Registration and Candidacy

• The semester BEFORE you complete the requirements, you must notify the ME Graduate Office, of your expected completion.
• In the semester that you complete the required HVS Certificate requirements, you must register for candidacy (CAND 991) and include on the notes, that it is for the HVS Certificate.