Master of Textiles FAQ

The M.T. is a non-thesis degree requiring a minimum of 30 hours of coursework. The M.T. degree typically takes 2 years to complete, but may be completed in as little as a year.  The M.T. must be completed within 6 years, and students must be continuously enrolled once they begin their graduate program. Students may request a leave of absence from the program for one semester at a time, with two (2) semesters maximum. Graduate students must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA to remain in the program and have a minimum 3.0 GPA at the time of graduation.

The M.T. program is also available entirely via distance education and may be completed on a part time basis. 

Students must meet all the rules outlined in the Graduate School Administrative Handbook

NC State has several certificate programs (including textiles-related ones) that could interest you; please consider those in your course planning as well, as courses can double count for both the M.S. degree and the certificate, as long as there are 18 credits that are unique to your M.S. degree:

Wilson College of Textiles Graduate Certificates

Graduate School Certificate List

Note that students who choose a certificate that comes with premium tuition, that the provost has decided that students may not add a masters degree or certificate for which premium tuition is charged to their plan of work.  The rules about charging the premium make this unworkable for the cashier’s office, without being unfair to the program (do not charge premium tuition for such students), or unfair to the student (charge a premium on all credits being taken).

A common certificate for our students is the nonwovens certificate. More information can be found here.

Please refer to this website for specifics, which includes whether courses taken at 400-level and/or as an undergraduate count.

Note that only grades with a C- or better can be counted toward a graduate degree, and for transfer grades, it must be a B or better.