KLA and the University of Michigan College of Engineering have partnered since 2007 to leverage the educational resources of the College to create customized learning opportunities that support the personal learning goals of KLA employees while successfully advancing the talent development goals of the company. The partnership is designed to provide KLA engineers with technical leadership, depth in their own engineering discipline, breadth across engineering disciplines, knowledge of basic management issues, and the ability to influence and direct product development at a systems level. Through a broad array of online and on-campus courses, students will be well-prepared to tackle complex, large-scale systems challenges involving many stakeholders.
KLA employees have the following options to continue their engineering education with the top-ranked University of Michigan College of Engineering:
Please submit the KLA Student Intent Form to briefly describe your continuing engineering education goals. This should be filled out each term. Please answer all the questions on the form. An ME-Online representative will contact you within 48 hours to discuss your goals and help you get started.
*It is important to know, however, that if you are admitted as an NCFD student, no more than six credits earned as an NCFD student may apply towards a master’s degree. Students seeking to apply NCFD credits to the Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering + Design or the Master’s in Electrical & Computer Engineering degrees must apply for the degree before enrolling for additional credits.
Non-Credit-For-Degree (NCFD) applications must be completed (including received transcripts) at least two weeks before the semester begins. Your completed applications must be submitted to the College of Engineering no later than August 15, 2024 for Fall 2025. However, applying sooner will ensure all materials are received well before the semester.
Requirements
Transcripts can be sent to:
*Note: NCFD professional certificate applicants do not need to include other application documents, such as letters of recommendation, etc.
A minimum set of courses must be completed within five years of your start date to be eligible for the professional certificate. Credits may be applied toward a graduate degree for up to five years after earning the credits.
After approval of NCFD status, students may make their course selections via the KLA registration button below.
*Must obtain 12 credits to earn the certificate with a grade of B or better.
Required Course
ISD 520 – Introduction to Systems Engineering (available Fall 2025)
Elective Options (Select 3)
IOE 461 – Quality Engineering Principles and Analysis (Six Sigma Black Belt Course) – (available Fall 2025)
ISD 521 – Development and Verification of System Design Requirements (available Fall 2025)
ISD 522 – Systems Engineering Architecture and Design
ISD 523 – Risk Analysis 1
ISD 527 – Designing in Quality: A Design for Six Sigma
ISD 528 – Advanced Design for Manufacturability (available Fall 2025)
ISD 555/MFG 555 – Design Optimization
MECHENG 587 – Global Manufacturing
MFG 515/NAVARCH 514 – Fatigue of Structures (available Fall 2025)
Students can apply directly to the Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering + Design and must apply through the normal degree application process.
Application Deadline: August 1, 2025
For more information on the NCFD admissions process and admission into a formal degree-seeking program, please go here.
Note: No more than six credits earned as an NCFD student may apply towards a master’s degree. Students seeking to apply NCFD credits to the Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering + Design degree must apply for the degree before enrolling for additional credits.
To see the full curriculum and courses of study, visit the degree page or contact the graduate coordinator at [email protected].
After being admitted into the graduate degree program please register through the button below. Make sure to only register for approved KLA courses. The courses in the SE+D graduate degree have been approved by KLA. If you have any questions please follow-up with your KLA representative.
Students can apply directly to the Master’s in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) program and must apply through the normal degree application process. Visit the ECE MEng program page to learn more about the application process.
ECE Graduate Admissions
Application Deadline: August 1, 2025
Note: No more than six credits earned as an NCFD student may apply towards a master’s degree. Students seeking to apply NCFD credits to the Master’s in Electrical & Computer Engineering degree must apply for the degree before enrolling for additional credits.
EECS 411 – Microwave Circuits I -Fall courses
EECS 421 – Properties of Transistors -Fall courses
EECS 423 – Solid-State Device Laboratory -Fall courses
EECS 434 – Principles of Photonics -Fall courses
EECS 438 – Advanced Lasers and Optics Laboratory -Winter/Fall courses
EECS 442 – Computer Vision -Winter/Fall courses
EECS 460 – Control Systems Analysis and Design -Winter/Fall courses
EECS 461 – Embedded Control Systems -Winter/Fall courses
EECS 498 – Special Topics -Winter/Fall courses
*Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
EECS 501 – Probability and Random Processes -Winter/Fall courses
EECS 516 – Medical Imaging Systems -Fall courses
EECS 517 – Physical Processes in Plasmas -Fall courses
EECS 520 – Solid State Physics -Fall courses
EECS 523 – Digital Integrated Technology -Fall courses
EECS 524 – Organic Electronics -Winter courses
EECS 529 – Semiconductor Lasers and LEDs -Fall courses
EECS 530 – Electromagnetic Theory I -Fall courses
EECS 537 – Classical Optics -Fall courses
EECS 538 – Optical Waves in Crystals -Fall courses
*Prerequisite equivalency approvals for non-UM courses will be granted based on the transcripts submitted in your application.
After being admitted into the graduate degree program please register through the button below. Make sure to only register for approved KLA courses. The courses listed above have been approved by KLA. If you have any questions please follow-up with your KLA representative.
EECS 301– Probabilistic Methods in Engineering (On Campus) -Winter courses
EECS 334 – Principles of Optics (On Campus) -Winter courses
*Prerequisite: PHYSICS 240
EECS 434 – Principles of Photonics (On Campus or Online) -Fall courses
EECS 442 – Computer Vision (On Campus) -Winter courses
EECS 460 – Control Systems Analysis and Design (On Campus) -Winter courses
*Prerequisite: EECS 216 or graduate standing
EECS 501 – Probability and Random Processes (On Campus) -Winter courses
*Prerequisite: EECS 301 or graduate standing
EECS 550 – Information Theory (On Campus) -Fall courses
EECS 551 – Matrix Methods for Signal Processing Data Analysis and Machine Learning (On Campus) -Fall courses
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