5-Year Dual-Degree Program with BS Degree in Math, Science or Engineering & MS Degree in Engineering
Type:
UndergraduateDegree:
B.S./M.S.Description:
Students interested in this program would have to fulfill all the requirements for the Bachelor’s degree in his or her chosen field, and also complete all the requirements for the Engineering MS of choice. The minimum number of required credit hours for completing both degrees is 228 (183 + 45). Engineering BS degrees require 192 quarter hours. Each engineering discipline requires 8-12 hours of “Technical Electives.” Since many “Technical Electives” are also co-listed with graduate-level courses, engineering students can count up to 9 hours of graduate-level courses for both the undergraduate and graduate engineering degrees. Engineering student as a result also have a minimum requirement of 228 (192 – 9 + 45) quarter hours.
Program application should occur after the student has junior-level standing. Early planning for these programs is very important especially for students who are not working toward an engineering BS degree. A student interested in these programs should seek out the help of an engineering advisor as early as possible in order to avoid extending the time necessary to complete both degrees.
Since many of the graduate engineering courses are offered every other year a student will begin taking graduate-level engineering courses in their fourth year. During the student’s fourth and fifth years, a combination of graduate and undergraduate courses will be taken to fulfil the requirements of both degrees.
It should be realized that not all combinations of degrees will be possible within five years. (For example, a student who is taking Physics and Differential Equations in the Junior year, and desires a MS in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization area in solid mechanics, will not be able to complete the desired program in 5 years. The same student might be able to complete another combination, however.)
Total Credit Hours:
228qrt. hrs.Other Requirements:
Admission to Program
Most of the admission process will follow the standard admissions procedure set by the Graduate School, with the following exceptions:
1) The candidate need not have completed the Bachelor’s degree at the time of admission;
2) The GPA must be at least 3.2, and special attention is to be paid to grades in Math, Physics, and Engineering courses (For example, A’s in general education requirements do not balance D’s in math and physics);
3) As part of the application, the student must submit a plan showing how all the requirements for the degree(s) desired can be met in the time frame of a 3-2 program. This plan is to be worked out jointly by the student’s undergraduate advisor, an appropriate engineering advisor, and the student. This plan, signed by all three, is to be submitted with the other application materials, and will be part of the consideration of the Engineering Department’s Graduate Admission Committee, when recommending admission. A plan that is not feasible will lead to the application being rejected. The plan may include further undergraduate courses that must be completed, and which cannot be applied to the graduate degree.
4) Students will be strongly encouraged to start the general process of forming a plan in consultation with the necessary advisors as early as possible, as prerequisite courses are usually offered only once a year. The end of the sophomore year or sometimes the beginning of the junior year are the desired times for starting the planning process, so that needed 2000-level courses can be taken in the third year. The completed application must be received for consideration by early spring of the Junior year, although the plan should be submitted sooner. It is recognized that students may be unable to be accepted because of their delays in completing the plan, as opportunity for taking pre-requisite courses may have passed.
5) Students complete all other Graduate Admission requirements as well. (Application, recommendation letters, GRE scores, etc.)
6) Very careful planning is required to pursue this option, and students should begin planning early in the third year. They must have completed the application, and have been granted admission by the Fall Quarter of the fourth year, at which time the student would be expected to start graduate work in conjunction with remaining requirements for the Bachelor’s degree.
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