The School of Engineering offers a combined program leading to both a bachelor's degree in an engineering major and a master's degree. Physics and Biology majors (College of Arts and Sciences) may also participate. The program is designed for the qualified student who wishes to pursue either greater specialization in a major area or to complement the undergraduate program with a related graduate-level concentration. 

For formal request for entrance into this program, a student must have completed 60 hours of their undergraduate program.  Admission requirements also include a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 and permission from the graduate program director of the selected master's program.  Students must formally apply to the graduate school during their final semester of their senior year. Selection of the graduate (master's) program area is indicated below:

Graduate Program Area

Undergraduate Program	Graduate Program Selections
Biology	Bioengineering*
Chemical Engineering	Bioengineering, Business Analytics, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electro-Optics*, Engineering Management, Engineering Mechanics, Finance, Systems Engineering, Materials Engineering, Renewable and Clean Energy Engineering
Civil Engineering	Bioengineering, Business Analytics, Civil Engineering, Engineering Management, Engineering Mechanics, Finance, Systems Engineering, Materials Engineering, Renewable and Clean Energy Engineering
Computer Engineering	Bioengineering, Business Analytics, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering,Electro-Optics*, Engineering Management, Engineering Mechanics, Finance, Systems Engineering, Materials Engineering, Renewable and Clean Energy Engineering
Electrical Engineering	Bioengineering, Business Analytics, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electro-Optics, Engineering Management, Engineering Mechanics, Finance, Systems Engineering, Materials Engineering, Renewable and Clean Energy Engineering
Mechanical Engineering	Aerospace Engineering, Bioengineering, Business Analytics, Civil Engineering, Electro-Optics*, Engineering Management, Engineering Mechanics, Finance, Systems Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Renewable and Clean Energy Engineering
Engineering Technology	Business Analytics, Engineering Management, Finance, Systems Engineering, Materials Engineering
Physics	Electro-Optics, Materials Engineering

*	This major may need additional courses to qualify for the master's program.

The department's graduate program director and the student's undergraduate academic advisor serve as an advisory committee to the student in establishing the combined program requirements. The first-year, sophomore and junior years follow the curriculum of the student's selected bachelor's program.

A student who elects the combined program must satisfy both undergraduate and graduate degree requirements as to the required cumulative grade point average for graduation. The graduate of the combined program will receive a bachelor's degree in the undergraduate major (e.g., Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering) and a master's degree in the graduate area (e.g., Master of Science in Materials Engineering). A student in the combined program who chooses not to complete the program must complete all the undergraduate major program requirements to receive the bachelor's degree.

5-Year Bachelor's-Master's Program

Course Area	Semester	Hours
Senior Year	1st Term	2nd Term/SU Term
Undergraduate department major	11	11
Undergraduate department or University requirement or electives	3	3
Graduate major (taken as undergraduate credit)	3	3
Total semester hours	17	17
Fifth Year - Graduate Level	8-10	8-10/8-10
Graduate major (including thesis or project)*	12	12