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The combined BS/MS degree program would allow qualified students to earn both a bachelor's and a master's degree in Materials Science and Engineering with savings of a tangible number of credit hours. Qualified students would be allowed to begin MS or ME degree course work in their senior year and double count a certain number of credit hours of specific graduate MSE courses for both the BS and MS (or ME) degree requirements.

The MS (or ME) degree could be completed within two to three semesters after completing the BS requirements. Seniors admitted into the combined BS/MS program will be eligible for Teaching or Research Assistantships since they would be classified as 7EG upon admission to this program. The TA or RA appointment includes a stipend plus a tuition waiver.

Admission Requirements for the Combined BS/MS Program in Materials Science and Engineering

• Satisfy Graduate School admissions requirements for a MS degree.
• An upper-division GPA of at least 3.3.
• Completion of a minimum of 18 credit hours of courses in Materials Science and Engineering.
• Admission by the Materials Science and Engineering Combined Degree Studies Admissions Committee and approval by the College of Engineering and the Graduate School.

Students with an upper-division GPA of 3.6 or higher can double count 12 credit hours, whereas students with an upper-division GPA of 3.3 to 3.59 can double count 6 credit hours for the Bachelor's and Master's degrees.

Combined BS/MS Program in Materials Science and Engineering ( > 3.6 GPA)

• All requirements for the BS degree must be satisfied, with the exception of 12 credit hours, specified below, for which graduate courses may be substituted.
• All MS (or ME) requirements must be satisfied.

Only 12 hours of 5000-level and 6000-level MSE courses may be double counted for credit as MSE undergraduate coursework. These 12 credit hours, as selected from the following list, will also count towards the master's degree.

• EMA 6910 Supervised Research or EMA 6971 Master's Research (4 Cr) for EMA 4913 and 4914 Research in Materials Science I and II (4 Cr).
• Any 5000 or 6000-level course for 3 - 5 credits of Technical Electives.
• 2 - 5 credits from the following list:

EMA 6316 Materials Thermodynamics (3 Cr)	for	EMA 4314 Energetics and Kinetics in MSE (3 Cr)
EMA 6128 Materials Microstructures (3 Cr)	for	EMA 4125 Microstructural Transformations (3 Cr)
EMA 6448 Ceramic Processing (3 Cr)	for	EMA 4645 Processing of Ceramic Materials (3 Cr)
EMA 6412 Synth. & Char. Of Elec. Mats. (3 Cr)	for	EMA 4614 Production of Elec. Mats. (3 Cr)
EMA 6625 Adv. Metals Processing (3 Cr)	for	EMA 4630 Metals Casting (2 Cr)
EMA 6165 Polymer Physical Science (3 Cr)	for	EMA 4161 Polymer Physics (4 Cr)

Combined BS/MS Program in Materials Science and Engineering
( 3.3 < GPA < 3.59)

• EMA 6910 Supervised Research or EMA 6971 Master's Research (4 Cr) for EMA 4913 and 4914 Research in Materials Science I and II (4 Cr).
• Any 5000 or 6000-level course for 2 credits of Technical Electives.

Find out more about the Combined B.S./M.S. Degree in Materials Science & Engineering/Biomedical Engineering.