Sample ACCELERATED PROGRAM IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Program Overview

The Department of Mechanical Engineering also offers an Accelerated Program that would enable students to a earn a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree as well as a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 5 years. The Accelerated Master's Program is designed to attract the best current undergraduate students. The program is designed for students who demonstrate an interest in, and ability for, additional education beyond the Bachelor's degree. Students will have the opportunity to enroll in graduate courses during their third (Junior) and fourth (Senior) years of study.

Admission Requirements

Prerequisites: Students who are interested in this program may submit applications upon completing their first semester of the junior year. Applications must be submitted by the end of the junior year. This application policy also applies to transfer students who have equivalent junior status. Students in this program must take 500-level courses in year 4, and 500-level or 600-level courses in year 5, as indicated in the BME/MSME Dual-Program Sheet.

Minimum G.P.A: 3.00 or higher at the time of application.

Degree Completion Requirements

A total of 12 credit hours of 500 level coursework completed during undergraduate studies will be applied to both the bachelor's degree and the master's degree. To remain in the program, students must maintain a 3.00 or higher GPA.

Minimum number of credits required to earn both degrees: 155 (thesis option) and 158 (project option).

For more details, please refer to the department webpagehttp://www.csuohio.edu/engineering/mce/graduatestudies.html

Students who are accepted for an accelerated 4+1 program may apply or transfer a maximum of 12 graduate credit hours taken while an undergraduate. No additional graduate credit hours taken as an undergraduate may be applied or transferred to the graduate record.