Mechanical Engineering Five-Year Accelerated Degree Bachelor and Master of Science Program

This concentrated program prepares students for constantly evolving needs for innovation in engineering design and development, across all technological and economic sectors. Graduates of the program will be awarded a BS and an MS in Mechanical Engineering. Students follow the standard undergraduate curriculum for the first three years, and then complete the BS degree requirements during their fourth year while taking graduate courses. During the fifth year the students take an additional eight courses to complete their MS degree. Graduates of the program will have mastered the knowledge and tools they need to create the next generation of Mechanical Engineering solutions to technological and societal problems.

The Mechanical Engineering Department offers a five-year accelerated program through which students can obtain a Bachelor of Science degree as well as a Master of Science degree.  The combined five-year program provides students with the opportunity to obtain these degrees in less time than would be required when pursuing them independently. The five-year program offers a simplified process for admission to the graduate school.

Students typically apply to the accelerated Master’s degree program at the end of their third year.  Students follow the standard undergraduate curriculum for the first three years, and then complete the baccalaureate degree requirements during their fourth year while taking up to two graduate courses. Up to six graduate course credits taken during the fourth year may be applied towards both the undergraduate and master’s degree requirements.  After receiving the baccalaureate degree, students will take an additional eight courses (for a total of ten courses) to complete the MS degree requirements in the fifth year. This accelerated degree is expected to be completed in five years without interruption.   

Students accepted in this program are expected to have an overall GPA of 3.00 or higher and receive approval of the faculty advisor.  Students will be awarded the BS in Mechanical Engineering when all requirements are met, usually at the end of the fourth year. The MS degree will be awarded when all graduate requirements of the combined degree curricula have been satisfied, usually at the end of the fifth year.

Accelerated Degree Curriculum

Students must develop of a plan of study for the MS portion of the degree with approval of their academic advisor, including the following:

Requirements for BS in Mechanical Engineering 1134
MEEG 5415Engineering Applications of Numerical Methods3
Select 7 additional graduate-level electives in Mechanical Engineering21
Total Credits158

A minimum of 30 credits must be completed at the graduate level.

Mechanical Engineering Electives

Possible electives may include:

Thermal Systems Electives
MEEG 5323Thermal Management of Microdevices3
MEEG 5346Energy Conversion3
MEEG 5353Computational Fluid Dynamics3
MEEG 5354Heat and Mass Transfer3
MEEG 5362Gas Turbine Aerodynamics3
MEEG 5356Renewable Wind Energy3
MEEG 5364Combustion3
Mechanical Systems Electives
MEEG 5301Feedback and Control Systems3
MEEG 5303Industrial Automation3
MEEG 5305Design of Mechatronics Systems3
MEEG 5312Advanced Product Design and Manufacturing3
MEEG 5319Applications of Finite Element Analysis3
MEEG 5321Theory and Applications of Robot Kinematics3
MEEG 5322Advanced Dynamics3
MEEG 5324Micro and Nano Manufacturing3
MEEG 5327Fracture Mechanics3
MEEG 5330Mechanics of Composite Materials3
MEEG 5372Applications of Theory of Elasticity3
MEEG 5376Stability of Structures3