Accelerated Masters Program

Five-Year (Accelerated) B.S./M.S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering

The Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) offers a five-year program through which students can obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in CEE and a Master of Science degree in CEE in five years. The accelerated program provides students with the opportunity to obtain these degrees in less time than would be required when pursuing them independently. In addition, the accelerated program offers a simplified process for admission to the Graduate School.

Students may transfer up to 12 credits (typically four courses) of graduate credit from their undergraduate years towards their graduate requirements.  Up to 6 credits of the 12 transferred can be 'double counted' for undergraduate degree requirements.

Eligibility Requirements

The five-year B.S./M.S. program in CEE is open to all CEE majors who are highly ranked in their class by GPA in January of their junior year. Students who do not meet this requirement may still apply to the graduate program through regular channels and will receive full consideration.  Any admissions to the accelerated program are conditional upon continued high level academic achievement.

Application and Admission Process

Students who are interested in being admitted to the five-year program need to fill out and submit the appropriate application form which will be provided to them during the spring of their junior year.  These applications will be accompanied by complete instructions.

Final decisions on admissions to graduate programs are made by the Graduate School.

Once admitted to the accelerated M.S. program in Civil and Environmental Engineering, students can transfer up to 12 credit hours of prior courses.  Up to 6 credit hours of the 12 credits transferred can also satisfy undergraduate requirements. The remaining courses are taken while enrolled in the M.S. program. Note that students who are admitted to the program are also able to complete the M.S. degree by taking courses part-time after completion of their B.S. degree, and the complete B.S./M.S. program does not necessarily need to be completed in five years.

All degree requirements for the B.S. degree and the M.S. degree need to be met. The five-year program does not affect the requirements for either one of these degree programs.