The Mechanical Engineering Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s (ABM) program allows qualified undergraduates to earn up to 12 credit hours toward completion of both bachelor’s and master’s degrees simultaneously. Students are encouraged to begin planning to enter the Accelerated BS/MS program by the end of their junior year so that elective courses can be taken in their senior year, in consultation with their advisor in the mechanical engineering department. 

To be eligible for admission to the Mechanical Engineering ABM program the student must (1) have an undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher, (2) have approval from their academic advisor, the undergraduate coordinator, the graduate coordinator, and the graduation analyst (3) junior standing as determined by progress towards the BS degree completion at the time of application for admission and (4) have senior standing as determined by progress towards the BS degree completion once admitted. Exceptions to the admissions requirements may be approved by the graduate coordinator or department chair.

A student admitted to the Mechanical Engineering ABM program must apply to the Graduate School for the Accelerated BS/MS program, which allows them to take graduate courses in the mechanical engineering department. ABM program admission or completion is no guarantee of admission into or progression in a graduate program of study. To continue in the program past the B S in Mechanical Engineering, students must apply for full admission into the Graduate School. Grades earned for graduate coursework will not apply to computation of their undergraduate GPA.