Program Overview

Introduction to the Five-Year BS-MS Program

The Five-Year BS-MS program in Industrial and Systems Engineering is designed for qualified students seeking an accelerated degree program. This program allows students to take up to nine hours of approved graduate courses for their senior undergraduate courses, which will count toward both their bachelor's and master's degrees.

Program Overview

The 5-Year BS/MS program with a major in industrial engineering is for qualified students to take up to nine hours of approved graduate courses for their senior undergraduate courses that will count toward both their bachelor's and master's degrees. This program is designed for students seeking an accelerated degree program that offers a number of benefits, including a shortened academic track so you can get a jumpstart on your career in industrial engineering.

Curriculum

The curriculum for the 5-year BS/MS IE degree can be found in the course catalog.

Admission Requirements

To participate in the five-year BS/MS program, students must meet the following requirements:

• Minimum cumulative GPA of at least 3.4.
• Admission must be approved by the department, the college, and the Graduate School.
• Admission must be obtained before taking a graduate course that is to be used to satisfy the requirements only for the master's degree. These courses must be identified in advance, with the proposed master's adviser or the department's Graduate Program Coordinator.
• Any course taken for graduate credit prior to satisfying all requirements for the bachelor's degree in industrial engineering must be approved by the department head or designee and the Graduate School.
• Courses required for the BS degree are not eligible for MS credit. However, elective courses are eligible for MS credit.

Eligibility for Graduate Assistantship

A student will not be eligible for a graduate assistantship until the student is enrolled as a graduate-level student in the Graduate School, has satisfied all of the requirements for the bachelor's degree, or the student is in the final semester of the bachelor's degree and has completed all undergraduate industrial engineering coursework.