Admission to the Program

Requirements for admission to the Blended BS/MS program are:

Completion of a minimum of 135 quarter units of coursework.

A minimum GPA of 3.0 in the last 90 quarter units.

Completion of the ME foundation required courses (CE /ME 201 , CE /ME 205 , ENGR 207 , CE /ME 303 ), ME 312 , CE /ME 313 , ME 320 , ME 326A , and ME 327 ) in the BS degree program with a minimum average GPA of 3.0.

Completion of the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR).

Students are selected by a faculty committee based on prior academic performance and other measures of professional promise.

Applications for the Mechanical Engineering Blended BS/MS program are only accepted in the fall and spring quarters. (Deadline for Fall Admission: August 1st; Deadline for Spring Admission: February 1st). Students do not need to pay the application fee to apply to the blended program. To apply, please submit:

1. Application in word doc format.
2. Two letters of recommendation in word doc format (at least one of which should be from a Mechanical Engineering faculty member).

After review by a faculty committee and if the application is accepted, a Graduate Degree Study Plan will be prepared and approved. The department chair will submit a GS-8 Form to the Registrar’s Office to change the degree objective from the BS to the BS/MS blended program. The formal degree plan would specify the sixteen units of common electives to be listed on the BS and the MS program. 

Degree Requirements

1. Successful completion of all requirements for the BS (193 units) and the MS (45 units) degrees with all overlap of 16 units in electives.
2. A minimum 2.0 GPA for courses counting towards the bachelor’s degree and a minimum 3.0 GPA required for courses counting towards the master’s degree.
3. Degrees awarded when requirements for both the bachelor’s and the master’s degrees are met by the student and recorded by the Registrar’s Office. Both degrees are awarded in the same quarter.
4. Students who select the Thesis Option must be enrolled during the term that they submit their approved graduate thesis/project to the Library.
5. Students must apply to graduate in the blended program (BS / MS) by submitting a Graduation Application to the Registrar’s Office. This request should be submitted at least two quarters prior to graduation.
6. Students who fail to complete the requirements for the master’s degree, may petition to withdraw from the Blended Program, if the petition is approved, the bachelor’s degree will be granted when all the requirements for that degree are met.