Combined BS/MS Programs

Overview

Several degree programs offer undergraduate students the opportunity to begin work on a Graduate Certificate, Professional Masters Degree, or Master’s Degree while completing the requirements for their Bachelor’s Degree. These are accelerated programs that can be valuable in fields of engineering and applied science where advanced education in technology and/or management provides the opportunity to be on a fast track for advancement to leadership positions. These programs also can be valuable for students who want to get a head start on graduate education. The combined programs at CSM offer several advantages to students who choose to enroll in them:

• Some Combined BS/MS Degree programs allow a limited number of courses to be counted toward both the Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees.
• Once accepted into the Combined BS/MS Degree program, seniors may enroll in graduate-level coursework that can be used to fulfill graduate degree requirements.
• Students can generally finish their graduate degree requirements with one extra year of study.

Programs Offered

• B.S. any discipline
  • M.S. Engineering and Technology Management
  • M.S. Environmental Science & Engineering
  • P.M. Environmental Geochemistry
  • M.E. Geological Engineering
  • M.S. Hydrology
  • M.S. Mineral Economics
  • M.S. Nuclear Engineering
  • Master of International Political Economy of Resources
  • Certificate International Political Economy
• B.S. Biochemical Engineering/M.S. Chemical Engineering
• B.S./M.S. Chemical Engineering
• B.S. Chemistry
  • M.S. Chemistry
  • M.S. Engineering (Electrical or Mechanical tracks)
• B.S. Engineering/M.S. Engineering (any track)
• B.S. Geophysical Engineering
  • M.S. Geophysics
  • M.S. Geophysical Engineering
• B.S. Engineering Physics
  • M.S. Applied Physics
  • M.S. Engineering (Electrical or Mechanical tracks)
  • M.E. Metallurgical & Materials Engineering (Electronic Materials)
• B.S. Mathematical & Computer Sciences/M.S. Mathematical & Computer Sciences (Computer Science option)
• B.S. Mathematical & Computer Sciences/M.S. Mathematical & Computer Sciences (Mathematics option)
• B.S. Metallurgical & Materials Engineering/M.E. Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
• B.S. Petroleum Engineering/M.E. Petroleum Engineering

Admissions Process

Students should begin to discuss combined programs with faculty advisors in their sophomore or junior year to ensure proper course planning. Select the graduate program link above to find contact information for the graduate program coordinator.

Upon achieving junior standing, students can formally apply by submitting the standard Graduate Admissions Application to the Office of Graduate Studies. Each program page linked above will provide specific admission criteria as well as application requirements.

Students must be admitted to their graduate program no later than the close of the drop/add period in the last semester of their senior year. Students should ensure that their complete application (along with any required test scores or letters of recommendation) is in the Graduate Office at least 3-4 weeks prior to the admission deadline. Once a file is complete, the review process could take up to four weeks. Once accepted to a combined program, students must maintain a 3.0 GPA each semester of their program (B.S. and M.S.).

Certain graduate programs may allow Combined Degree Program students to fulfill part of the requirements of their graduate degree by including up to six hours of specified course credits which also were used in fulfilling the requirements of their undergraduate degree. These courses may only be applied toward fulfilling Master's degree requirements beyond the institutional minimum Master's requirement of 30 credit hours. Courses must meet all requirements for graduate credit, but their grades are not included in calculating the graduate GPA.