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Five-Year BS-MS Program

Through our nontraditional five-year BS/MS program, we offer qualified students a fast-track opportunity to graduate with a master’s degree in materials science and engineering.

The program is designed to allow qualifying students to take up to nine hours of approved graduate courses for their senior undergraduate electives and have them count toward both their BS and MS degrees, thus reducing the amount of time it takes for a student to earn a master’s degree.

Contact

Jake Working
Academic Advisor
jworking@utk.edu
(865) 974-8202


How to Apply

Students must have an overall GPA of 3.4 and follow a normal procedure for admission to Graduate School, including taking the GRE and applying with references.

Interested and qualified students must fill out the Admission/Course Approval Form before scheduling an appointment with their advisor. Application deadlines are April 15th or November 15th, depending on when the student wishes to begin taking graduate courses.

Course approval can only be given for courses that have been scheduled. Students must submit a new Admission/Course Approval Form directly before each semester they plan to enroll in graduate coursework. Approval to have credit count toward both the BS and MS degrees will not be given retroactively. Students must obtain approval prior to taking a course.

Program Requirements

To be accepted into the program, qualified students must meet the following requirements:

  • Students must have an overall GPA of 3.4 to be admitted to the program. Conditional admission may be granted after completing 60 credit hours of required coursework towards the a BS degree in materials science and engineering. Full admission is granted after completing 90 credit hours of required coursework towards your degree with a minimum overall GPA of 3.4 in required coursework.
  • Students must at least have conditional admission before taking graduate courses that count toward both their bachelor’s and master’s degrees. All courses taken for graduate credit must be approved by the department, the college, and the UT Graduate School.
  • Admission of students into this program must be approved by the department, the college, and the Graduate School.
  • Students admitted to the program must follow the normal procedure for admission to the university’s Graduate School. This includes taking the GRE, submitting an application complete with references, etc. However, students are not required to apply for or accept admission to the MSE Graduate Program for the course credits to count toward their bachelor’s degree.