The Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Bachelor's + Master's program allows current students enrolled in upper division courses to get a head-start on their master's degree. If you are admitted into the B + M program, you are able to take up to 16 credit hours of approved 500-level coursework as an undergraduate, at an undergraduate tuition rate (postbaccalaureate students will be charged graduate tuition rates per PSU policy), and apply the credits toward their undergraduate and graduate degrees. Admitted B + M students have the potential to start their graduate program with 16 credits already completed.
Eligible students are invited to participate in the program as undergraduates. You must still apply to the Master’s program, you will be admitted as long as the B + M continuation criteria are satisfied. Students who do not meet the requirements, should contact the department at ceedept@pdx.edu to get more information on how they may become eligible in the future.
Students in the B + M program can specialize in structural, geotechnical, transportation, engineering and preservation of existing structures, or environmental and water resources engineering and have the option to pursue either the Master of Science (research-based) or Master of Engineering (coursework only) degrees. For admission to the MS, a student must have a CEE faculty member agree to be their advisor. MEng students will have an advisor assigned to them once admitted.
Once B + M students are formally admitted to a CEE master’s program, the department will request the 500-level credits taken as an undergraduate to be applied toward their master's degree. Only coursework with a grade of B or higher will be applied. Students must start their master's program within one academic year of graduating with their bachelor’s degree to use their bachelor’s courses toward their master's degree.
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Eligibility
To be eligible for the B + M program you must meet the following criteria:
- Institutional GPA of 3.3 at time of eligibility notification.
- Completed 16 credit hours of approved 300- or 400-level upper division Civil & Environmental Engineering coursework (excluding University Studies upper division cluster courses)
Deadline
Eligible junior-level students will receive an eligibility notification directly from the CEE Department spring term. Students must respond to the CEE Department eligibility notification with the intent to join the pathway program by April 15th of the same year to be admitted to the B + M program.
If you did not receive an eligibility notification and are eligible for the program, or you will meet the eligibility criteria after the April 15th deadline, complete the application form and your request will be reviewed.
Continuation Criteria
Students must maintain an institutional GPA of 3.30 through to completion of the BSCE/BSENVE degree and enroll in the CEE master’s program within 1 year of graduation from the BSCE/BSENVE. Students not meeting the continuation criteria can still apply for admission to the master’s degree program without the benefits of shared coursework credits.
Contact
If you have questions about the application process, contact ceedept@pdx.edu