The Mechanical & Materials Engineering (MME) Bachelor's + Master's Program (B + M) allows currently admitted students to get a head-start on their master's degree. Students admitted into the B + M program 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.
Students must request approval to take 500-level courses by the third term of their junior year, and if granted approval, are guaranteed admission into an MME graduate program as long as they graduate with at least a 3.3 institutional GPA. Students in the B + M Program can pursue either of the MME master’s graduate programs:
Once B + M students are formally admitted into an MME graduate 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.
Eligibility
Students applying to the BS + MS Program must meet the following criteria:
Deadline
Students must request approval to take 500-level ME courses within the B+M program by the end of finals week in the third term of their junior year.
Request Approval
When you request approval, you will need to submit contact information for two faculty references (Mechanical & Materials Engineering faculty members preferred).