Combined B.S./M.S.
Early Start on Automotive Engineering, M.S.
The B.S./M.S. program in Automotive Engineering provides eligible undergraduate students with the opportunity to get a head start on graduate studies by allowing them to use a limited number of graduate courses to satisfy requirements for both the B.S. and M.S. degrees.
Clemson undergraduates in the BS-MS program can have up to four 6000-level CECAS courses they take as undergrads count as technical electives towards their M.S. degree requirements in AuE. That means you only need to take 3 more technical electives with the thesis option and 5 more with the non-thesis internship options.
The GRE is not required for admission to the B.S./M.S. program.
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Program Guidelines
- Consult with an advisor in your intended area of graduate study before taking any graduate-level courses.
- The graduate courses taken as an undergraduate student will be listed in your graduate Plan of Study.
- Students in the B.S./M.S. program are conditionally accepted to the graduate program pending the completion of the B.S. degree.
- Typically, courses taken as a B.S./M.S. student are not transferable to other programs, either at Clemson or other schools.
- B.S./M.S. students in their final undergraduate semester may also take a limited number of 6000-level or 8000-level courses to be used for future graduate credit only.
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Requirements to Complete Both Degrees
- Undergraduate students must have an overall GPR of 3.4 or higher and must have completed the junior year before taking graduate courses. Students are required to maintain this minimum GPR to continue enrollment in a combined degree program.
- Up to 6 semester hours from any 6000-level or 8000-level Automotive Engineering course may be used to satisfy the requirements of their B.S. degree. These courses will be counted as technical electives.
- Graduate courses taken by an undergraduate may also be included in the graduate program of study. However, since approval of the program of study by the student's graduate advisory committee is required, students should consult their academic advisors before selecting courses for their graduate program.
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Applying to the B.S. to M.S. Program
Students interested in this combined degree program should consult Heather Tomlinson, Graduate Student Services Manager.
Application for this program should be made by the end of the junior year, but no later than one semester prior to expected B.S. graduation. Application details are available in the Academic Regulations section of the Graduate School Announcements.
How to Apply
The GS6-Bachelor-to-Graduate Plan form will serve as your application to the automotive engineering graduate program – no additional application is required. However, while the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is not mandatory, some fellowship applications may require GRE scores.
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