B.S. to M.S. Programs
We offer several 5-year B.S. to M.S. combinations. Current seniors at Clemson University may be eligible for the fasttrack graduation program. If you are interested in a B.S./M.S. option, please start discussions with your advisor as early as possible during your undergraduate degree.
The undergraduate curriculum allows a limited number of graduate course credits to satisfy the requirements of both degrees. Undergraduate students must have completed the B.S. curriculum through the junior year (minimum of 90 credits) and have an overall GPA of 3.4 or higher to be admitted to the program.
When ready to enroll in their first graduate course, students should complete the GS6-Bachelor-to-Graduate form, available on the Graduate School's Forms and Requests webpage. Graduate school staff will complete the registration and initiate the enrollment process. Students are then approved for the program and enrolled in the course(s) they list on the form. An application should be submitted by the end of the junior year; however, it can be submitted at any time as long as the program requirements are fulfilled. Most students enroll in their first graduate course at the beginning of their senior year, then take two more graduate courses during their final semester of the bachelor's program.
Because admission to the M.S. program is automatic, students in the combined B.S./M.S. program are not required to pay the graduate application fee or take the GRE.
Graduate assistantships cannot be accepted until full graduate status is attained and are contingent on the availability of funds in alignment with EEES departmental polices. Non-thesis students are not eligible for graduate assistantships.
For additional questions about the Environmental Engineering and Science graduate degree, please contact EES Program Coordinator Mark Schlautman. For questions about the Hydrogeology degree, please contact Larry Murdoch. For questions about the Biosystems Engineering degree, please contact Christophe Darnault.
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BS (Biosystems Engineering) / MS (Environmental Engineering and Science)
Biosystems Engineering (BE) majors at Clemson University may begin a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Environmental Engineering and Science (EE&S) while completing a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in BE.
Undergraduate/graduate transition
A BE student may choose up to 8 credit hours to satisfy the requirements of both degree programs. To count toward the B.S. degree in Biosystems Engineering these courses must be approved as satisfying the requirements of the graduate curriculum in EE&S. The EEES Department encourages students in the B.S./M.S. program to take at least one of the three core courses required of all M.S. students in EE&S. These courses (EES 8020, 8430, and 8510) are offered during the Fall semester and are three credit hours each.
Graduate Program
EE&S offers thesis and non-thesis options for the M.S. degree, with several focus areas.
- For the thesis option, students must complete 24 credits of coursework and at least 6 hours of thesis research.
- For the non-thesis option, students must complete 30 credit hours, including 3 hours of a special project (EES 8810). Non-thesis students are not eligible for research or teaching assistantship appointments, but are eligible for graduate internships.
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BS (Civil Engineering) / MS (Environmental Engineering and Science)
Civil Engineering (CE) majors at Clemson University may begin a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Environmental Engineering and Science (EE&S) while completing a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in CE.
Undergraduate/graduate transition
To count toward the B.S. degree in Civil Engineering, these courses must be approved as satisfying the requirements of the graduate curriculum in EE&S and the undergraduate curriculum in CE. The EEES Department encourages students in the B.S./M.S. program to take at least one of the three core courses required of all M.S. students in EE&S. These courses (EES 8020, 8430, and 8510) are offered during the Fall semester and are three credit hours each.
Graduate Program
Thesis and non-thesis options for the EE&S M.S. degree are available. The EE&S program has six focus areas.
- For the thesis option, students must complete 24 credits of coursework and at least 6 hours of thesis research.
- For the non-thesis option, students must complete 30 credit hours, including 3 hours of a special project (EES 8810). Non-thesis students are not eligible for research or teaching assistantship appointments, but are eligible for graduate internships.
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BS (Chemical Engineering) / MS (Environmental Engineering and Science)
Chemical Engineering (ChE) majors at Clemson University may begin a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Environmental Engineering and Science (EE&S) while completing a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in ChE.
Undergraduate/graduate transition
A ChE student may choose up to 9 credit hours to satisfy the requirements of both degree programs. To count toward the B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering these courses must be approved as satisfying the requirements of the graduate curriculum in EE&S. The EEES Department encourages students in the B.S./M.S. program to take at least one of the three core courses required of all M.S. students in EE&S. These courses (EES 8020, 8430, and 8510) are offered during the Fall semester and are three credit hours each.
Graduate Program
EE&S offers thesis and non-thesis options for the M.S. degree, with several focus areas.
- For the thesis option, students must complete 24 credits of coursework and at least 6 hours of thesis research.
- For the non-thesis option, students must complete 30 credit hours, including 3 hours of a special project (EES 8810). Non-thesis students are not eligible for research or teaching assistantship appointments, but are eligible for graduate internships.
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BS (Environmental Engineering) / MS (Environmental Engineering and Science)
Environmental Engineering undergraduates at Clemson University may begin a Master of Science (M.S.) degree program while completing their Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree.
Undergraduate/graduate transition
Up to 9 semester hours of 6000- or 8000-level EES courses may be used to satisfy the requirements of the B.S. degree. The 9 credit hours earned at the undergraduate level will be combined with 21 hours earned at the master's level, totaling 30 hours required for a master's degree. If fewer than 9 hours are taken at the B.S. level, these must be made up at the graduate level to reach the 30 hours required for a master's degree. The 9 hours taken at the undergraduate level towards the M.S. degree fulfill the 9 hours of courses needed for the B.S. "Engineering or Science Requirement" category.
Graduate program
Thesis and non-thesis options are available for the M.S. degree in EES, with several focus areas.
- For the thesis option, students must complete 24 credit hours of coursework, plus at least 6 hours of thesis research. At least one additional semester may be needed to complete a thesis.
- For the non-thesis option, students must complete 27 credit hours of coursework, plus 3 hours of a special project (EES 8810). Non-thesis students are not eligible for research or teaching assistantship appointments, but are eligible for graduate internships.
- All EES M.S. students are required to take three core courses: EES 8020 (Environmental Engineering Principles), EES 8430 (Environmental Chemistry), and EES 8510 -2- (Biological Principles of Environmental Engineering). One or more may be taken while the student is an undergraduate.
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BS (Mechanical Engineering) / MS (Environmental Engineering and Science)
Mechanical Engineering (ME) majors at Clemson University may begin a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Environmental Engineering and Science (EE&S) while completing a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in ME. The ME undergraduate curriculum allows up to 9 credits of mutually acceptable graduate course credits to satisfy the requirements of both degrees.
Undergraduate/graduate transition
An ME student may choose up to 9 credit hours to satisfy the requirements of both degree programs. To count toward the B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering these courses must be approved as satisfying the requirements of the graduate curriculum in EE&S. The EEES Department encourages students in the B.S./M.S. program to take at least one of the three core courses required of all M.S. students in EE&S. These courses (EES 8020, 8430, and 8510) are offered during the Fall semester and are three credit hours each.
Graduate Program
EE&S offers both thesis and non-thesis options for the M.S. degree, allowing students to select from several focus areas.
- For the thesis option, students must complete 24 credits of coursework and at least 6 hours of thesis research.
- For the non-thesis option, students must complete 30 credit hours, including 3 hours of a special project (EES 8810). Non-thesis students are not eligible for research or teaching assistantship appointments, but are eligible for graduate internships.
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BS (Geology) / MS (Hydrogeology)
Geology undergraduates at Clemson University may begin a Master of Science (M.S.) degree program in Hydrogeology while completing their Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree.
Undergraduate/graduate transition
Up to 12 semester hours of 6000- or 8000-level GEOL courses may be used to satisfy the requirements of the B.S. degree. The hours taken at the undergraduate level towards the M.S. degree will replace an equivalent number of hours of courses needed for the technical elective category for the B.S. degree. These courses are listed as "Hydrogeology Requirement" for the hydrogeology concentration and as "Environmental Science Requirement" for the environmental science concentration. For the non-concentration track in the B.S. degree program, the technical elective category is listed as "STEM Requirement." Alternatively, 6 of the 12 maximum credit hours used for the combined B.S./M.S. program may be taken as a 6-credit-hour graduate-level summer field course, which will replace the 6-credit-hour undergraduate field course requirement for B.S. students. With this option, students are highly encouraged to take the Clemson University field course GEOL 8750. The remaining 6 semester hours would then be used toward the technical elective category for the B.S. degree as described above.
Under no circumstances can 6000-level counterparts of 4000-level courses required for the bachelor's degree be counted toward master's requirements.
Graduate program
Students may be accepted into either the thesis or the non-thesis program. Most students will be non-thesis. One or more additional semesters will likely be needed to complete a thesis. The total credit hours taken for the two degrees (B.S. plus M.S.) must be at least 150 unique credit hours. That is, the credit hours counted toward the B.S. degree, plus the credit hours taken after the B.S. is awarded, must total at least 150. Additionally, a maximum of 6 credit hours of thesis research may be applied toward the total of 150 unique credit hours. All credit hours to be included in the 150 total that are completed after receiving the B.S. degree must be in 6000-level or higher courses. Hydrogeology M.S. students at Clemson University are required to take a modeling course and a six-credit-hour summer field course. GEOL 8080 and GEOL 8750 are typically used to satisfy these requirements. One or both of these courses may be taken while the student is an undergraduate. For this option, GEOL 8080 would satisfy 3 credit hours of the B.S. technical elective requirement, and GEOL 8750 would satisfy the 6-credit-hour B.S. field course requirement.
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BS (Biosystems Engineering) / MS (Biosystems Engineering)
Biosystems Engineering (BE) majors at Clemson University may begin a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Biosystems Engineering while completing a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in BE.
Undergraduate/graduate transition
In consultation with the student's undergraduate advisor in BE and the graduate coordinator for the BE program, a BE student may choose up to 6 credit hours to satisfy the requirements of both degree programs.
Graduate Program
The BE program offers thesis and non-thesis options for the M.S. degree. For the thesis option, students must complete 24 credits of coursework and at least 6 hours of thesis research. b. For the non-thesis option, a student must complete 30 credit hours, including 3 hours of a special project (BE 8710). Non-thesis students are not eligible for research or teaching assistantships.
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BS (Environmental Engineering) / MS (Civil Engineering)
Environmental Engineering and Science (EE&S) majors at Clemson University may begin a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Civil Engineering (CE) while completing a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in EE&S.
Undergraduate/graduate transition
An EE&S student may choose up to 9 credit hours to satisfy the requirements of both degree programs. To count toward the B.S. degree in EE&S, these courses must be approved as satisfying the requirements of the graduate curriculum in CE and the undergraduate curriculum in EE&S.
Graduate Program
Thesis and non-thesis options are available for the CE M.S. degree, with focus areas. a. For the thesis option, students must complete 24 credits of coursework and at least 6 hours of thesis research. b. For the non-thesis option, a student must complete 30 credit hours (see area-specific requirements).
