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HOW TO APPLY TO THE BS/MS PROGRAM

SENIOR YEAR:

    1. During the summer semester between your junior and senior, complete the Application for Admission to candidacy for the combined BS/MS degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering .  If you have any questions or want to discuss classes, please meet with Professor Verkler.  Submit your completed paperwork to Professor Verkler or Whitney Mascarenas. 
    2. Take time to review the EE/CE Undergraduate Requirements and the ECE MS Handbook, then establish a faculty advisor or meet with a graduate academic advisor to help secure a faculty advisor. The faculty advisor will provide approval to enroll in graduate courses during your senior year. Please also email your undergraduate advisor to inform them of your decision to join the program. 
    3. Once admitted to the program, you can enroll in up to 12 credit hours of MS coursework. 
    4. Students must earn a B grade or higher in all MS courses while in the undergraduate program to maintain BS/MS status. 

Transfer from undergraduate to graduate status occurs after a minimum of 122 semester credit hours of qualified undergraduate studies and up to 12 credits of approved graduate work have been completed.

FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF UNDERGRADUATE REQUIREMENTS:

  1. After completing at least one semester of MS courses, students must submit a Graduate Application, following the guidelines listed on our Graduate Admissions page to ensure all necessary documents are included, and application deadlines are met. 

GRADUATE STATUS:

  1. Once admitted to the MS program, complete a Request for Graduate Credit in BS/MS Program and submit it to Graduate Coordinator Whitney Mascarenas.
  2.  When in graduate status, it is the student’s responsibility to register for their remaining graduate courses. It is important to no longer register for courses as an undergraduate student.
  3.  According to one of the following options, determine your supervisory committee.
        • BS/MS Coursework/Project option: The Committee Chair is chosen by the student and the remaining two members are assigned by the department. The Chair must be a regular ECE faculty member.
        • BS/MS Thesis option: The research advisor will be Chair, and the student chooses the remaining two members.
  4.  Submit the names of your three-member supervisory committee to Graduate Advisor, Whitney Mascarenas, and complete your Program of Study. Once approved, you may submit a request for Graduate courses through the permission code website.

Students are required to complete a minimum of two full-time (nine credit hours) semesters in graduate status. Electrical engineering students must complete 32 credit hours of graduate courses in total and computer engineering students 30 to achieve their masters.

FINAL MS SEMESTER:

  1. Schedule a meeting with your Graduate Coordinator to ensure you have completed all the necessary requirements for the program.
  2. Once you have completed all BS and MS coursework, you can apply for graduation and will receive both degrees simultaneously. You must apply for each degree separately and cannot be awarded your degrees in different semesters. It is the student’s responsibility to make note of undergraduate and graduate graduation deadlines.

Additional Questions?

One of our program contacts will happily answer any additional questions or concerns you may have.

John Bolke

Academic Advising Coordinator

Phone: 801-581-6943

Email: john.bolke@utah.edu

Office: MEB 2110D