BS-MS Program Degree Requirements
The BS-MS program is a combined undergraduate-graduate program. This program is designed for five years of full time study. It provides students with a unique opportunity to combine advanced undergraduate and graduate studies in mechanical engineering with practical, real-world, product-oriented experience in the engineering of mechanical systems.
The BS-MS program is designed for admission from within the College of Engineering student body. Well-qualified students, who are expected to have a GPA of 3.2 or better in engineering studies, are invited to apply for the program during the spring semester of their third year in the College. Qualified students may complete the application form and submit it to the Graduate Program Coordinator.
Undergraduate Curriculum (Senior Year)
Fall Semester
- EML 4551C - Senior Design Project I (3)
- STA 3032 - Applied Statistics for Engineers and Scientists (3)
- Technical Elective (3)
- Technical Elective (3)
- Graduate Course or Technical Elective (3)
NOTE: STA 3032 may be used to satisfy either the 5th math option or a technical elective requirement.
Spring Semester
- EML 4552C - Senior Design Project II (3)
- Technical Elective (3)
- Graduate Course or Technical Elective (3)
- Graduate Course or Technical Elective (3)
Registering for Graduate Courses
To register for a graduate course students must complete a Request to Take Graduate Courses form. The form is available in the Registrar's Office. The form must be submitted to the university no later than the third day of classes. Students must earn a 'B' grade or better in each graduate level course taken. Graduate coursework taken by an undergraduate student is considered transfer credit and the University will not accept grades below a 'B'.
Admission to the Graduate Program
BS-MS students must apply for admission to the graduate program. The application is available online at https://admissions.fsu.edu/gradapp/. Students must apply for the summer term. Applications are due March 1. Letters of recommendation are not required for BS-MS students. However students should submit all other required documents. See Graduate Admissions page for more details.
GRE
The Revised GRE is required for admission to graduate program. BS-MS students should take the GRE no later than February 15 to meet the March 1 application deadline.
Graduate Curriculum
All BS-MS students must take the following distribution of courses for a total of thirty-three (33) credit hours. Six (6) of the thirty-three (33) credit hours must be taken during the senior year of the student's BS degree program. The remaining twenty-seven (27) credit hours are taken as part of the MS program.
Summer Semester
- EML 5946 - Professional Internship Experience (4)
Fall Semester
- Graduate Course (3)
- Graduate Course (3)
- Graduate Course (3)
- EML 5930 - Graduate Design Project I (3)
- EML 5935 - Mechanical Engineering Seminar (0)
Spring Semester
- Graduate Course (3)
- Graduate Course (3)
- EML 5930 - Graduate Design Project II (5)
- EML 5935 - Mechanical Engineering Seminar (0)
