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Since there is some overlap between undergraduate and graduate study, some graduate
courses will satisfy the degree requirements for the undergraduate degree. A maximum
of 9 credit hours from the M.S.I.E. degree can be counted toward the B.S.I.E. degree.
Some additional conditions are:
- The student must take IMSE 641 and IMSE 666 at the graduate level. (This satisfies two
of the core course requirements of the M.S.I.E. degree.)
- Up to 9 credit hours of IMSE 600 level classes taken for graduate credit can also count
toward the undergraduate degree requirements (e.g. IMSE 641, IMSE 666 and IMSE
643).
- At least 60% of the graduate credit hours on the Graduate Program of Study must be in
classes at the 700 level or above. (Note that a student can take at most 4 graduate
classes at the 600 level).
- Once a student applies for this program, he/she must be continuously enrolled to
complete this program. If a student is not enrolled for a fall or spring semester, this
student loses the ability to count 9 graduate credit hours toward his/her undergraduate
degree.
- All students must take core course IMSE 811 and also take IMSE 888 if pursuing a
coursework only option.
- No more than one C will be allowed in any of the core classes (IMSE 641, IMSE 666,
IMSE 811 and IMSE 888 (for course work only students)). This may require repeating
some classes.
- The student must complete 124 undergraduate credit hours with an undergraduate GPA
of at least 2.0 and 30 credit hours of graduate credit with a graduate GPA of at least
3.0.
- At most 6 hours of graduate courses can be taken from a department other than IMSE.
- A student pursuing a thesis format, must complete at least 6 credit hours of Masters
Thesis (IMSE 899).
Once an individual is admitted to the concurrent B.S./M.S.I.E. degree
program, the student should consult the graduate handbook for policies and procedures
for graduate degrees, which include: supervisory committee, final examination, thesis
defense, etc. The student’s supervisory committee must approve the program of study,
which is that student’s graduation requirements.
Once a student has completed all of the graduation requirements, he/she
will graduate with both a B.S.I.E. and an M.S.I.E. degree in the same semester. In the
event that a student begins this program, but does not wish to finish it, he/she must
change 9 credit hours of his/her graduate classes to undergraduate credit and then he/she
will receive a B.S.I.E. degree. Once the student has completed 129 credit hours, IMSE’s
graduate committee will evaluate whether or not the student will be allowed to continue
the concurrent B.S./M.S.I.E. program. If the committee doesn’t allow the student to
continue with the program, then, upon completion of the B.S.I.E. requirements, the
student will graduate with a B.S.I.E. degree. In either of these two cases, the student
has lost the ability to count courses toward both his/her undergraduate and graduate
degrees.
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