Florida International University | College of Engineering and Computing

Florida International University | College of Engineering and Computing

Degree Requirements
To be eligible for an accelerated combined Bachelor's / Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering a student must:

1. Satisfy all degree requirements for the Bachelor's degree. Students enrolled in the program may count up to 6 hours of graduate courses as credits for both the BS electives and the MS degree.

2. Satisfy all University requirements for the selected Master’s degree.

3. Meet all undergraduate deficiencies, and requirements as specified by the student's advisory committee.

4. Complete the required semester hours of acceptable graduate level courses.

5. Earn a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in all approved courses in the student’s program of study.

6. Complete an acceptable thesis or graduate project.

7. Pass a comprehensive examination that includes an oral defense of the thesis or graduate project.

The BS/MS Program has been designed to be a continuous program. Students in the combined program will apply for graduation with the BS and MS at the same time and receive a BS degree and a MS degree on the same date, after requirements for both are completed. Upon the completion of the BS degree requirements, students may “walk” for the graduation ceremony and may request a temporary departmental certificate. Students may also elect to permanently leave the combined program at any time and earn only the BS degree. Once the BS is granted, students will have the same admission requirements to graduate programs as any other student. However, the combined MS degree would not be available to those who elect to leave the combined program.

Grades and Credits
No course in which a grade below a 'C' is earned may be counted toward the completion of the degree.

Time Limit
All graduate level work applicable to the Master's degree must have been completed within six years immediately preceding the awarding of the degree.

Non-Degree seeking students
A student is allowed to take classes as a non-degree seeking student while in the process of gaining acceptance into the graduate program they wish to pursue. The maximum amount of credits that may be later applied to the program is 12 (4 classes). To register as non-degree student click here.