Combined BSE/Masters Programs

In many fields, the Master's degree is rapidly becoming the entry level requirement for engineering graduates seeking employment. The College of Engineering therefore offers two different options for those students who wish to obtain a combined Bachelor's and Master's degree. Both of these options are academically demanding and require recommendation from the student's undergraduate program advisor. The combined programs in the College of Engineering  include the Engineering Global Leadership Honors Program (EGL) and the Sequential Graduate/Undergraduate Study Programs (SGUS).

Engineering Global Leadership (EGL) Honors Program

Employers tell us that the inability of many professionals to communicate across cultures and across the engineering and business boundary is one of the greatest barriers to global competitiveness. The EGL Honors program prepares students to bridge these gaps. The business core covers the rudiments of marketing, accounting, and finance, and the cultural core exposes students to the language, history and customs of a student-selected region of the world. The success of EGL graduates confirms that this training is in high demand.

The Engineering Global Leadership Honors Program (EGL) combines a traditional engineering undergraduate curriculum with a business core in the  Ross School of Business and a cultural core in the College of Literature, Science and Arts.  The EGL Honors Program leads to a Bachelor's and Master's degree in engineering.

Program Requirements

The program requirements include:

• completion of a Bachelor's and Master's degree in the College of Engineering
• 12 credits of humanities/social science courses associated with the cultural core region
• 2 semesters of the same 2nd year language, associated with the cultural core region
• 12 credits of coursework in the UM Ross School of Business
• a synthesis project that combines student learning with practical experience

EGL students are strongly encouraged to consider study or work abroad, which can be used to satisfy some of the cultural core requirements.

Eligibility

Students should apply to the EGL Honors Program after completing at least 2 semesters in the College of Engineering and after declaring an engineering major.

The EGL Honors Program is extremely rigorous. Therefore, students must have a minimum 3.60 cumulative GPA prior to admission.

Sequential Graduate/Undergraduate Study (SGUS)

The five-year Sequential Graduate/Undergraduate Study (SGUS) Program permits students who enter the program in the first term of their senior year to receive the B.S.E. and M.S.E. degrees (or the B.S.E. and M.Eng. degrees) upon completion of a minimum of 149 credit hours. The baccalaureate may be awarded upon completion of the undergraduate requirements or concurrently with the Master's degree. Students apply to the SGUS program at the end of their junior year or early in the first semester of their senior year.  Consult with the appropriate graduate departmental coordinator for specific deadlines.  Recommendation from the appropriate Undergraduate Program Advisor is required, and the standard department graduate admission process is used. SGUS admissions requirements will vary; interested students should contact the department in which they would like to pursue graduate study. For a list of SGUS programs by department, please refer to the degree program listings under the B.S.E. home department.