5-YEAR BS/MS PROGRAM IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Full-time undergraduate students with a minimum GPA of 3.25 have the option of applying for admission into the five-year combined Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering/Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering program.

Typical Five-Year Plan

• Earn a BS degree after four years of study and complete the 30-credit requirement for the MS degree with one additional year of work.
• Complete three graduate courses (9 credits) during the senior year, which will satisfy simultaneously their ME senior elective courses.
• It is required that students take a summer course (3 credits) immediately following their senior year.
• Students must take six courses during the fifth year, three courses per semester in each of the fall and spring semesters. A total of ten graduate courses should be completed by the end of the spring semester of the student's fifth year.
• A student accepted into the Five-Year BS/MS program is expected to finish the program without interruption.
• All graduate courses in this program must be taken at Villanova University.

Application Timeline
Students interested in participating in the BS/MS program should contact the Department of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Program Advisor, Dr. Qianhong Wu (qianhong.wu@villanova.edu) as early as possible during their undergraduate studies.

Students formally apply to the BS/MS program in the spring semester of their junior year, no later than the end of March. Application decisions are made on a rolling basis and will be announced no later than the end of May of a student’s junior year assuming timely submission of the application.