The combined B.S./M.S. program in Aerospace Engineering is available for currently enrolled WPI Aerospace Engineering majors. Students in the program may complete the B.S. and the M.S degree in Aerospace Engineering in approximately five years of study. When applying to the B.S./M.S. program, students must specify their intention to pursue either the thesis or the non-thesis option. Both options require the completion of 30 graduate credit hours. Students in the thesis option must complete 8 credits of thesis research (AE 5099), whereas students in the non-thesis option may complete up to 8 credits of AE research, of which up to 3 may be in Graduate Internship Experience (AE 5900) and the remaining in Directed Research (AE 5098). Petitions to transfer from/to the non-thesis to/from the thesis option will be considered by the graduate committee. The M.S. degree requires the completion of 30 graduate credit hours. View requirements for M.S. Program in Aerospace Engineering here.
For students admitted in the B.S./M.S. program, a maximum of 8 graduate credits may be double counted toward both the undergraduate and graduate degrees. Double counted graduate credits must be in courses, including graduate-level independent study and special topics. A maximum of 4 out of the 8 credits can be double-counted in 4000-level courses from Engineering, Basic Science or Mathematics. A grade of B or better is required for any course to be double counted toward both degrees.
Students enrolled in a BS/MS degree program must complete the Bachelor's and Master's Degree Course Designation Form and have the form signed by the department Graduate Coordinator or Department Head. The form can be found on the registrar's website.
Students intending to graduate with a BS/MS degree at the same time should submit the Bachelor's and Master's Degree Course Designation Form to the registrar's office in the same semester they intend to graduate. Otherwise, the form should be submitted during the first semester after a student completes their Bachelor's Degree.