CBE BS/MS Five Year Program
Five year BS/MS Program:
In 2007, the University of Iowa instituted a five year BS/MS “fast track” program allowing University of Iowa Chemical and Biochemical Engineering students to receive both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering through one additional year of study, rather than the two years typically required by a full time stand-alone Master of Science program. This program may be particularly attractive to students who are interested in product research, development, and design.
Students should talk with their advisor and decide whether or not to apply for the BS/MS program during their junior year. Students must apply to the graduate college for acceptance into the program before starting their final 2 semesters.
A University of Iowa M.S. degree typically requires 30 s.h. of study. However, the BS/MS program allows for 12 s.h. to be counted toward both undergraduate and graduate degrees, so only 18 s.h. of additional “Master’s Only” credit / classes are required. Several of these courses will be drawn from the departmental graduate core curriculum (052:217 Transport Phenomenon, 052:215 Literature Review and Proposal Writing, and 052:117 Intermediate Thermodynamics), and several will be electives.
To help in your consideration of the BS/MS plan, the following documents are available:
- Summary of the BS/MS program in the EFA (Elective Focus Area) format
- Typical 5 year plan of study for a BS/MS student
- Blank plan of study for you to complete and submit
- A program description of our BS/MS plan, as approved by the Graduate College