BSCE/MSCE Straight-through (4+1) Program (30 SCH)

This option is available only to UT-Tyler undergraduate students. This option is intended as a “straight-through” BSCE-MSCE program; students must go directly from the BSCE program into the MSCE program and complete the MSCE portion of the program without interruption.  Students interested in the 4+1 pathway must apply for consideration through the Civil Engineering program no later than the end of the spring semester of their junior year. Students that are accepted into the 4+1 program will be conditionally admitted in the fall of their senior year, and fully admitted once completing all BSCE requirements and meeting all admission requirements for the MSCE program. 

Students admitted into the program are allowed to take up to nine credits of graduate course work during their senior year that will count towards both their BSCE and MSCE degrees. Upon awarding of the BSCE these 9 SCH will be transferred into the Graduate Career for the MSCE degree.  Work completed during the senior year may be counted towards the design or technical elective requirements of the BSCE degree.  Students admitted into the program must also take one credit of undergraduate research seminar (EENG 4105) during their senior year. Graduate course work successfully completed during senior year may be counted toward the technical-elective requirements of the BSCE degree. Students must obtain a grade of B or higher in all graduate courses attempted during their senior year. Students who do not satisfy the above conditions will not be allowed to continue in the BSCE/MSCE straight-through program. 

The candidate electing to pursue this 4+1 option are required to choose either Option 1 or Option 2 above (Thesis or Project) both are comprised of 30 SCH degree plans. This completion pathway is not available for the Option 3 (Course Work only).   Student’s considering the 4+1 pathway must have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher and must submit a personal statement for review.  The program requires the completion of a project (CENG 5393) or a Thesis (CENG 5395 & CENG 5396).