Graduate Studies

Sequential Graduate/Undergraduate Studies

The Opportunity

The master’s degree is rapidly becoming the leading technical level at which engineers practice their profession. The Sequential Graduate/ Undergraduate Program (SGUS) in Mechanical Engineering affords students the opportunity to begin graduate studies during their Senior year. By double counting 9 credit hours, students can earn their Master of Science in Engineering degree with only 21 additional credits over two terms. This Program is available only to students enrolled at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus in the College of Engineering.

Admission Process

During their junior year, students will work with the Undergraduate Program Advisor to fill out the Intent to Enroll Form for provisional admission into the Program. The purpose of the Intent to Enroll Form is to outline a preliminary course of study enabling the student to make appropriate course selections.

At the time of application into the SGUS Program, students must have a minimum 3.6 cumulative GPA. They must be within 6 credits of completing their undergraduate degree to enroll in the MSE Program (Fall or Winter Terms only). They must submit a completed Rackham Graduate School application, which includes the SGUS Intent to Enroll Form, 3 reference letters, a transcript, statement of purpose and an application fee. SGUS applicants are not required to take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). Approval for enrollment in the MSE program is required from the Graduate Program Chair.

Program Requirements

• A maximum of 9 credits of prior approved courses may be double counted. Double counted courses will appear as transfer credits on the Rackham transcript after beginning the MSE Program. These credits come from the Technical Elective and/or Unrestricted Elective category only. They can not be part of your core program. (See Below)
• SGUS students must enroll in Rackham for a minimum of two full terms, paying Rackham full tuition.
• Double counting of required undergraduate core courses will not be allowed. Courses elected to meet technical or free elective BSE(ME) requirements may be allowed. These courses must also satisfy MSE(ME) requirements.
• Students may not pursue a dual-degree program if enrolled in the SGUS program.
• No deferments are allowed. Students must enter the graduate program immediately upon completion of undergraduate degree or concurrently in last full term of undergraduate program.

-Should a SGUS student seek admission to the Ph.D. program, GRE and other standard criteria would be required.