BS/MS Option


Only available to Kettering University undergraduate students entering Engineering or Engineering Management graduate programs.

Kettering University undergraduate students who desire to obtain a master's degree may elect to complete the Bachelor/Master (BS/MS) program which provides students an opportunity to accelerate the process in which they earn both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree. This program is available only to Kettering University undergraduate students and leverages Kettering University's premier academic programs. Students who are admitted into the BS/MS program will complete the same total number of work terms as conventional non-BS/MS undergraduate students.

Program Requirements

OPTION 1: Undergraduate (BS) Thesis and Optional Graduate (MS) Thesis

Students must apply to the Option 1 BS/MS program before graduating or within eighteen (18) months after obtaining their undergraduate degree.

  • The student completes the undergraduate degree, with the traditional undergraduate thesis (BS), and receives the bachelor's degree at the conventional time.
  • Eight (8) credits of mezzanine level (500-level) courses, which were completed at the undergraduate level, are also applied to the master's degree.
  • Thirty-two (32) credits remain to complete the master's degree (total of 40 graduate credits). As an option, four (4) of these credits can be granted for an MS thesis.

OPTION 2: Graduate (MS) Thesis Only: No Undergraduate (BS) Thesis

Students must apply to the Option 22 BS/MS program before normally starting their undergraduate thesis (i.e., before submitting their PTA).

  • Eight (8) credits are granted for the MS thesis, four (4) are applied to the undergraduate degree, four (4) are applied to the master's degree.
  • The student will not receive the bachelor's degree until completion of the MS thesis.
  • Eight (8) credits of mezzanine level (500-level) courses, which were completed at the undergraduate level, are also applied to the master's degree.
  • Twenty-eight (28) credits remain to complete the master's degree (a total of 36 graduate credits).
  • The MS thesis will be a more purely academic thesis driven by the faculty, but must be authorized by the student sponsor.

Grade Requirements

A minimum WAG of 92 is required. Students with a WAG below 92 may be considered on an individual basis. The degree-granting department will determine acceptance.

Other Requirements

  • Both part-time and full-time MS students may qualify for this program.
  • This program is only available to students who will receive (or have received) a Kettering University bachelor's degree.

Students must formally apply to the program. See the respective academic department (as listed below) for an Admission Application for the BS/MS program.

For more information on this program for Mechanical Engineering options, please contact Dr. Basem Alzahabi 810-762-7893 or balzahab@kettering.edu.

For more information on this program for Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering options, please contact the IME Department at 810-762-7941 or lbender@kettering.edu.

View the official Kettering Catalog.