Admission into the U2G Undergraduate-to-Graduate non-thesis program is based on the student’s academic record. Students must have completed at least 80 s.h. and have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25. They must submit a graduate application to the Graduate College and must identify a faculty adviser. The advisor should guide the student during the second semester of the senior year, and until the completion of the master's degree. In an effort to serve the most able undergraduate engineering students at the University of Iowa, CEE and the College of Engineering support a combined Bachelor of Science in engineering and Master of Science degree program. Students admitted to this program will be allowed to: apply three engineering courses (9 s.h.) toward both the BSE and MS degree requirements; take an additional 3 s.h. of graduate coursework before completing a BSE; and attend and participate in the departmental graduate seminar. The intent of the program is to allow an early entrance to graduate school for our most able students. Once students complete the requirements for a bachelor's degree, they are granted a BSE, and they normally complete an MS one year later.

Additional information

Submit the online application to the Office of Admissions by May 15 in the spring of your junior year.

Students admitted into the U2G degree program can apply and double-count three upper-level undergraduate courses toward a BSE and graduate degree. If a student's schedule allows, a fourth course is possible to count towards the graduate degree, only if not needed for a BSE.

The U2G program is primarily intended for students interested in pursuing the MS/nonthesis degree option. However, the MS/thesis degree option can be pursued in those instances where (i) a student has been conducting research under the supervision of a CEE faculty member since (at least) the summer following the student’s junior year and (ii) a CEE faculty member is willing to provide RA support during (at least) the student’s second year in the U2G program. 

A GRE score is NOT required.