Accelerated Graduate Degree BS / MS
Get a head start on your master’s degree while still an undergraduate. You’ll save time and money. The Accelerated Graduate Degree Program allows motivated students to complete a bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years.
A master’s degree in engineering or computer science sets you apart and helps specialize your skills. It can also make you more attractive to employers, opening up management opportunities and increasing your competitive advantage.
This fast-track Accelerated Graduate Degree program enables outstanding students to begin their master’s degree in their senior year, “double counting” up to 21 credits towards their undergraduate and graduate degrees at the same time. And, students in this program don’t need to take the GRE exam for admission to UWM’s Graduate School.
Program Type
Accelerated Graduate Degree
Program Format
On Campus
Four simple requirements to enroll:
- Currently enrolled in a UWM engineering or CS program,
- 3.2+ GPA,
- Approximately 36 or fewer credits remaining to earn your bachelor’s degree,
- Faculty approval from the respective UWM engineering or CS department.
When to start
Start the Accelerated Graduate Degree program process in your junior year; you’ll begin graduate courses in your senior year.
- Start by meeting with your undergraduate academic advisor to determine your eligibility. Ideally, you should meet with your advisor in the second semester of your junior year and start graduate courses in your senior year.
- Meet with a graduate program advisor to discuss the Accelerated Graduate Degree Program of Study (form available at the Forms tab at right or pick one up in EMS E386). You must be admitted to the Accelerated Graduate Degree Program prior to the start of your final undergraduate semester.
- Submit the proposed Accelerated Graduate Degree Program of Study form to the College of Engineering & Applied Science Graduate Programs Office (EMS E386).
- If your program of study is approved, register for up to two graduate-level courses (up to six credits) in your senior year. If a course has U/G status, you must follow the syllabus and grading scale designated for graduate students. NOTE: In order to earn graduate credit for these courses, you must receive a grade of “B” or better.
- For more information about backward shared credits, visit the catalog.
Once you are admitted to the Accelerated Graduate Degree program you are required to meet the academic standards of the Graduate School. See the Graduate School policies and procedures.
Download and complete the appropriate master’s form before meeting with your advisor.