The BAM program offers currently enrolled CU Boulder undergraduate students the opportunity to receive both bachelor鈥檚听and master鈥檚 degrees in a shorter period of time. Students receive the bachelor鈥檚 degree first, but begin听taking graduate coursework as undergraduates, typically in their senior year. Because some courses are allowed听to double-count for both the bachelor鈥檚 and the master鈥檚 degrees, students receive a master鈥檚 degree in less time听and at a lower cost than if they were to enroll in a stand-alone master鈥檚 degree program after completion of听their BS. In addition, staying at CU Boulder to pursue a BAM program enables a student听to continue听working with their established faculty mentors.听
Early in the final semester of the undergraduate degree, students must apply to advance to graduate status by听completing the master鈥檚 continuation form, with different deadlines depending on their desired time of enrollment. Students will matriculate into the master鈥檚 program without听additional departmental review, as听long as they meet the basic continuation requirement of a 3.25 cumulative听GPA. International students must have approval from International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)听prior to matriculation.听
Most students in the BAM program will complete the requirements of the Professional听MS program. When applying to the BAM program, applicants must select the MCEN-MSME designation to denote the MS progressional program. Students admitted to the BAM program can听be switched to the MS Thesis program if they notify the graduate program at megrad@colorado.edu that they have secured a thesis advisor and wish to complete the requirements of the MS Thesis program.听
To learn about听BAM degree eligibility and application requirements, please visit the Mechanical Engineering BAM admissions webpage.
How the Program Works
Students may take听12 credit hours which can later be used toward the master鈥檚 degree while in the undergraduate program. However, only six听credits may be double-counted toward the bachelor鈥檚 degree and the master鈥檚 degree. Students must apply to graduate with their bachelor鈥檚 degree听and apply to continue with the master鈥檚 degree听early in the semester when听the undergraduate requirements will be completed by completing the .
Note: Students who were admitted to the BS/MS program prior to July 2019 follow a concurrent Bachelor鈥檚/Master鈥檚 structure, and the two degrees are awarded simultaneously when requirements for both degrees are met.
Learn More
Undergraduate students should contact their academic advisor (for the BS program)听to听determine their eligibility for BAM program admission. Students are also welcome to contact the graduate program at megrad@colorado.edu听to learn more about the MS听program.听More may be found on the Registrar鈥檚 Office website.