CHE-MS - Chemical Engineering, M.S.

The Chemical Engineering Fast-track Master of Science (MS) program is designed to enable Tennessee Technological University ChE undergraduates to take up to six (6) hours of graduate coursework during the students junior/senior year which can be used to satisfy both undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. ChE Fast-track MS students receiving their bachelor's degrees at the end of the Spring semester will be expected to complete the MS by the end of the summer term of the following year.

The minimum requirements for acceptance into the Fast-track program are:

Be enrolled as an undergraduate ChE student at TTU with at least Junior standing

• Have at least an overall GPA of 3.25 and have at least a 3.25 GPA in ChE

• The student must earn a minimum grade of B in the graduate courses in order to apply them to their M.S. program of study and to continue in the Fast Track program. Students who do not succeed in their first graduate course during their senior year (B grade or better) will be advised to withdraw from the Fast Track program and complete their B.S. degree in a normal manner.

• In addition to the requirements for admission to the ChE Fast-track MS program, all requirements for admission to the ChE graduate program must also be met upon graduation. Meeting these minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the graduate program.

Fulfilling the above minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the Fast Track program. Students who meet the above minimum admission requirements must apply to the Department for admission to the Fast Track program. The departments graduate committee will review the application and make a decision for approval.

Participation in the ChE Fast-track MS program does not change the requirements for either the undergraduate or graduate degree. All students in the MS program take 30 credit hours: 24 hours of coursework and 6 hours of research and thesis.