Materials Science and Engineering/Materials Science and Engineering 4+1 (BMSE/MMSE)

Requirements for the Degree

The Materials Science and Engineering (MSEG) department offers a special 4+1 BS/MMSE program for highly-qualified undergraduate students from the University of Delaware. This program allows the student to earn a bachelor’s degree from one of several partnering departments in the College of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering) or the College of Arts and Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) and the Master’s of Materials Science and Engineering (MMSE) degree in five years of full-time study at the University of Delaware.

Interested students should apply in the spring and fall semester of their junior year. To be considered for admission to this program, the following minimum criteria applies:

1. An Undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale at the end of their junior year.
2. A minimum of two reference letters from professors at the University of Delaware.

For more detailed information, please reference our website: www.mseg.udel.edu/4plus1.html.

Last Revised for 2024-2025 Academic Year