{"id":32833,"date":"2021-07-15T12:13:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T16:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/materials\/academics\/undergraduate-program\/combined-bachelors-and-masters-program\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T09:59:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T13:59:22","slug":"combined-bachelors-and-masters-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/materials\/academics\/combined-bachelors-and-masters-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Combined Bachelor&#8217;s\/Master&#8217;s Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Why apply for the combined bachelor&#8217;s\/master&#8217;s program?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Save time.<\/strong> Students can count two courses (400-level or higher) toward fulfillment of both the BS and MS program requirements faster.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Save money.<\/strong> Receive a discount for attending JHU for your master&#8217;s instead of paying full-price for two years of graduate school elsewhere.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jumpstart your career.<\/strong> Enter the workforce, gain experience, and start earning money sooner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000080;\"><strong>Undergraduates must apply no later than the end of the first semester of their senior year<\/strong>.<\/span><\/h6>\n<h4>What you need to know:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Earn your bachelor&#8217;s along with either a <a title=\"M.S.E. Requirements\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/materials\/academics\/graduate-programs\/masters-program\/\">Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering<\/a> or a <a href=\"http:\/\/msem.engineering.jhu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Master of Science in Engineering Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The application process is the same for the traditional MS degree program.<\/li>\n<li>GRE scores are not required.<\/li>\n<li>The degree requirements for a concurrent degree are the same as those for the traditional program (MS or MSEM)<\/li>\n<li>On the MSEM degree path, you may double count two courses: one materials science course and one business\/management course. 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