Integrated Bachelor's and Master's Programs
Solving Real-world Problems
"The reason I chose civil engineering as a major came from a bridge from where I’m from in Costa Rica that has always given troubles to the engineers trying to solve it. My take on this is that I want to get the most education I can and eventually solve these types of problems."
— Diego De Bedout, who completed the integrated bachelor’s-master’s program in 2019
Benefits of an Integrated Bachelor's and Master's Program
- Possible for students to earn a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in five years
- Streamlined process from the undergraduate to graduate program
- Flexibility in fulfilling required courses for both degrees in the last year of study as an undergraduate and applying up to 16 graduate credits charged at the undergraduate tuition rate towards their master’s program
- Eligibility for teaching and research assistantships
Six Integrated Degree Program Options
Each of our three majors can be paired with either a Master's in Civil Engineering or a Master's in Geoengineering, resulting in six options for your Integrated Bachelor’s and Master’s degree.
- Bachelor of Civil Engineering / Master of Science in Civil Engineering BCE/MSCE Sample Plan
- Bachelor of Civil Engineering / Master of Science in Geoengineering BCE/MSGeoE Sample Plan
- Bachelor of Environmental Engineering / Master of Science in Civil Engineering BEnvE/MSCE Sample Plan
- Bachelor of Environmental Engineering / Master of Science in Geoengineering BEnvE/MSGeoE Sample Plan
- Bachelor of Geoengineering / Master of Science in Civil Engineering BGeoE/MSCE Sample Plan
- Bachelor of Geoengineering / Master of Science in Geoengineering BGeoE/MSGeoE Sample Plan
Prerequisites/Criteria for Admission
Students will apply through the Graduate School online application system. Including application fee, transcript, statement of purpose, and one letter of recommendation from their undergraduate advisor in CEGE or their research advisor in CEGE if planning on doing an MS plan A or plan B.
- Only current students in the Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering Undergraduate Program at the University of Minnesota are eligible to apply for this program.
- Students who are completing their junior year and have flexibility in their senior year to complete the requirements for the BCE/BEnvE/BGeoE degree along with extra course work are eligible to apply. Students must apply at the end of their junior year with the intentions of completing their BCE/BEnvE/BGeoE degree within the following two semesters.
- Up to 6 CEGE 5xxx level credits can be used towards your bachelor's and master's degree.
- Applicants must have a 3.3 GPA or higher to be admitted.
- Students should have a faculty advisor selected prior to admission.
- GRE/TOEFL are not required.
Degree Progress
Students admitted to the Integrated Bachelor's/Master's program should complete and be awarded an undergraduate degree within 4 years for New High School Students (NHS) and 3 years for New Advanced Standing (NAS) students. Admission will be revoked if awarding of undergraduate degree exceeds 4 years (8 semesters) for New High School students (NHS) and 3 years (6 semesters) for New Advanced Standing (NAS).
Students must complete a minimum of one semester as a registered graduate student before completing master’s program requirements.
The sample plan makes clear how a student could complete the Integrated Bachelor's/Master's program in 5 years.
Integrated Degree Program Coursework
Students can apply a maximum of 16 credits taken during their senior year towards their master's degree.
*Please Note: Credits from courses can only add up to what you can earn from the below categories. You cannot split credits to use in multiple categories or use partial credits from courses. For example: You can earn up to 6 credits in the double counted integrated degree program coursework category. You cannot use a 4 credit course and a 3 credit course to satisfy that category. It has to be 6 credits or less.
Students can mix the 16 credits from the three categories:
- Integrated Degree Program Coursework (5xxx and 8xxx level courses) (Earn up to 16 credits)
- 4xxx upper level limit Coursework (Earn up to 9 credits)
- Double-Counted Integrated Degree Program Coursework (CEGE 5xxx level courses) (Earn up to 6 credits)
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5xxx and 8xxx level courses
A maximum of 16 credits of CEGE 5xxx level and CEGE 8xxx level courses taken during the students senior year may be used to satisfy master degree requirements as part of the Integrated Bachelor's/Master's program.
Earn up to 16 credits from the following courses:
CEGE 5094 - Directed Research (1-4 cr.)
CEGE 5180 - Special Topics (1-4 cr.) Topics Course
CEGE 5211 - Highway Design & Traffic Operations (4 cr.)
CEGE 5212 - Transportation Policy, Planning, and Deployment (3 cr.)
CEGE 5213 - Transit Planning and Management (3 cr.)
CEGE 5214 - Infrastructure Systems Engineering (3 cr.)
CEGE 5219 - Air Transportation Systems (3 cr.)
CEGE 5351 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics I (3 cr.)
CEGE 5411 - Applied Structural Mechanics (3 cr.)
CEGE 5414 - Prestressed Concrete Design (3 cr.)
CEGE 5415 - Masonry Structures (3 cr.)
CEGE 5416 - Sensors in Infrastructure (3 cr.)
CEGE 5417 - Structural Engineering Design of Wood Buildings (3 cr.)
CEGE 5511 - Urban Hydrology and Water Quality (4 cr.)
CEGE 5512 - Stochastic Ecohydrology (3 cr.)
CEGE 5513 - Energy Conversion from Wind, Hydro and Solar Resources (3 cr.)
CEGE 5514 - Granular Physics with Environmental and Engineering Applications (4 cr.)
CEGE 5515 - Remote Sensing of Environment and Water Resources (3 cr.)
CEGE 5516 - Stream Mechanics (3 cr.)
CEGE 5541 - Environmental Water Chemistry (3 cr.)
CEGE 5542 - Experimental Methods in Environmental Engineering (3 cr.)
CEGE 5543 - Introductory Environmental Fluid Mechanics (4 cr.)
CEGE 5551 - Environmental Microbiology (3 cr.)
CEGE 5552 - Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (1 cr.)
CEGE 8022 - Numerical Methods for Free and Moving Boundary Problems (3 cr.)
CEGE 8094 - Directed Research (1-4 cr.)
CEGE 8200 - Seminar: Transportation (1 cr.)
CEGE 8211 - Theory of Traffic Flow (4 cr.)
CEGE 8212 - Advanced Travel Demand Modeling and Supply Analysis (3 cr.)
CEGE 8214 - Transportation Economics (4 cr.)
CEGE 8215 - Transportation Data Analysis (3 cr.)
CEGE 8216 - Urban Traffic Operations (3 cr.)
CEGE 8217 - Transportation Network Analysis (4 cr.)
CEGE 8218 - Dynamic Transportation Network Analysis (4 cr.)
CEGE 8300 - Seminar: Geomechanics (1 Cr.)
CEGE 8321 - Thermoporoelasticity (4 cr.)
CEGE 8336 - Boundary Element Methods I (3 cr.)
CEGE 8341 - Wave Propagation in Solids and Structures (4 cr.)
CEGE 8351 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics II (3 cr.)
CEGE 8352 - Advanced Groundwater Mechanics II (3 cr.)
CEGE 8400 - Seminar: Structures (1 cr.)
CEGE 8401 - Fundamentals of Finite Element Method (3 cr.)
CEGE 8402 - Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis (3 cr.)
CEGE 8411 - Plate Structures (3 cr.)
CEGE 8412 - Shell Structures (3 cr.)
CEGE 8413 - Fracture and Scaling (3 cr.)
CEGE 8421 - Structural Dynamics (3 cr.)
CEGE 8422 - Earthquake Engineering (3 cr.)
CEGE 8431 - Structural Stability (3 cr.)
CEGE 8442 - Analysis of Structural Systems (3 cr.)
CEGE 8451 - Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Structures (3 cr.)
CEGE 8461 - Structural Reliability (3 cr.)
CEGE 8490 - Special Topics (1-4 cr.) Topics Course
CEGE 8500 - Seminar: Environmental (1 cr.)
CEGE 8501 - Environmental Fluid Mechanics I (4 cr.)
CEGE 8502 - Environmental Fluid Mechanics II (4 cr.)
CEGE 8503 - Environmental Mass Transport (4 cr.)
CEGE 8504 - Theory of Unit Operations (4 cr.)
CEGE 8505 - Biological Processes (3 cr.)
CEGE 8506 - Stochastic Hydrology (4 cr.)
CEGE 8507 - Advanced Methods in Hydrology (4 cr.)
CEGE 8508 - Ecological Fluid Mechanics (4 cr.)
CEGE 8511 - Mechanics of Sediment Transport (3 cr.)
CEGE 8521 - The Atmospheric Boundary Layer (4 cr.)
CEGE 8542 - Chemistry of Organic Pollutants in Environmental Systems (3 cr.)
CEGE 8551 - Environmental Microbiology: Molecular Theory and Methods (3-4 cr.)
CEGE 8561 - Analysis and Modeling of Aquatic Environments I (3 cr.)
CEGE 8562 - Analysis and Modeling of Aquatic Environments II (3 cr.)
CEGE 8571 - Hydraulic Measurements (3 cr.)
CEGE 8572 - Computational Environmental Fluid Dynamics (4 cr.)
CEGE 8581 - Research and Professional Ethics in Water Resources and Environmental Science (0.5 cr.)
CEGE 8601 - Introduction to Stream Restoration (3 cr.)
CEGE 8602 - Stream Restoration Practice (2 cr.)
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4xxx level courses
A maximum of 9 credits of specified CEGE 4xxx level tech elective courses may be used to satisfy master degree requirements as part of the Integrated Bachelor's/Master's degree program.
4xxx level courses with equivalency to 5xxx level courses as listed below can't be used to fulfill requirements for both the undergraduate and graduate program.
Students who are planning to use a cross listed course towards your master's degree should register for the 5xxx level.
- CEGE 4211/5211 (4 cr.) - Highway Design & Traffic Operations
- CEGE 4214/5214 (3 cr.) - Infrastructure Systems Engineering
- CEGE 4219/5219 (3 cr.) - Air Transportation Systems
- CEGE 4416/5416 (3 cr.) - Sensors in Infrastructure
- CEGE 4417/5417 (3 cr.) - Structural Engineering Design of Wood Buildings
- CEGE 4513/5513 (3 cr.) - Energy Conversion from Wind, Hydro, and Solar Resources
- CEGE 4515/5515 (3 cr.) - Remote Sensing of Environment and Water Resources
- CEGE 4516/5516 (3 cr.) - Stream Mechanics
Civil Engineering (BCE) and Environmental Engineering (BEnvE) students use the below list
Earn up to 9 credits from the following:
CEGE 4160 - Special Topics (1-4 cr.) Topics Course
CEGE 4253 - Pavement Design, Engineering, and Management (4 cr.)
CEGE 4311 - Rock Mechanics (4 cr.)
CEGE 4351 - Groundwater Mechanics (3 cr.)
CEGE 4352 - Groundwater Modeling (3 cr.)
CEGE 4411 - Matrix Structural Analysis (3 cr.)
CEGE 4412 - Reinforced Concrete II (3 cr.)
CEGE 4413 - Steel Design II (3 cr.)
CEGE 4512 - Open Channel Hydraulics (3 cr.)
CEGE 4561 - Solids and Hazardous Wastes (3 cr.)
CEGE 4562 - Environmental Remediation Technologies (3 cr.)
CEGE 4563 - Pollutant Fate and Transport: Processes and Modeling (3 cr.)
Geoengineering (BGeoE) students use the below list
Earn up to 9 credits from the following:
CEGE 4160 - Special Topics (1-4 cr.) Topics Course
CEGE 4253 - Pavement Design, Engineering, and Management (4 cr.)
CEGE 4352 - Groundwater Modeling (3 cr.)
CEGE 4411 - Matrix Structural Analysis (3 cr.)
CEGE 4412 - Reinforced Concrete II (3 cr.)
CEGE 4413 - Steel Design II (3 cr.)
CEGE 4512 - Open Channel Hydraulics (3 cr.)
CEGE 4561 - Solids and Hazardous Wastes (3 cr.)
CEGE 4562 - Environmental Remediation Technologies (3 cr.)
CEGE 4563 - Pollutant Fate and Transport: Processes and Modeling (3 cr.)
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Double-Counted courses
A maximum of 6 credits of CEGE 5xxx level courses may be double-counted to satisfy both the bachelor's degree and master's degree requirements as part of the Integrated Bachelor's/Master's degree program.
Please note the BEnvE/MSCE students list have a separate set of courses to pick from and is below the first list.
BCE/MSCE, BCE/MSGeoE, BEnvE/MSGeoE, BGeoE/MSCE, BGeoE/MSGeoE students
Earn up to 6 credits from the following:
CEGE 5211 - Highway Design & Traffic Operations (4 cr.)
CEGE 5212 - Transportation Policy, Planning, and Deployment (3 cr.)
CEGE 5213 - Transit Planning and Management (3 cr.)
CEGE 5214 - Infrastructure Systems Engineering (3 cr.)
CEGE 5219 - Air Transportation Systems (3 cr.)
CEGE 5351 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics I (3 cr.)
CEGE 5411 - Applied Structural Mechanics (3 cr.)
CEGE 5414 - Prestressed Concrete Design (3 cr.)
CEGE 5415 - Masonry Structures (3 cr.)
CEGE 5416 - Sensors in Infrastructure (3 cr.)
CEGE 5417 - Structural Engineering Design of Wood Buildings (3 cr.)
CEGE 5511 - Urban Hydrology and Water Quality (4 cr.)
CEGE 5512 - Stochastic Ecohydrology (3 cr.)
CEGE 5513 - Energy Conversion from Wind, Hydro and Solar Resources (3 cr.)
CEGE 5514 - Granular Physics with Environmental and Engineering Applications (4 cr.)
CEGE 5515 - Remote Sensing of Environment and Water Resources (3 cr.)
CEGE 5516 - Stream Mechanics (3 cr.)
CEGE 5541 - Environmental Water Chemistry (3 cr.)
CEGE 5542 - Experimental Methods in Environmental Engineering (3 cr.)
CEGE 5543 - Introductory Environmental Fluid Mechanics (4 cr.)
CEGE 5551 - Environmental Microbiology (3 cr.)
CEGE 5552 - Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (1 cr.)
BEnvE/MSCE Students
Earn up to 6 credits from the following:
CEGE 5511 - Urban Hydrology and Water Quality (4 cr.)
CEGE 5512 - Stochastic Ecohydrology (3 cr.)
CEGE 5513 - Energy Conversion from Wind, Hydro and Solar Resources (3 cr.)
CEGE 5514 - Granular Physics with Environmental and Engineering Applications (4 cr.)
CEGE 5515 - Remote Sensing of Environment and Water Resources (3 cr.)
CEGE 5516 - Stream Mechanics (3 cr.)
CEGE 5541 - Environmental Water Chemistry (3 cr.)
CEGE 5542 - Experimental Methods in Environmental Engineering (3 cr.)
CEGE 5543 - Introductory Environmental Fluid Mechanics (4 cr.)
CEGE 5551 - Environmental Microbiology (3 cr.)
CEGE 5552 - Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (1 cr.)
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APAS Corrections
There are "buckets" set up in APAS to put the IDP credits in, but none of the classes will show up there automatically. Below are what the buckets will say.
Integrated Degree Program Credits to be Transferred to graduate program
- A maximum of 9 credits of 4000 level coursework can be counted towards your graduate program as part of your IDP
- Courses here are those 5000 and 8000 level courses that will only contribute towards your graduate program
Integrated Degree Program Credits Counting in both graduate and undergraduate program
- A maximum of 6 credits of 5000 level CEGE coursework can count towards both your undergraduate and graduate coursework
Students/Advisors will need to submit an APAS correction form designating which courses should be double counted and which courses beyond the 6 double counted credits taken during the BS should count toward the MS degree and not the BS degree. This APAS correction should happen within the first 10 days of the semester in which the student is enrolled in the courses. Any final edits or updates to this sub-plan must be reflected on the APAS no later than the last day of instruction in the semester in which the undergraduate degree will be awarded. Courses not in this sub-plan by that time cannot be updated at a later time and therefore, will not be eligible for use towards the Master's degree.
When filling out the APAS correction form for the double counted credits - the student/advisor will need to let the CSE Advising office know the two places where the double counted credits should count on the APAS.
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Transferring IDP credits to Master's Degree
The student officially becomes a grad student the semester after they graduate with their bachelors degree. To transfer the courses the student took as an undergraduate to the graduate degree, the student will submit the Transfer Credits from Undergraduate to Graduate Career form to the Graduate Student Services and Progress (GSSP) office the first semester as a grad student.
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