For Current Rutgers Cbe Juniors Only

FOR CURRENT RUTGERS CBE JUNIORS ONLY

Combined Bachelors/Masters Degree Program

Chemical & Biochemical Engineering

The objectives of the combined bachelors/masters degree program in the Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering are:

1) To provide an expedited graduate applications process for highly qualifiedCBE students

2) To provide the added depth of knowledge inherent in graduate course work

3) To make it possible for students to receive a Bachelor (B.S. in chemical engineering) and Master degree (M.S. in chemical engineering or M.E. in pharmaceutical engineering) in a shortened timeframe

4) To attract more of our top students into our graduate program

Students may apply toeither in the Master of Science (M.S.) in Chemical Engineering or the Master of Engineering (M.E.) in Pharmaceutical Engineering in combination with B.S. in Chemical Engineering. It may also be possible to pursue the M.S. or M.E. in Chemical Engineering in combination with another undergraduate major. Please speak to the Graduate Director to assess individual situations for appropriateness.

Eligibility

Students with a GPA of 3.2 or higher are eligible to apply during their sixth semester (spring semester of Junior year). The applicants must have completed at least 104 credits of coursework at the end of their sixth semester, in order that they have space to begin graduate courses in the senior year. Note that meeting these eligibility requirements does not guarantee admission.

General Procedures

To apply to the BS/MS or BS/ME program, the student needs to submit a completed combined BS/MS application form, an academic transcript, a personal statement, and one letter of recommendation in a sealed envelope to the Chemical Engineering department office. The application package is available from the CBE department office. GRE (general) test scores and application fee are waived.

Students are admitted based on the requirements that (i) they maintain a 3.2 average (otherwise they can be dropped from the program) throughout their undergraduate studies, (ii) receive their B.S. degree at the end of the fourth year, (iii) make progress on their graduate degree during their fourth year by completing at least 6 credits of coursework. Once a student completestheir undergraduate requirements and receives their official B.S. degree from Rutgers, they will be formally considered a graduate student.

Students must then complete the graduation requirements of the Graduate School of New Brunswick (GSNB), which consists of 30 credits of graduate work, none of which was counted towards the B.S. degree, but some of which will have been taken simultaneously with undergraduate courses (i.e. in the senior year). In the M.S. in chemical engineering program, students can choose Plan A (thesis option, 24 course credits plus six research credits, and successful defense of thesis) or Plan B (non-thesis option, 30 course credits). The M.E. in pharmaceutical engineering program is a non-thesis degree (30 course credits).

It is important to note that GSNB does not permit double dipping, that is, courses used to satisfy graduation requirements for the B.S. degree cannot be counted towards satisfying graduation requirements for the masters degree. Hence, the graduate level courses taken in the senior year cannot be used to satisfy the undergraduate degree requirements and then applied again toward graduate requirements.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering

Application for

Combined Bachelors/Masters Degree Programs

Applying for (check one):B.S./M.E. in Pharmaceutical Engineering

B.S./M.S. in Chemical Engineering

Instructions:

1) Fill out application form (p. 2 and 3 of this application package)

2) Attach a copy of your transcript (can be downloaded from the RU transcripts web site)

3) Attach one (1) letter of recommendation in a sealed envelope.

4) Attach a brief (one page) personal statement outlining your professional goals and how the

5) Submititems (1) through (4) to the CBE Department Office, Room C-226.

Name: RUID No.:

Home mailing address:

Campus mailing address:

Email: Phone no. :

Overall GPA: Major GPA:

Semester/Year started at Rutgers:Expected graduation date:

Number of credits completed so far: Number of major credits completed to date:

Name of reference letter writer:

Signature: Date:

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For Office Use Only: Admitted Rejected Date:

Comments:

Graduate Program Director:

Application Check List

Your application package must contain the following:

Completed application form (p.2 and 3 of this package)

Aletter of recommendation enclosed in a sealed envelope

Rutgers transcript (printed on-line)

Number of undergraduate credits completed to date______

Number of major credits (with prefix M) completed to date______

Cumulative GPA______

Major GPA______

Check off the Major courses (with prefix M) that you have completed:

Sophomore Year

[ ]14:155:201Analysis I M 3.0

[ ]14:155:208Thermodynamics IM 3.0

[ ]14:155:210Biol. FoundationsM 3.0

[ ]01:160:307Organic Chemistry IM 4.0

[ ]01:160:308Organic Chemistry II M 4.0

Junior Year

[ ]14:155:303Transport Phen. IM 3.0

[ ]14:155:307Analysis II M 3.0

[ ]14:155:309Thermodynamics II M 3.0

[ ]01:160:311Organic Chemistry LabM 2.0

[ ]01:640:421Advanced Calc. for Eng.M 3.0

[ ]14:155:304Transport Phen. IIM 3.0

[ ]14:155:324Design Separ. ProcessM 3.0

[ ]14:155:441KineticsM 3.0

[ ]14:155:407Processing & Props. Mats.M 3.0

List any other Major Courses (with prefix M) that you have completed.

[ ]___:___:______M ___

[ ]___:___:______M ___

[ ]___:___:______M ___

[ ]___:___:______M ___

[ ]___:___:______M ___

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update March 2017