Five-year B.S./M.S. Program
Georgia Tech undergraduate students may be admitted into the program upon completion of thirty semester credit hours at Georgia Tech and attaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA to continue in the program and to qualify for the six-credit-hour graduate course option.
Target Audience
This program seeks to engage undergraduate students at Georgia Tech who indicate an interest in, and ability for, additional education beyond the B.S. degree. The key components of such a program are: (1) A meaningful undergraduate research experience (PTFE 4698 or 4699) for those seeking the non-thesis M.S. degree; and (2) careful advising and course-planning to enable students to begin graduate coursework in the fourth year of study. Students with significant AP credit will be especially well positioned to take full advantage of this opportunity.
How the Program Works
Students in the B.S./M.S. program will remain undergraduates until they meet the requirements for the B.S. degree, at which point they will receive their degree and will change their status to that of graduate students. Students will be eligible to apply for the program after completion of thirty semester credit hours at Georgia Tech (i.e., at the end of the freshman year). Students must have a Georgia Tech GPA of 3.5 or higher for admission into the five-year B.S./M.S. program in Polymer, Textile & Fiber Engineering.
Graduate Admissions and Enrollment Services (GAES) will process a streamlined application (application fee waived, no GREs, one recommendation letter from a Georgia Tech faculty member, and a short essay) and forward to the graduate coordinator. The application must be endorsed by the student's academic advisor in the School. Admission into the program will be based on academic performance at Georgia Tech, as well as the potential for advanced study and/or research as assessed from the essay.
Continuation in the program will require the student to maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher. This GPA requirement should not deter students from taking challenging courses. The program will not penalize students who opt out after the B.S. degree. Students participating in the program will be eligible for the six-credit-hour graduate course option as described in the Institute catalog. http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/students/grad/masters/gradcourse.php
Requirements for the Five-Year B.S./M.S. Degree
The M.S. degree requirements for the five-year B.S./M.S. program in Polymer, Textile & Fiber Engineering are as follows:
| Polymer Material Science Track | Hours | Polymer Chemistry Track | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polymer Structure, Physical Properties and Characterization (PTFE 6768) | 3 | Preparation and Reaction of Polymers (PTFE 6750) | 3 |
| Mechanics of Polymer Solids and Fluids (PTFE7771) | 3 | Physical Chemistry of Polymer Solutions (PTFE 6751) | 3 |
| Physical Chemistry of Polymer Solutions (PTFE 6751) | 3 | Polymer Characterization (PTFE 6752) | 3 |
| Theoretical Chemistry of Polymers (PTFE 6755) | 3 | Theoretical Chemistry of Polymers (PTFE 6755) (tentative) | 3 |
| Polymer Characterization (PTFE 6752) | 4 | Organic Chemistry (CHEM 6372, 6373) or Physical Chemistry (CHEM 6471 or 6481) or Analytical Chemistry I and II (CHEM 6271, 6272) or Biochemistry I and II (CHEM 6501, 6502) | 1 |
| Safety & Ethics (PTFE 6998) | 1 | Safety & Ethics (PTFE 6998) | 6 |
| Electives: approved by School of residence at 4000 level or above | 6 | Electives: approved by School of residence at 4000 level or above | 3 |
| Thesis | 9 | Thesis | 9 |
| TOTALS: | 32 | TOTALS: | 32 |
| Master of Science with Thesis | Hours | Master of Science without Thesis | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Work (letter grade) Courses offered by PTFE and approved courses offered by other schools at 6000 or above level subject to a maximum of 6 hours at the 4000 level. |
21 | Course Work (letter grade) Courses offered by PTFE and approved courses offered by other schools at 6000 or above level subject to a maximum of 6 hours at the 4000 level. |
27 |
| Thesis | 9 | Thesis | 3 |
| TOTALS: | 30 | TOTALS: | 30 |