Joint Degrees with the BS in Mechanical Engineering
Pending final notification of the Board of Trustees and Illinois Board of Higher Education in July 2025.
Admission Requirements
The minimum admission requirements for the joint degree programs are:
- Completion of at least 30 hours of core courses (excluding ENGR 100, IE 118, IE 391, IE 392, IE 396, IE 397), where core courses are listed under the Required in the College of Engineering section of the catalog;
- an institutional GPA of 3.25/4.00 or higher;
- a major GPA of 3.25/4.00 or higher.
Students who meet the minimum requirements to apply for the joint program can apply for consideration at any time before the beginning of their final term in the BS program. Students also must maintain an overall GPA of 3.00 or higher in the MS program. The applications will be reviewed by the Graduate Admission Committee in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering to determine whether the student will be admitted into the program. The department reserves the right to decline or accept any application.
Degree Requirements
Joint BS in Mechanical Engineering/MS in Industrial Engineering
To earn a joint Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering / Master of Science in Industrial Engineering degree from UIC, students need to complete university, college, and department degree requirements. The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering degree requirements are outlined below. Students should consult the College of Engineering section for additional degree requirements and college academic policies.
The joint Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) and Master of Science in Industrial Engineering (MSIE) is designed for undergraduates with outstanding academic performance who desire to pursue graduate studies in industrial engineering, or who wish to prepare themselves for advanced placement in the workplace. Students will earn both a BSME and MSIE degree upon completion of the program, with 8 credit hours of coursework shared between the two degrees.
The requirements for completion of the joint degree program are identical to the completion of the two separate degrees; however, 8 hours of shared coursework may be used for both degrees. Completion of 122 semester hours at the undergraduate level; plus 8 additional shared hours of credit counting toward both the BSME and MSIE degrees; plus 28 hours of coursework at the graduate level will result in joint BSME/MSIE degrees. Only a coursework-based MSIE may be awarded.
Students who meet the minimum requirements to apply for the joint program can apply for consideration at any time before the beginning of their final term in the BS program. Students also must maintain an overall GPA of 3.00 or higher in the MS program. The applications will be reviewed by the Graduate Admission Committee in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering to determine whether the student will be admitted into the program. The department reserves the right to decline or accept any application.
Students accepted into the joint degree program will be able to take two 400-level (graduate) Industrial Engineering (IE) courses, enrolled as graduate students, and receive 4 credit hours per course. The two 400-level IE courses will be applied towards 6 credit hours of technical electives at the undergraduate level, thereby completing the 128 credit hours for the BSME degree. The two 400-level IE courses 5 will also count towards 8 credit hours of 400-level coursework toward the MSIE degree. The two 400-level courses must meet the following requirements:
- at the 400 level;
- within the list of technical elective courses for the major;
- within the IE rubric; and
- not a required course for the completion of the undergraduate degree.
The course selections require pre-approval by an academic advisor and will be recorded in the student’s academic record by the MIE Student Affairs Office; in addition, the MIE Student Affairs Office will submit the necessary forms to allow the undergraduate student to register for the graduate section of these courses.
Sample Course Schedule
| Freshman Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| MATH 180 | Calculus I | 4 |
| CHEM 122 | Matter and Energy | 3 |
| CHEM 123 | Foundations of Chemical Inquiry I | 2 |
| ENGL 160 | Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts | 3 |
| ENGR 100 | Engineering Success Seminar for Freshmen a | 1 |
| ME 250 | Introduction to Engineering Design and Graphics | 3 |
| General Education Core course | 3 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| MATH 181 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PHYS 141 | General Physics I (Mechanics) | 4 |
| ENGL 161 | Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research | 3 |
| CS 109 | Programming for Engineers with MatLab | 3 |
| General Education Core course | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Sophomore Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| PHYS 142 | General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism) | 4 |
| IE 201 | Financial Engineering | 3 |
| CME 201 | Statics | 3 |
| MATH 210 | Calculus III | 3 |
| ECE 210 | Electrical Circuit Analysis | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| MATH 220 | Introduction to Differential Equations | 3 |
| MATH 310 | Applied Linear Algebra | 3 |
| CME 203 | Strength of Materials | 3 |
| IE 342 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | 3 |
| General Education Core course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Junior Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| IE 471 | Operations Research I | 3 |
| IE 345 | Regression Applications and Forecasting in Engineering | 3 |
| IE 348 | Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining for Engineering Applications | 3 |
| IE 365 | Work Productivity Analysis | 4 |
| General Education Core course | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| IE 442 | Design and Analysis of Experiments in Engineering | 3 |
| IE 472 | Operations Research II | 3 |
| STAT 362 | Elements of Statistical Computing | 2 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Elective Outside the Major Rubric | 3 | |
| MGMT 340 | Introduction to Organizations | 3 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Senior Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| IE 380 | Manufacturing Process Principles | 3 |
| IE 396 | Senior Design I b | 3 |
| IE 467 | Discrete Event Computer Simulation Application | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Technical Elective (Shared) | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| IE 397 | Senior Design Il b | 2 |
| IE 463 | Manufacturing Facilities Design and Material Handling | 3 |
| IE 466 | Production Operation Analytics and Inventory Control | 3 |
| IE 499 | Professional Development Seminar | 0 |
| Technical Elective (Shared) | 4 | |
| General Education Core course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Select 12 hours at the 400 level (8 hours must be in the IE rubric) | 12 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Select 16 hours at the 500 level (8 hours must be in the IE rubric) | 16 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 158 | |
Joint BS in Mechanical Engineering/MS in Mechanical Engineering
To earn a joint Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering/Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree from UIC, students need to complete university, college, and department degree requirements. The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering degree requirements are outlined below. Students should consult the College of Engineering section for additional degree requirements and college academic policies.
The joint Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME) is designed for undergraduates with outstanding academic performance who desire to pursue graduate studies in Mechanical Engineering, or who wish to prepare themselves for advanced placement in the workplace. Students will earn both a BSME and MSME degree upon completion of the program, with 8 credit hours of coursework shared between the two degrees.
The requirements for completion of the joint degree program are identical to the completion of the two separate degrees; however, 8 hours of shared coursework may be used for both degrees. Completion of 122 semester hours at the undergraduate level; plus 8 additional shared hours counting toward both the BSME and MSME degrees; plus 28 hours of coursework at the graduate level will result in joint BSME/MSME degrees. Only a course work based MSME may be awarded.
Students accepted into the joint degree program will be able to take two 400-level (graduate) Mechanical Engineering courses, enrolled as graduate students, and receive 4 credit hours per course. The two 400-level ME courses will count towards 6 credit hours of technical electives at the undergraduate level, thereby completing the 128-credit hours for the BSME degree. The two 400-level ME courses will also count towards 8 credit hours of 400-level coursework toward the MSME degree. The 5 two 400-level courses must meet the following requirements:
- at the 400 level;
- within the list of technical elective courses for the major;
- within the ME rubric; and
- not a required course for the completion of the undergraduate degree.
The course selections require pre-approval by an academic advisor and will be recorded in the student’s academic record by the MIE Student Affairs Office; in addition, the MIE Student Affairs Office will submit the necessary forms to allow the undergraduate student to register for the graduate section of these courses.
Sample Course Schedule
| Freshman Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| ENGR 100 | Engineering Success Seminar for Freshmen a | 1 |
| ENGL 160 | Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts | 3 |
| MATH 180 | Calculus I | 4 |
| CHEM 122 | Matter and Energy | 3 |
| CHEM 123 | Foundations of Chemical Inquiry I | 2 |
| ME 250 | Introduction to Engineering Design and Graphics | 3 |
| General Education Core course | 3 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| MATH 181 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PHYS 141 | General Physics I (Mechanics) | 4 |
| ENGL 161 | Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research | 3 |
| CS 109 | Programming for Engineers with MatLab | 3 |
| General Education Core course | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Sophomore Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| MATH 210 | Calculus III | 3 |
| PHYS 142 | General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism) | 4 |
| IE 201 | Financial Engineering | 3 |
| CME 201 | Statics | 3 |
| ECE 210 | Electrical Circuit Analysis | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| MATH 220 | Introduction to Differential Equations | 3 |
| MATH 310 | Applied Linear Algebra | 3 |
| CME 203 | Strength of Materials | 3 |
| ME 205 | Introduction to Thermodynamics | 3 |
| ME 210 | Engineering Dynamics | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Junior Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ME 211 | Fluid Mechanics I | 4 |
| ME 320 | Mechanisms and Dynamics of Machinery | 3 |
| ME 347 | Engineering Design and Graphics with Computer-Aided Design and Simulation | 3 |
| ME 380 | Manufacturing Process Principles | 3 |
| General Education Core course | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ME 321 | Heat Transfer | 4 |
| ME 328 | Numerical Methods in Mechanical Engineering | 3 |
| ME 370 | Mechanical Engineering Design | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| General Education Core course | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Senior Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ME 312 | Dynamic Systems and Control | 3 |
| ME 396 | Senior Design I | 3 |
| IE 342 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | 3 |
| Elective Outside the Major Rubric | 3 | |
| Technical Elective (Shared) | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ME 341 | Experimental Methods in Mechanical Engineering | 3 |
| ME 397 | Senior Design Il | 3 |
| ME 499 | Professional Development Seminar | 0 |
| General Education Core course | 3 | |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Technical Elective (Shared) | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Select 12 hours at the 400 level (8 hours must be in the ME rubric) | 12 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Select 16 hours at the 500 level (8 hours must be in the ME rubric) | 16 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 158 | |
Joint BS in Mechanical Engineering/Master of Energy Engineering
To earn a joint Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering/Master of Energy Engineering degree from UIC, students need to complete university, college, and department degree requirements. The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering degree requirements are outlined below. Students should consult the College of Engineering section for additional degree requirements and college academic policies.
The joint Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) and Master of Energy Engineering (MEE) is designed for undergraduates with outstanding academic performance who wish to prepare themselves for advanced placement in the Energy Engineering workplace. Students will earn both a BSME and Masters of Energy Engineering degrees upon completion of the program, with 8 credit hours of coursework shared between the two degrees.
The requirements for completion of the joint degree program are identical to the completion of the two separate degrees; however, 8 hours of shared coursework may be used for both degrees. Completion of 122 semester hours at the undergraduate level; plus 8 additional shared hours counting toward both the BSME and MEE degrees; plus 24 hours of coursework at the graduate level will result in joint BSME/MS degrees.
Students accepted into the joint degree program will be able to take two 400-level (graduate) Mechanical Engineering courses, enrolled as graduate students, and receive 4 hours of credit per course. The two 400-level ENER courses will count towards 6 hours of technical electives at the undergraduate level, thereby completing the 128 semester hours for the BSME degree. The two 400-level ENER courses will also count towards 8 hours of 400-level coursework toward the MEE degree. The two 400-level courses must meet the following requirements:
- At the 400 level;
- within the list of technical elective courses for the major;
- within the ME/ENER rubric;
- a required class in the Master of Energy degree;
- not a required course for the completion of the undergraduate degree.
The course selections require pre-approval by an academic advisor and will be recorded in the student’s academic record by the MIE Student Affairs Office; in addition, the MIE Student Affairs Office will submit the necessary forms to allow the undergraduate student to register for the graduate section of these courses.
Sample Course Schedule
| Freshman Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| MATH 180 | Calculus I | 4 |
| CHEM 122 | Matter and Energy | 3 |
| CHEM 123 | Foundations of Chemical Inquiry I | 2 |
| ENGL 160 | Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts | 3 |
| ENGR 100 | Engineering Success Seminar for Freshmen a | 1 |
| ME 250 | Introduction to Engineering Design and Graphics | 3 |
| General Education Core course | 3 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| MATH 181 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PHYS 141 | General Physics I (Mechanics) | 4 |
| ENGL 161 | Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research | 3 |
| CS 109 | Programming for Engineers with MatLab | 3 |
| General Education Core course | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Sophomore Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| PHYS 142 | General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism) | 4 |
| IE 201 | Financial Engineering | 3 |
| CME 201 | Statics | 3 |
| MATH 210 | Calculus III | 3 |
| ECE 210 | Electrical Circuit Analysis | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| MATH 220 | Introduction to Differential Equations | 3 |
| MATH 310 | Applied Linear Algebra | 3 |
| CME 203 | Strength of Materials | 3 |
| ME 205 | Introduction to Thermodynamics | 3 |
| ME 210 | Engineering Dynamics | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Junior Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ME 211 | Fluid Mechanics I | 4 |
| ME 320 | Mechanisms and Dynamics of Machinery | 3 |
| ME 347 | Engineering Design and Graphics with Computer-Aided Design and Simulation | 3 |
| ME 380 | Manufacturing Process Principles | 3 |
| General Education Core course | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ME 321 | Heat Transfer | 4 |
| ME 328 | Numerical Methods in Mechanical Engineering | 3 |
| ME 370 | Mechanical Engineering Design | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| General Education Core course | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Senior Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ME 312 | Dynamic Systems and Control | 3 |
| ME 396 | Senior Design I | 3 |
| IE 342 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | 3 |
| Elective Outside the Major Rubric | 3 | |
| Technical Elective (Shared) | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ME 341 | Experimental Methods in Mechanical Engineering | 3 |
| ME 397 | Senior Design Il | 3 |
| ME 499 | Professional Development Seminar | 0 |
| General Education Core course | 3 | |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Technical Elective (Shared) | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ENER 420 | Combined Heat and Power, Design, and Management | 4 |
| ENER 424 | Industrial Energy Management and Conservation | 4 |
| ENER 451 | Electric Power Generation | 4 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENER 501 | Engineering Project Coordination and Management | 4 |
| ENER 552 | Design of Energy Efficient Buildings | 4 |
| ENER 553 | 4 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 154 | |