Accelerated Degree program

Accelerated BS/MS Program

About the Program

The CEES Accelerated BS/MS program allows qualified undergraduates to begin graduate coursework while completing their bachelor’s degree. Students may:

Share up to 9 credit hours toward both BS and MS degrees
Take up to 7 additional graduate credit hours not applied to the BS
Begin thesis or non-thesis research in their senior year and complete the MS in one additional year

Architectural Engineering majors earn a BS in Architectural Engineering and an MS in Civil Engineering.
See below for approved shared and additional graduate courses, including eligible 4000G-level options.

Submit Your Application

Students interested in pursuing the accelerated BS/MS program are encouraged to review the appropriate application below. It is suggested that the application process be completed by the junior year and applications should be submitted within the first two weeks of the semester.

Please email ceesgradstudies@ou.edu with submissions or questions.

Common Courses

Shared Graduate Course Work

Maximum 9 credit hours
Architectural Engineering	Civil Engineering	Environmental Engineering	Environmental Science
CEES 4333G Foundation Engineering	CEES 4253G Statistics & Probability	CEES 4253G Statistics & Probability	CEES 4253G Statistics & Probability
CEES 4753G Structural Design – Wood	CEES 4333G Foundation Engineering	CEES 4263G Hazardous and Solid Waste Management	CEES 4263G Hazardous and Solid Waste Management
Or one Professional Elective	CEES 4453G Geomatics Engineering	*CEES 5114 Aquatic Chemistry	*CEES 5114 Aquatic Chemistry
	CEES 4753G Structural Design – Wood	*CEES 5324 Environmental Biology & Ecology	*CEES 5324 Environmental Biology & Ecology
	Or Professional Elective(s)	Or Professional Elective(s)	Or Professional Elective(s)
*Enrollment in the 5000-level of a slashlisted course is required to count as graduate credit

Additional Graduate Coursework No Applied to the Bachelor's Degree

Review required MS core courses on the respective program checksheet.

Maximum 7 credit hours

Graduate (G) Credit Courses

Limit of 9 credit hours of CEES 4000G courses in master’s program and 12 credit hours of 4000G courses overall.

Course Number	Course Title
CEES 4123G	Open Channel Flow
CEES 4243G	WaTER Technologies for Emerging Regions
CEES 4253G	Statistics & Probability
CEES 4263G	Hazardous and Solid Waste Management
CEES 4273G	WaTER Technical Field Methods
CEES 4333G	Foundation Engineering
CEES 4453G	Geomatics Engineering
CEES 4663G	Introduction to Matrix Methods in Structural Analysis
CEES 4753G	Structural Design – Wood
ENGR 4513G	Introduction to Sustainable Engineering

Accelerated MS Degree Checksheets:

Architectural Engineering

Civil Engineering

Environmental Engineering

Environmental Science