Students who desire to pursue the five-year BS/MS combination in CM and DM must apply to the School after completing at least 75 hours of work towards the CM degree. Applicants should have shown a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.5.

Students admitted to the five-year program will take a total of 12 hours of graduate course work during their final undergraduate year. 6 hours of that work, in DM courses, will count toward the CM Advanced Studio and Capstone requirements and will count for both undergraduate and graduate credit. During the summer term after their fourth year, students will participate in an approved internship program. During their fifth year, students will take a total of 24 hours, including either LCC 6800 (Project) or LCC 7000 (Thesis), and with no more than three courses taken outside of the DM program.