This program seeks to engage undergraduate students who indicate an interest in and ability for additional education beyond the BS degree. The key components of such a program are:

a meaningful undergraduate research experience (CHBE 4699, Undergraduate Research Project) for those seeking the MS degree by coursework; and
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.

Students will be eligible to apply for the program after completion of thirty credit hours at Georgia Tech (i.e., at the end of the freshman year). As a practical matter, students will need to apply before the completion of seventy-five semester credit hours (mid-point of junior year) to include transfer and AP credit. Students must have a Georgia Tech GPA of 3.5 or higher for admission to the program and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher to continue in the program.

The program will require thirty credit hours beyond those required for the BS degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Students participating in the program will be eligible for the six-credit-hour Graduate Course Option.