{"id":72,"date":"2023-09-15T14:28:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T18:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cheme-draft\/?page_id=72"},"modified":"2024-07-02T14:36:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T18:36:13","slug":"abm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cheme\/academics\/abm\/","title":{"rendered":"5-Year Accelerated B.S. to M.S."},"content":{"rendered":"

The Accelerated Bachelor\u2019s\/Master\u2019s program in Chemical Engineering at URI satisfies both the B.S. and M.S. requirements in full and allows for undergraduate courses to be applied and count for up to one-third<\/strong> of the total credits required in the master\u2019s program. Students may also transfer up to one-fifth<\/strong> of the required master\u2019s credits of advanced standing credits not counted towards the B.S. For example, in a 30-credit program, 10 credits can be counted from the B.S. degree requirements and an additional 6 advanced standing credits can be transferred. Only 500 and 600-level courses, as well as 400-level courses designated for graduate credit, can be applied towards a M.S. degree. Students must complete the requirements for their M.S. by the end of their additional year \u2013 failure to do so will negate the option to apply one-third<\/strong> of the credits taken during a B.S.<\/em> The URI Chemical Engineering ABM program is governed by \u201cAppendix K<\/a>\u201d of the URI Graduate School Manual.<\/p>\n

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Graduate Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
  • Total Graduate M.S. Program: 30 credits above undergraduate.<\/li>
  • For 12 thesis credits, no special problems or graduate seminar credit is permitted.<\/li>
  • CHE 513 and CHE 541 must be successfully completed.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Thesis Option<\/th>Non-Thesis Option<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    Required courses (9 credits)
    \u2022 CHE 503: Dynamics of Chemical Engineering Applications
    \u2022 CHE 513: Advanced Chemical Engineering
    Thermodynamics
    \u2022 CHE 541: Advanced Transport Phenomena<\/td>    		Required courses (12-15 credits)
    \u2022 CHE 503: Dynamics of Chemical Engineering Applications
    \u2022 CHE 513: Advanced Chemical Engineering
    Thermodynamics
    \u2022 CHE 541: Advanced Transport Phenomena
    \u2022 CHE 591 or 592: Special Problems (3-6
    credits culminating in a comprehensive
    report with oral examination)<\/td><\/tr>
    Elective courses (9-15 credits)
    \u2022 Up to 6 credits of 400-level courses
    designed \u201cfor graduate credit\u201d
    \u2022 Remainder of credits must be 500-level or
    600-level courses<\/td>    		Elective courses (15-18 credits)
    \u2022 Up to 6 credits of 400-level courses
    designed \u201cfor graduate credit\u201d
    \u2022 Remainder of credits must be 500-level or
    600-level courses<\/td><\/tr>
    Required but not for program credit
    \u2022 CHE 501: Graduate Seminar (fall)
    \u2022 CHE 502: Graduate Seminar (spring)<\/td>    		Required but not for program credit
    \u2022 CHE 501: Graduate Seminar (fall)
    \u2022 CHE 502: Graduate Seminar (spring)<\/td><\/tr>
    MS Thesis Research (6-12 credits)<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    (Optional, ABM Specific) Applying (\u201cDouble-counting\u201d) one-third from advanced B.S. credits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    • Up to 10 credits of elective courses designated \u201cfor graduate credit\u201d<\/li>
    • CHE 491\/492 are not allowed<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      (Optional) Transferring one-fifth from advanced B.S. credits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      • Up to 6 credits of elective courses designated \u201cfor graduate credit\u201d<\/li>
      • CHE 491\/492 are not allowed<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Sample Timeline 1: Thesis Option<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        • Years 1 \u2013 4, undergraduate program \u2013 follow curriculum sheets, incorporate 6 credits of CHE 491\/492 to begin research<\/li>
        • Take 4 graduate-level elective courses during years 3 and 4.<\/em><\/li>
        • 3 graduate-level elective courses (9 credits) count towards the M.S.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Year 4-5 Summer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          • CHE 599: M.S. Thesis Research (3 Credits; recommended but not required)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Year 5, Fall Semester<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            • CHE 503: Dynamics of Chemical Engineering Applications (3 credits)<\/li>
            • CHE 513: Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3 Credits)<\/li>
            • Graduate-Level Elective (3 Credits)<\/li>
            • CHE 599: Thesis Research (3 Credits)<\/li>
            • CHE 501: Graduate Seminar (1 Credit)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              *13 total credits; 12 credits count towards program
              Year 5, Spring Semester<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              • CHE 541: Advanced Transport Phenomena (3 Credits)<\/li>
              • CHE 599: Thesis research (6 Credits)<\/li>
              • CHE 502: CHE seminar (1 Credit)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                *10 total credits; 9 credits count towards program<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Year 5, Spring or Summer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                • MS defense<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                  \n\n\n\n

                  Sample Timeline 2: Non-Thesis Option<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  • Years 1 \u2013 4, undergraduate program \u2013 follow curriculum sheets, take 4 graduate-level elective courses during years 3 and 4.<\/li>
                  • 3 graduate-level elective courses (9 credits) count towards the M.S.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                    Year 5, Fall Semester<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    • CHE 503: Dynamics of Chemical Engineering Applications (3 credits)<\/li>
                    • CHE 513: Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3 Credits)<\/li>
                    • Graduate-level Elective Course (3 Credits)<\/li>
                    • Graduate-level Elective Course (3 Credits)<\/li>
                    • CHE 591: Special Problems (2 Credits)<\/li>
                    • CHE 501: Graduate Seminar (1 Credit)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                      *15 total credits; 14 credits count towards program<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Year 5, Spring Semester<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      • CHE 541: Advanced Transport Phenomena (3 Credits)<\/li>
                      • Graduate-level Elective Course (3 Credits)<\/li>
                      • CHE 592: Special Problems (4 Credits)<\/li>
                      • CHE 502 CHE seminar (1 Credit)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                        *11 total credits; 10 credits count towards program<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        •  Comprehensive report based on CHE 591\/592 work with oral examination.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                          \n\n\n\n

                          Guidance for Completing Courses and Applying<\/strong>
                          To achieve completion of the ABM program within a 5th year, it may be necessary to shift some credits earlier to stay within the maximum (12 credits per semester) of a full-time graduate student. This can be accomplished in one or more of the following ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          • Choose graduate-level electives that will count towards a M.S. degree.<\/li>
                          • Take extra graduate-level electives during the 4 years of the undergraduate program. These would count as \u201cadvanced standing credits.\u201d CHE 491\/492 are not allowed<\/strong><\/em> to be transferred or double-counted from B.S.<\/li>
                          • Research credits can be taken during the summer preceding and following the master\u2019s year (3 per summer). For the Thesis Option<\/strong>, this would allow students to conduct research that could be used in their M.S. Thesis. Research credits from a B.S. program would only count as \u201cadvanced standing credits.\u201d This may entail extra out-of-pocket tuition costs.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                            For the Thesis Option, students are encouraged to begin undergraduate research by the junior year.<\/strong> This ensures that a student\u2019s research skills and abilities on a project reach a sufficiently advanced stage for research and results during year 5 to progress enough to satisfy the needs for a master\u2019s thesis. Research skills are not enough; continuing on the same project is typical in order to bring in enough context knowledge. Satisfying 6 of the 12 graduate-level elective credits in the undergraduate program is a good way to receive this research experience while simultaneously enabling graduate-level elective courses to move forward into the graduate program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                            The Accelerated Bachelor\u2019s\/Master\u2019s program in Chemical Engineering at URI satisfies both the B.S. and M.S. requirements in full and allows for undergraduate courses to be applied and count for up to one-third of the total credits required in the master\u2019s program. Students may also transfer up to one-fifth of the required master\u2019s credits of advanced […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"parent":8,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-72","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cheme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cheme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cheme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cheme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cheme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cheme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78172,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cheme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72\/revisions\/78172"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cheme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cheme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}