If you are a current CMU undergraduate student considering graduate studies in EPP, you can get a head start by working with your academic advisor to plan a course of study that leads to earning both the B.S. in your technical undergraduate major and the M.S. in Engineering and Public Policy.

Program requirements

  • Satisfied all requirements for the B.S. degree
  • Register for a minimum of one semester of full-time study as a graduate student
  • Complete all of the requirements for the MS degree

This full course of study will typically require ten semesters, although advanced placement or other study may reduce the time required. With the approval of your academic advisor, you may take courses while an undergraduate that could count toward your Master’s degree as long as these courses are beyond the minimum number of units required for your Bachelor’s degree.

How to apply

  • Apply between the 5th and 7th semester of your undergraduate program (transfer student timeframe for application will be adjusted on a case-by-case basis)
  • Send an email indicating interest and a resume to eppadmt@andrew.cmu.edu and request to make an appointment with the Integrated B.S./M.S. advisor