Accelerated Mechanical Engineering (BSME) / Business Administration (MBA)
Admission
Undergraduate students in the BSME in Mechanical Engineering program may apply for the Accelerated Master of Business Administration program as early as their junior year. Applicants must be BSME in Mechanical Engineering majors and have a GPA of 3.5 or higher in the major prior to applying for the program. Students should consult with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs to determine the appropriate timing of actual enrollment in the Master of Business Administration program. Additional admissions requirements can be found under the Business School Admissions.
Undergraduate vs. Graduate Student Designations
Students in this accelerated degree program are categorized in the Baylor system as undergraduate students until their BSME graduation regardless of any combination of UG- and GR-level courses completed that year. These students are designated as graduate students after being accepted into the graduate school for the remainder of their program.
These distinctions (undergraduate student versus graduate student) will be linked to financial aid and scholarship eligibility for each level. Accelerated degree students are eligible for any financial aid or scholarships for which they qualify as an undergraduate student. When these students become graduate students, though they lose their eligibility for undergraduate-level support, they are eligible to apply for graduate-level scholarships and financial aid.
Requirements for the Mechanical Engineering (BSME) >> Master of Business Administration (MBA)
To earn the Mechanical Engineering (BSME) and and the Master of Business Administration (MBA) via this accelerated pathway, a student must complete all basic requirements for the BSME in Mechanical Engineering as well as the MBA in Business Administration.
A maximum of 6 hours of graduate-level course work will count toward both the BSME and the MBA degrees. These graduate engineering courses will count towards the required 12 hrs. of MBA electives.
Students can choose from the following courses to count toward both degrees:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BME 5351 | Multidimensional Signal Analysis | 3 |
| BME 5353 | Biomedical Signal Analysis | 3 |
| BME 5355 | Medical Imaging | 3 |
| BME 5357 | Cardiovascular Engineering and Instrumentation | 3 |
| BME 5360 | Introduction to Biomedical Engineering | 3 |
| BME 5375 | Biomechanical Computer Modeling | 3 |
| BME 5376 | Medical Device Design and Evaluation | 3 |
| BME 5396 | Special Topics in Engineering | 3 |
| BME 5397 | Special Projects in Engineering | 3 |
| EGR 5302 | Engineering Analysis | 3 |
| EGR 5357 | Cardiovascular Engineering and Instrumentation | 3 |
| EGR 5396 | Special Topics in Engineering | 3 |
| EGR 5397 | Special Projects in Engineering | 3 |
| ME 5302 | Engineering Analysis | 3 |
| ME 5322 | Computer-Aided Engineering and Design | 3 |
| ME 5323 | Introduction to Finite Element Methods | 3 |
| ME 5324 | Advanced Dynamics | 3 |
| ME 5325 | Advanced Finite Element Methods | 3 |
| ME 5333 | Introduction to Combustion | 3 |
| ME 5334 | Gas Dynamics | 3 |
| ME 5335 | Composite Materials | 3 |
| ME 5336 | Thermal Systems Design | 3 |
| ME 5338 | Experimental Methods in Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow | 3 |
| ME 5339 | Tribology | 3 |
| ME 5340 | Intermediate Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| ME 5341 | Intermediate Heat Transfer | 3 |
| ME 5342 | Inviscid Flows | 3 |
| ME 5343 | Computational Fluid Dynamics | 3 |
| ME 5344 | Viscoelasticity | 3 |
| ME 5346 | Introduction to Aeronautics | 3 |
| ME 5347 | Analysis and Design of Propulsion Systems | 3 |
| ME 5348 | Wind Energy | 3 |
| ME 5351 | Intermediate Numerical Methods | 3 |
| ME 5352 | Theory of Elasticity | 3 |
| ME 5353 | Continuum Mechanics | 3 |
| ME 5354 | Rocket Propulsion | 3 |
| ME 5357 | Cardiovascular Engineering and Instrumentation | 3 |
| ME 5360 | Renewable Energy Devices | 3 |
| ME 5362 | Principles of Process Engineering | 3 |
| ME 5363 | Advanced Concepts of Process Engineering | 3 |
| ME 5364 | Introduction to Additive Manufacturing | 3 |
| ME 5365 | Properties and Processing of Electronic Materials | 3 |
| ME 5366 | Metal Additive Manufacturing | 3 |
| ME 5380 | Microscopy Techniques for Materials Science | 3 |
| ME 5381 | Advanced Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| ME 5382 | Mechanical Behavior of Polymers and Polymeric Composites | 3 |
| ME 5383 | Deformation and Fracture in Metals | 3 |
| ME 5384 | Fracture Mechanics | 3 |
| ME 5385 | Failure Analysis: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| ME 5396 | Special Topics in Engineering | 3 |
| ME 5397 | Special Topics in Engineering | 3 |