1. BSME/MSME Emilie Garnier

2. Program Overview 5 year BS/MS combined program “Dual status” 4 th year of undergrad “Graduate” status 5 th year ME 5XX courses taken as senior year tech electives Undergraduate graduation ceremony

3. Advantages Save time (=save $$) Focus your tech electives Edge in the workforce Become an expert in a particular field Work ethic Potential for continued education

4. Requirements/Application Undergraduate GPA >= 3.4 Semester 5 – internal application to program 2 letters of recommendation Application Form End of semester 5 – accepted into program Semester 6 – Purdue Graduate School Application GRE scores 1 letter of recommendation Full Application Semester 7 – Begin “dual” status B- min in graduate courses required

6. Is this for me? Graduate course workload Worth ethic Desire to learn MSME vs MBA Career aspirations Management vs technical After one semester: The workload is significant but worth the effort.

7. Questions? egarnier@purdue.edu Side note: go abroad!!