An accelerated program is available to Carnegie Mellon undergraduate students who also wish to complete a coursework Master's degree in mechanical engineering. Exceptional students can apply for admission to the program at the end of the first semester of the Senior year and must meet the requirements for admission to the Department's graduate program. Financial aid in the form of Teaching or Research Assistantships is not offered to students in the Accelerated Graduate Program.

In this program, students must complete at least 24 units of graduate coursework by the end of the Senior year. A QPA of 3.0 or better must be attained in those courses, and they cannot be used to satisfy the requirements of the baccalaureate degree. During the summer immediately after the Senior year, students complete up to 24 units of 24-793 Supervised Reading and 24-794 Master of Science Project. During the following Fall semester, students then complete all remaining coursework. A total of 96 units is required for completion of the coursework Master's degree. Students who wish to pursue the Accelerated Graduate Program should contact Chris Zeise in Scaife 404 (cz27) for additional information.