该课程为优秀的本科生提供了获得学位的机会，即在BS学位以外的一年学习中获得硕士学位。（通常，获得理学硕士学位的时间比学士学位还要晚两年。）在该计划中，一名本科生最多可以修读9个学分，同时满足本科和研究生的要求。通常，该课程的学生会在高三的秋季学期开始研究，从而获得MS论文。学士学位是在高年级结束时授予的。在完成五个学期的课程工作后，申请进入五年制BS / MS课程。最低要求是3.2平均成绩和学术副院长的建议。有兴趣的学生应联系副院长马克·布赫纳。查看本科研究室的BS / MS计划要求。
The primary purpose of the General Engineering major is to serve the needs of students who have multiple areas of interest in technical fields or who do not wish to pursue pure engineering careers but are looking to expand their technological background to include non-technical pursuits, such as, for example, in business, psychology, history, or art. Thus wanting to pursue an academic curriculum that includes a combination of basic engineering and a variety of courses in both chemical engineering and electrical engineering, but not desiring a dual major, might be a valid reason to choose a General Engineering major. Alternatively, wanting to pursue a combination of basic engineering courses and business courses might be another reason to choose this major. This is not an ABET accredited program.