<p>Please explain the 5 year accelerated program for a masters degree. I am not sure how it works. After four years, do I have to take the graduate exam to finish my fifth year? Or do I go into the 5th year automatically? Also, during my fifth year, will I be considered as an undergrad or graad if I am doing a 5 year accelerated program for a masters degree in Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle?</p>
<p>I believe this varies from program to program. To give you an example, at MIT, the EECS 5-year MEng program does not require a graduate exam, as no such grad exams are given to any of the master’s degree students at MIT in EECS (and, in fact, I have never heard of a grad exam being required of ANY master’s degree student at MIT). On the other hand, nobody is automatically allowed into the program. You basically have to get decent grades and decent prof reqs in your first few years to enter the Meng degree part of the program. Otherwise, you will only be given the opportunity to get a bachelor’s. That MEng 5th year would be considered a grad year for the purposes of funding or other things.</p>
<p>I think you should direct these questions to the program you are interested in. Each program is going to have different rules. For example, there may indeed be such programs that require students take a graduate exam at the end of them.</p>
<p>You will most likely be considered a graduate student for that 5th year. I don’t know what you mean by grad exam, but you will probably have to apply for the five year program.</p>
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What I mean about the “grad exam” is like the SAT for college. Basically it’s like an entrance exam for grad school.</p>
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At Embry, we have to apply for the Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering for Freshman Admission as undergrad. Then we are given a chance to apply for the accelerated program during our Junior year, where we get to take two more years to receive a masters degree in Aerospace Engineering.</p>
<p>I just hope that I get into the accelerated program when I apply during my junior year. That is the only reason why I want this school so bad.</p>
<p>I had to take the GRE for my program, but that may differ depending on the school.</p>