Core Requirements Credit Hours: 12

• MFGE 7331 - Manufacturing System Design and Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 7332 - Advanced Additive Manufacturing (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 7530 - Research in Applied Engineering (3 Credit Hours)
• TMAE 7891 - Independent Study (1-3 Credit Hours)

Elective Requirements Credit Hours: 18

 Restricted Elective courses at or above the 5000G level as contracted with the faculty advisor and degree coordinator. A list of the qualified MFGE 5000G level courses is shown below:

• MFGE 5131G - Lean and Six Sigma Green Belt-1 (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5132G - Lean and Six Sigma Green Belt-2 (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5133G - Advanced Engineering Project Management (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5134G - Reliability Engineering (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5232G - Simulation Modeling for Engineering Applications (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5238G - Facilities Maintenance (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5331G - Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (0,3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5332G - Manufacturing Floor Control (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5333G - Additive Manufacturing Studio (0,3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5334G - Additive Manufacturing of Lightweight Structures (0,3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5335G - Machine Vision (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5336G - Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5337G - Advanced PLC Hardware & Programming (0,3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5531G - Advanced CNC Machining and Programming (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5532G - Introduction to MEMS (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5533G - Heat Treatment and Microstructure of Metal (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5534G - Packaging (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5535G - NanoManufacturing (0,3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5536G - Characterization of Advanced Manufacturing Materials (0,3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5537G - Design for Environment and Green Manufacturing (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5538G - Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation Techniques (3 Credit Hours)

Total Credit Hours: 30

Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s (ABM) Degree

The Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Degree Program is intended for the current undergraduate students in the Department of Manufacturing Engineering at the Georgia Southern University. It will produce a pathway to earn both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s Degree within five years. 

In accordance with SACSCOC requirements, 120 unique credit hours are required in a Bachelors degree program, and at least 30 unique credit hours are required for a Masters degree program. The MSAE-ABM program combines 130 hours from the BSMfgE program and 30 hours from the MSAE program, exceeding the required 150 unique hours between undergraduate and graduate degree programs by 10 hours. The Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies Handbook for Program Directors and Graduate Advisors permits a maximum of 9 shared credit hours between the undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Therefore, MSAE-ABM students may share a maximum of 9 credit hours of graduate level courses (5000G) in satisfying the requirements of both degree programs.

Admission Requirements

Regular Admission

For regular admission to the Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s of Science in Applied Engineering (ABM-MSAE) degree program, the applicant must:

1. Be enrolled in the undergraduate Manufacturing Engineering program (BS-MFGE) in the Department of Manufacturing Engineering at the Georgia Southern University.
2. Have completed at least 25 credit hours of undergraduate coursework in MFGE courses including MFGE 2531 , MFGE 2142 , MFGE 2533 , MFGE 2239 , and MFGE 2534 .
3. Have a 3.0 or higher Georgia Southern Institutional GPA.

ABM programs do not allow provisional admission. ABM programs are designed for students who have demonstrated a high level of undergraduate academic performance that validates their ability to be successful graduate students. Students who do not meet the minimum requirements for regular admission may be granted admission to the program upon approval of an admissions committee consisting of at least the Department Chair and the Graduate Program director.

ABM Degree Requirements: 30 Credit Hours (Non-Thesis)

1. Students in the ABM program will be allowed to use up to 9 credits MFGE 5000G level courses offered within the Manufacturing Engineering program in meeting the requirements of both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree.
2. Maintain a cumulative graduate GPA of 3.0 (grade of “B” or better) in their graduate degree course work (including the 9 credits of graduate course work shared with the undergraduate degree).
3. Meet all requirements for both the BS-MFGE and M.S.A.E. degrees.
4. An undergraduate student enrolled in graduate classes is limited to 6 credit hours of graduate coursework per semester.
5. A minimum of 50% of courses for the Master of Science in Applied Engineering degree must be taken at or above the 6000 level

Advisement

Graduate students are advised by their program. Graduate students should reach out to their graduate program director for information regarding the structures in place to facilitate advisement. For more information visit Graduate Academic Advisement .

Graduate students can also contact the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies for more information about their program director.
Phone: 912-478-COGS (2647)
Email: gradschool@georgiasouthern.edu