Fast-track your career

with a

4+1 degree

The 4+1 accelerated degree program offers a practical pathway for students who want to enter the workforce with a master’s degree in less time. Through our programs, you can complete your bachelor’s and a master’s degree in just five years.

Here’s how it works: Apply no later than the spring semester of your junior year, then take graduate-level courses in your senior year that count toward both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree. With just one additional year beyond the bachelor’s, you’ll graduate with a master’s — showing advanced expertise, stronger career opportunities and the benefit of continuing to study with the same faculty you already know at UD.

Admissions requirements

  • Around 75 credits completed toward your bachelor’s degree.
  • Minimum overall 3.0 GPA.
  • Requirements may vary by program. See each program page for alternate requirements.

How to apply

  • Select graduate courses with your advisor that will count for both degrees.
  • Submit the abbreviated 4+1 application form (no GRE or application fee required).
  • Priority application deadline: May 31 of junior year
  • Final application deadline: December 1 of senior year

Available programs

If you’re enrolled in: Consider a master’s degree in:
Artificial Intelligence Engineering B.S.
Biomedical engineering B.B.E.
Chemical engineering B.Ch.E.
Civil engineering B.C.E.
Computer engineering B.Cp.E.
Computer science B.S.
Computer science B.A.
Construction engineering management B.C.E.M.
Cybersecurity B.S.
Electrical engineering B.E.E.
Environmental engineering B.E.N.E.
Information systems B.S.
Materials science and engineering B.S.
Mechanical engineering B.M.E.

*Coming soon! Check with your advisor on availability.

Interdisciplinary 4+1 pathways

Many of today’s complex and interesting problems sit at the intersection of fields. UD’s 4+1 programs offer students the opportunity to combine engineering with another discipline, either by pairing an engineering bachelor’s degree with a master’s in a different field or by transitioning from another major into an engineering master’s program. These pathways allow students to earn two degrees in five years while building interdisciplinary expertise.

Non-engineering bachelor’s to engineering master’s

If you’re enrolled in: Consider a master’s degree in:
Applied mathematics B.S.
Applied molecular biology and biotechnology B.S.
Biological science B.A.
Biological science B.S.
Chemistry B.S.
Insect Ecology and Conservation
Mathematics and data science B.S.
Mathematics B.S.
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Physics B.S.

*Coming soon! Check with your advisor on availability.

Engineering bachelor’s to master’s in another discipline

If you’re enrolled in: Consider a master’s degree in:
  • Biomedical engineering B.B.E.
  • Chemical engineering B.Ch.E.
  • Civil engineering B.C.E.
  • Computer engineering B.Cp.E.
  • Computer science B.S. or B.A.
  • Cybersecurity engineering B.S.
  • Electrical engineering B.E.E.
  • Environmental engineering B.E.N.E.
  • Information systems B.S.
Materials science and engineering B.S.M.E.
Mechanical engineering B.M.E.