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Accelerated Degree program

Accelerated BS/MS Program

About the Program

The CEES Accelerated BS/MS program allows qualified undergraduates to begin graduate coursework while completing their bachelor’s degree. Students may:

  • Double-count 6 credit hours toward both BS and MS degrees
  • Take up to 7 additional graduate credit hours not applied to the BS
  • Begin thesis or non-thesis research in their senior year and complete the MS in one additional year

Architectural Engineering majors earn a BS in Architectural Engineering and an MS in Civil Engineering.
See below for approved shared and additional graduate courses, including eligible 4000G-level options.

Submit Your Application

Students interested in pursuing the accelerated BS/MS program are encouraged to review the appropriate application below. It is suggested that the application process be completed by the junior year and applications should be submitted within the first two weeks of the semester.

Please email ceesgradstudies@ou.edu with submissions or questions.

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Common Courses

Shared Graduate Course Work

Maximum 6 credit hours
Architectural EngineeringCivil EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringEnvironmental Science
CEES 4333G Foundation EngineeringCEES 4253G Statistics & ProbabilityCEES 4253G Statistics & ProbabilityCEES 4253G Statistics & Probability
CEES 4753G Structural Design – WoodCEES 4453G Geomatics EngineeringCEES 4263G Hazardous and Solid Waste ManagementCEES 4263G Hazardous and Solid Waste Management
Or a Professional ElectiveOr a Professional Elective*CEES 5114 Aquatic Chemistry*CEES 5114 Aquatic Chemistry
  *CEES 5324 Environmental Biology & Ecology*CEES 5324 Environmental Biology & Ecology
  Or a Professional Elective*CEES 5843 Hydrology
   Or a Professional Elective
*Enrollment in the 5000-level of a slashlisted course is required to count as graduate credit

Shared Graduate Course Work

Additional Graduate Coursework Not Applied to the Bachelor’s Degree

Maximum 7 credit hours

NOTICE: Review required MS program core courses in the CEES Graduate Student Handbook.

Area of InterestArchitectural / Civil Engineering             
GeotechnicalCEES 5343 Advanced Soil MechanicsCEES 5433 In-Situ Soil TestingCEES 5443 Unsaturated Soil Mechanics*CEES 5021 Technical Communications
StructuralCEES 5653 Advanced Mechanics of MaterialsCEES 5683 Dynamics of StructuresCEES 5793 Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures*CEES 5021 Technical Communications
Water Resources CEES 5624 Biological Waste TreatmentCEES 5843 HydrologyCEES 5853 Groundwater and Seepage*CEES 5021 Technical Communications
Environmental Engineering
 CEES 5244 Physicochemical Water Treatment ProcessesCEES 5624 Biological Waste TreatmentCEES 5853 Groundwater and Seepage*CEES 5021 Technical Communications
Environmental Science
 CEES / METR 5643 Quantitative HydrometeorologyCEES 5853 Groundwater and SeepageCEES 5933 Climate Change and Water Sustainability*CEES 5021 Technical Communications
 *For Thesis students only

Graduate (G) Credit Courses

Limit of 9 credit hours of CEES 4000G courses in master’s program and 12 credit hours of 4000G courses overall.

Course NumberCourse Title
CEES 4123GOpen Channel Flow
CEES 4243GWaTER Technologies for Emerging Regions
CEES 4253GStatistics & Probability
CEES 4263GHazardous and Solid Waste Management
CEES 4273GWaTER Technical Field Methods
CEES 4333GFoundation Engineering
CEES 4453GGeomatics Engineering
CEES 4663GIntroduction to Matrix Methods in Structural Analysis
CEES 4753GStructural Design – Wood
ENGR 4513GIntroduction to Sustainable Engineering

Accelerated MS Degree Checksheets:

Civil Engineering & Environmental Science
202 W. Boyd St., Room 334
Norman, OK 73019-1024
Phone (405) 325-5911
Updated 11/14/2025 by Civil Engineering & Environmental Science: cees@ou.edu