Chemical Engineering (MS) - Accelerated Master's Program

The University of Arizona Global

United States of America, Tucson

Duration2 year(s)

Tuition Fee

USD 25,200 / Year

Next IntakeAugust 22, 2026

Chemical Engineering (MS) - Accelerated Master's Program

About

The Accelerated Master's Program in Chemical Engineering (AMP ChE) is a program designed to enable advanced UA undergraduate students to complete both the Bachelor of Science degree and the Master of Science degree in ChE in a total of 5 years. This program is available only for undergraduate students in Chemical Engineering at the U of A. The Chemical Engineering Program is designed to provide advanced work in a core of transport phenomena, thermodynamics and reaction engineering.

Students conduct research on a diverse range of projects due to multidisciplinary strengths, including nanotechnology, drug delivery, cancer detection/treatment, renewable energy, clean semiconductor manufacturing, water treatment and reuse, atmospheric chemistry and physics, life cycle assessment, electrochemistry, and applied quantum chemistry. There are especially strong interdisciplinary links to the Environmental Engineering Program, which has long-standing strengths in water and wastewater treatment science and technology as well as technology transfer, hazardous waste treatment, development of environmentally-friendly technologies for industry, and air quality research. This department's environmental research contributes to the UA being one of the top ranked world programs in environmental science research.

Departmental research takes advantage of state-of-the-art facilities such as the Water & Energy Sustainable Technology (WEST) Center (http://west.arizona.edu/), the BIO5 Institute (http://www.bio5.org/), the Micro/Nano Fabrication Center (https://research.arizona.edu/learn-more-micro-nano-fabrication-center), and various facilities associated with the Institute for Energy Solutions (https://energy.arizona.edu/).

Students in this program have a good track record of receiving financial aid from both university and federal fellowships. Graduates of this program most commonly obtain jobs in industry, government organizations, consulting, and continue on to advanced education to enter academia.

Disciplines

College of Engineering

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Admissions Requirements

Students who have completed a minimum of 75 units are eligible to apply, usually early in the second semester of the student's junior year (September or January). The student must create an account in GradApp (https://apply.grad.arizona.edu) and submit an online application to the Chemical Engineering AMP. (See https://grad.arizona.edu/catalog/programinfo/CHEMSCHEAMP) for more details. Once students have completed 90 units (usually at the end of their junior year's second semester) and have a 3.30 or higher GPA, they will be conditionally admitted into the AMP. After conditional acceptance to the AMP program, students register during their senior (fourth) year to take a combination of undergraduate and graduate courses and are classified as undergraduate students. The graduate courses can double-count, serving both as electives for the BS degree and as elective courses for the MS.

In order to be fully admitted into the MS Graduate Program, early in the second semester of their senior year (usually January), the AMP student must submit a new application for the MS in Chemical Engineering in order to be fully accepted into the CHEE MS program. The student will not be charged an application fee for this simplified application. An automatic application fee waiver will be granted. After completing the BS, students are then eligible to be fully accepted as MS degree students and matriculate into the graduate program. In the fifth and final year, students focus on graduate course work and their thesis or project.

Standardized Tests

Required test(s): No GRE needed for AMP

Eligibility criteria:

To be considered eligible to apply for the AMP ChE, students must:

- Be a continuing University of Arizona undergraduate.

- Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3.

- At the time of application, have completed a minimum of 75 units of undergraduate course work; a minimum of 12 undergraduate units must have been completed in the student's major at University of Arizona's main campus. Research experience as an undergraduate is not a requirement, but it is desirable.

Minimum TOEFL: 60 on revised paper based (or 550 is taken before 2017)
Minimum IELTS: 7
Minimum PTE: 60
Minimum CEFR: C1

Funding Opportunities

The Academic Unit has not provided this information.

Admissions Deadlines

Domestic Applicants:

Early January of the junior year

International Applicants:

Early January of the junior year

See Eligibility Criteria above.

International Conditional Admission

International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.

Other Information

The GRE Institution Code for The University of Arizona is 4832

English Requirements

PTEMin 60
IELTSMin 7
TOEFLMin 79

English Program Requirements

International applicants whose primary language is not English, or who attended school in a non-English speaking country, regardless of citizenship, must prove English proficiency. To determine whether you need to submit proof of English proficiency

Fee Information

Application Fee 85

How to Apply

International applicants to Arizona Online campus, Global Direct campus, or a Global Microcampus should choose the Distance Learner (DL) visa type in their Application Profile.
International applicants to the Main campus must currently hold a US visa that permits incidental study.
Please verify your visa eligibility with International Student Services before applying. The application fee is non-refundable and will not be refunded if your visa status is not eligible.
Applicants must meet all Graduate College minimum admission requirements, including English proficiency.
Applicants should be prepared to submit copies of their visa documents, additional transcripts, or degree documentation if requested.
University of Arizona regulations require that all international students on non-immigrant visas carry the University of Arizona student health insurance plan.

Chemical Engineering (MS) - Accelerated Master's Program

The University of Arizona Global

United States of America, Tucson