The Rose Squared concurrent degree program (R²) allows you to put your qualifying Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and other earned college credits in science, math and the humanities to work for you!

In the pilot R² program, you take graduate-level engineering management coursework while pursuing your undergraduate engineering education, allowing you to earn two degrees – a Bachelor of Science in engineering, math or science (BS) and a Master of Engineering Management (MEM) – in just four years.

Future expansion of the program to other academic departments will enable offering additional combined bachelor’s and master’s degrees that can be completed in four years.

Students admitted for Fall 2021 can submit the identification of interest form once their admitted student portal is available.

Current Rose-Hulman students interested in participating in R² should complete and submit an identification of interest form to the Associate Dean of Lifelong Learning after their first quarter of enrollment (to allow for the most appropriate academic advising). Submission of the identification of interest form does not guarantee acceptance into the graduate program.

The Associate Dean of Lifelong Learning will review completion of – or progress toward – the required earned credits and (if appropriate) grant approval for advisement into the desired track of enrollment (currently, undergraduate major and graduate program in Engineering Management).

Upon reaching junior status, R² students formally apply to the graduate program, and take concurrent classes during their last two years at Rose.

An MEM offers the management focus of a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with an added technical focus. In this pilot R² program, we provide you a fast track to the integration of management skills and critical technical knowledge with foundational skills in your academic major, increasing the breadth of professional employment opportunities upon graduation. 

The objective of the MEM program is to prepare graduates for early career advancement in the field of Engineering by building upon your undergraduate training with advanced coursework and concentrated study of problems and topics relevant to the field.

Careers you can pursue with a bs/mem dual degree

A Master of Engineering Management provides Rose-Hulman alumni a unique skill set to bring to organizations. Our graduates often take on expanded roles in their STEM fields, which guide both the engineering and operational processes within their organizations. Other alumni have taken their engineering and expanded educational experiences into non-traditional engineering fields ranging from human resources to marketing, sales to the supply chain.

Click the links below to learn more about the plans of study for our academic programs paired with a Master of Engineering management. Students participating in the program will receive their academic advising through their undergraduate area of study.