Submit an AE Honors Program application to the AE undergraduate academic program manager, Mr. Chris Lundy via email or in person at the AE Academic Office (Montgomery Knight 308) no later than the last day of classes in a given semester. Applications will be evaluated after the semester’s grades are available. The eligibility requirements (GPA and credit-hours) must be satisfied at the end of the semester in which you have applied.

To enter the program, your overall Georgia Tech GPA must be 3.5 or higher. Even if your GPA temporarily goes lower than 3.5, this minimum overall GPA requirement is strictly enforced when you are (1) applying to the BS/MS program, (2) applying to the graduate program, and (3) completing the BS degree.

You must be an undergraduate who has earned at least 48 total credit-hours (this includes any AP/Transfer credits). And you must have completed at least 14 credit-hours of Georgia Tech coursework, of which at least 12 credit-hours must be in technical subjects. You must also have at least (3) three undergraduate semesters in residence remaining at Georgia Tech. It is advised that you apply to enter the program when you have earned no more than 80 total credit-hours. The eligibility requirement must be satisfied at the end of the semester in which you have applied.​

You can use up to six (6) credit-hours of AE Options courses for both your BS and MS degrees. The AE Options courses that you double-count must be at the 4xxx-level and/or graduate level.

• Follow the instructions on the Undergraduate Research page to identify a faculty research advisor in your area of interest, and register for undergraduate research courses (AE 2698/2699 and/or AE 4698/4699).

Research conducted prior to entering the BS/MS program is not normally allowed. However, requests to have a prior research experience in AE 2698/2699 and/or AE 4698/4699 count must be sent to permits@ae.gatech.edu and approved prior to your senior year (before obtaining 90 credit-hours). Such requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. It is advised that you apply to enter the program when you have earned no more than 80 total credit-hours.

The oral presentation must be based on your AE faculty-guided research (AE 2698/2699 and/or AE 4698/4699). Poster presentations and internship or other presentations that are not associated with AE faculty-guided research do not fulfill this requirement. There are a limited number of AE Brown Bag Lunch seminars in Fall and Spring semesters and no such seminars in the Summer. Thus, you should try to complete your presentation two semesters before you graduate.

Contact the undergraduate advising manager, Mr. Chris Lundy, in the AE Academic Office (Montgomery Knight - 308)

When you are finishing your BS degree, you do not need to specify which courses you intend to double-count. You will specify this the semester before you graduate with the MS degree. At that time, you will submit a Program of Study form that must indicate (1) you are a BS/MS student and (2) which  six (6) credit-hours from your BS program you are double-counting to satisfy your MS requirements

If the extra courses you take are graduate or 4xxx-level courses, you could reduce the number of courses you need to take as a graduate student. The extra courses should appear as the BS degree “Fall Through" courses  on your DegreeWorks audit. If these courses do not appear as “Fall Through" courses in your DegreeWorks audit, please meet with an undergraduate advisor in the AE Academic office who can only correct this before you graduate with the BS degree. In addition to the six (6) credit-hours you double-count in the BS/MS program, you can transfer up to six (6) credit-hours of BS degree “Fall Through” courses (at the graduate or 4xxx-level) that you took while an undergraduate to the MS program if they satisfy MS degree requirements.

• Early in the senior year of your BS program, follow these instructions to submit a graduate school application for the AE BS/MS degree program. If you wish to begin graduate school in the Fall semester, you should submit your graduate application by December 1 of the previous year.  If you wish to begin graduate school in the Spring semester, then you should submit your graduate application by October 1 of the previous year.

For example, if you are graduating with BS degree in Spring 2024 and want to begin the graduate program in Fall 2024, then your graduate school application should be submitted by December 1, 2023.

The response to your graduate application is normally provided within two (2) months of the application deadline. Questions about the status of your application should be directed to ae-graduate-info@aerospace.gatech.edu.

The degree requirements can be reviewed on the Master's Curriculum page. If you have questions about these requirements or want to make a special request, bring them directly to ae-graduate-info@aerospace.gatech.edu.

Any of your AE Options (4xxx-level and/or graduate level) may be used toward MS degree requirements. Note that, to satisfy the MS degree requirements, no more than nine (9) credit-hours can be at the 4xxx-level; the remainder must be graduate-level courses. Thus, if you double-count six  credit-hours of 4xxx-level AE Options courses, then your MS program of study can include no more than three credit-hours of additional 4xxx-level courses.

In order to double-count courses, you must complete the master's degree within two years of the date you earned your bachelor's degree. Thus, if you defer your graduate admission for an extended period, it is possible that this two-year period will be exceeded, and, thus, course double-counting will not be allowed. Requests and questions related to your particular case should be directed to ae-graduate-info@aerospace.gatech.edu.

It's possible, but it can be challenging. In order to double-count courses through the BS/MS Honors program, you must complete the master's degree within two years of the date you earned your bachelor's degree. If you earn your MSAE degree on a part-time basis, or through the Distance Learning program, it is possible that you will exceed this two-year limit. Requests and questions related to your particular case should be directed to ae-graduate-info@aerospace.gatech.edu.