Admissions Requirements | Graduate Standing Requirements | Advising Roadmap

The Chemical Engineering SAGE Scholars program allows undergraduates to begin their graduate studies while completing undergraduate requirements. Spartan Accelerated Graduate Education (SAGE) Programs provide students with an integrative and cohesive educational experience that combines subject matter, pedagogy and research.

Admissions Requirements

1. Be enrolled in or have completed the undergraduate Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (100W/GWAR) prior to admission into the SAGE Scholars program;
2. Successfully completed a minimum of 60 Packaging, BS applicable units and not more than 120 undergraduate degree applicable units at the time of admission in the program;
3. Completed PKG 141A  and NUFS 100W  with grades of “B” or better;
4. Minimum 3.0 cumulative SJSU GPA at time of admission.

Students who have reached up to their first semester as classified seniors will remain eligible for entry into the SAGE program. Second semester, senior-level students enrolled in the term they expect to graduate from their baccalaureate degree are not eligible to enter into the SAGE program as these students will not gain the accelerated graduate-level benefit offered through the SAGE blended program option.

Graduate Standing Requirements

Requirements for program continuation and advancement to candidacy in the graduate program, include:

• Meeting every semester with an academic advisor to plan and track coursework and graduate status. Once the BS degree is conferred, students meet every semester with their graduate advisor to plan a formal course of study;
• Maintain GPA of 3.0 or higher with no individual grade below a C. Students not maintaining these standards will be placed on probation initially, followed by disqualification if the grades are not improved within two semesters; and,
• The proposed graduate program must be approved by the graduate coordinator before the student may be considered a candidate for the MS degree.

Advising Roadmap

The following roadmap is a sample advising map to complete the SAGE Scholars program in 5 years. Please consult your major advisor as you develop your individualized academic plan. Students must have completed 60+ units in order to enroll in SJSU Studies courses.

Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5