Penn Engineering 4+1 Program

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<p>My daughter was excited to see this show up on the Bryn Mawr newsfeed:</p>

<p>Bryn Mawr students majoring in math and science now have an opportunity to earn a master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science with only one additional year of study.</p>

<p>Called the Four Plus One partnership, the agreement will be made official at a signing ceremony on Wednesday, April 25.</p>

<p>“Thanks to this agreement, our students will have the ability to transition smoothly from Bryn Mawr to Penn Engineering, where they can work with renowned faculty who are dedicated to significant advancements in science and technology,” says Bryn Mawr President Jane McAuliffe.</p>

<p>“Bryn Mawr has a long tradition of producing top female scientists and mathematicians that goes back to our founding as the first U.S. women’s college to offer graduate education through the Ph.D. This agreement will allow us to continue that tradition by increasing the number of Bryn Mawr students entering a field in which women remain underrepresented,” McAuliffe adds.</p>

<p>Through this partnership, Bryn Mawr students with necessary backgrounds, majors, and a strong academic record may apply after their sophomore year to a master’s program at Penn Engineering.</p>

<p>“This partnership with Bryn Mawr further solidifies the strong ties Penn Engineering continues to foster with peer institutions and is another important pathway for increasing access to an excellent engineering education,” says Eduardo Glandt, dean of Penn Engineering.</p>

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<p>Any information on whether the 5th year at Penn is funded? </p>

<p>If there is financial aid available, it will probably attract a considerable number of prospective international engineering students to Bryn Mawr, like the 3+2 program with Caltech once did. (The Caltech program died out when it cut financial aid for 3+2 students.)</p>

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<p>I’d love to get the answer to this. That is a crucial question, but the website just doesn’t have enough info.</p>