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2014-2015 University Catalog
Individualized Study, BIS/Telecommunications, Accelerated MS
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School:Volgenau School of Engineering
Department:Electrical and Computer Engineering
Highly-qualified students in the Individualized Study, BIS have the option of obtaining an accelerated Telecommunications, MS . Students in an accelerated degree program must fulfill all university requirements for the master’s degree. For more detailed information, see AP.6.7 Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Degrees . For policies governing all graduate degrees, see the Academic Policies section of the catalog. |
Admission Requirements
Students in the Individualized Study, BIS program may apply for this option if they have earned 90 undergraduate credits (including 15 Mason resident credits) with an overall GPA of at least 3.25. Criteria for admission are identical to criteria for admission to the Telecommunications, MS program. Accelerated Option Requirements
Students must complete all requirements for the BIS and MS programs, with 6 credits overlap.
Students select TCOM courses from the list below to meet the requirements of the accelerated program. Six credits of TCOM courses will be applied to meet the requirements of both the BIS and MS TCOM programs. An additional three credits of TCOM courses is required for the BIS Individualized Concentration (IND) with emphasis on telecommunication. Note that accelerated students can only take the courses in the list below if they passed the listed prerequisite course with a B or higher. BIS Concentration: 34-46 credits
Students who are pursuing the Individualized Study, BIS, Individualized concentration (IND) with an emphasis on telecommunications must take:
- Additional 500-level TCOM course(s) from the list below. Credits: 3
Telecommunications courses:
- TCOM 500 - Modern Telecommunications Credits: 3
- TCOM 501 - Data Communications and Local Area Networks Credits: 1.5 (prerequisite: acceptance to accelerated program)
- TCOM 502 - Wide Area Networks and Internet Credits: 1.5 (prerequisites: TCOM 501, IT 341, or equivalent)
- TCOM 503 - Fiber Optic Communications Credits: 1.5 (prerequisite: TCOM 500 or equivalent)
- TCOM 504 - Asynchronous Transfer Mode Networks Credits: 1.5 (prerequisites: TCOM 501 and 502, IT 341, or equivalent)
- TCOM 505 - Networked Multicomputer Systems Credits: 1.5 (prerequisites: TCOM 501, IT 341, or equivalent)
- TCOM 509 - Internet Protocols Credits: 1.5 (prerequisites: TCOM 501 and 502, IT 341, or equivalent)
- TCOM 510 - Client-Server Architectures and Applications Credits: 1.5 (prerequisite: TCOM 505)
- TCOM 513 - Optical Communications Networks Credits: 1.5 (prerequisite: TCOM 503)
- TCOM 519 - Voice over IP Credits: 1.5 (prerequisites: TCOM 509, IT 341, or equivalent)
- TCOM 529 - Advanced Internet Protocols Credits: 1.5 (prerequisite: TCOM 509)
- TCOM 539 - Advanced Voice over IP Credits: 1.5 (prerequisite: TCOM 519)
- TCOM 551 - Digital Communication Systems Credits: 3 (prerequisite: TCOM 500 or equivalent)
- TCOM 607 - Satellite Communications Credits: 3 (prerequisites: ECE 463, TCOM 551, or equivalent)
Note:
Accelerated students who have passed IT 341 with a grade of B or higher will not be required to take TCOM 501 in the MS in TCOM core. They may take a 1.5-credit elective instead. Other TCOM courses may be approved on a case by- case basis. Degree Conferral
Students must apply the semester before they expect to complete the BIS requirements to have the BS degree conferred. In addition, at the beginning of the student’s final undergraduate semester, students must complete a Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Transition form that is submitted to the Office of the University Registrar and the VSE Graduate Admissions Office. At the completion of MS requirements, a master’s degree is conferred. |
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