2011-2012 University Catalog 
  
2011-2012 University Catalog

BS (selected)/Operations Research, Accelerated MS


School:  Volgenau School of Engineering 

Department:  Systems Engineering and Operations Research 

Qualified undergraduate students may apply to this five-year program leading to a BS in an engineering discipline and an MS degree in operations research. The program can be completed in 144 credits. Applicants must be Mason undergraduate students majoring in systems engineering, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or civil and infrastructure engineering. Students may apply for the program after they have completed at least 90 credits applicable to the BS degree. Students must have an overall GPA of at least 3.30 on courses applicable to the BS degree and must have completed all MATH and PHYS requirements. Criteria for admission are identical to criteria for admission into the MS program, with the exception that students do not need to have completed an undergraduate degree before admission.

Students must complete all requirements for the BS in their chosen major. Students must apply to have the BS degree from the appropriate Volgenau School program conferred the semester before they expect to complete BS requirements. The MS degree is granted on completion of remaining courses.

Up to two courses (6 credits) of approved master’s level courses taken as part of the undergraduate degree may be applied to the graduate degree. These two courses may be chosen from the graduate courses in the following table.  For BS candidates, these graduate courses replace the corresponding undergraduate courses. The undergraduate version of these courses may not be applied to the MS degree.

Undergraduate Graduate  
SYST 420  SYST 521    Credit may not be received for both courses.
SYST 473  SYST 573  Credit may not be received for both courses.
OR 441  OR 541  Credit may not be received for both courses.
OR 442  OR 542  Credit may not be received for both courses.

Any other 500-level course may be applied to both the undergraduate and graduate degrees with approval of the advisor and SEOR department chair.