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2016-2017 University Catalog 
  
2016-2017 University Catalog

Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, BS/Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Accelerated MS


School: Volgenau School of Engineering  
Department: Sid and Reva Dewberry Department of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering  
 

Highly-qualified students in the Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, BS  have the option of obtaining an accelerated Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 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 Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, BS  program may apply to this option if they have earned 90 undergraduate credits with an overall GPA of at least 3.30. All other criteria for admission are identical to criteria for admission into the Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, MS  program.

Accelerated Option Requirements


Students must complete all credits that satisfy requirements for both the BS and MS programs. Students register for 6 credits of overlapping graduate level courses in place of undergraduate technical elective courses. The courses selected for this purpose must be approved by the academic advisor.

Degree Requirements


Students must apply the semester before they expect to complete the BS 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.