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2016-2017 University Catalog 
  
2016-2017 University Catalog

Individualized Study, BIS/Applied Information Technology, Accelerated MS


School:Volgenau School of Engineering  
Department: Information Sciences and Technology   

Highly-qualified students in the Individualized Study, BIS  have the option of obtaining an accelerated Applied Information Technology, 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.

Application Requirements


Applicants to all graduate programs at George Mason University must meet the admission standards and application requirements for graduate study as specified in the Admissions  section of this catalog. Mason undergraduate students in the BIS Program can apply in the semester in which they will have completed 90 or more credits (including 15 Mason resident credits) applicable toward the BIS. Students must have an overall GPA of at least 3.30 to apply to the program. Criteria for admission are identical to criteria for admission into the MS in AIT Program, except that students do not need to have completed an undergraduate degree prior to acceptance into the accelerated program.

Reserve Graduate Credit


Students may take up to 6 additional graduate credits as reserve graduate credit. These credits do not apply to the undergraduate degree. The ability to take courses for reserve graduate credit is available to all high achieving undergraduates with the permission of the department. Permission to take a graduate course for reserve graduate credit is normally granted only to Mason seniors within 15 hours of graduation.

To apply these credits to the master’s degree, students must request that the credits be moved from the undergraduate degree to the graduate degree using the Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Transition Form.

Accelerated Option Requirements


Students in the accelerated master’s option must maintain a minimum 3.30 GPA in the undergraduate segment until they have satisfied all requirements for the BIS degree. On completion and conferral of the undergraduate degree they submit the Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Transition Form and are admitted to graduate status. 

As graduate students, accelerated master’s students have an advanced standing. Students must complete all credits that satisfy requirements of the BIS program and those of the MSAIT program, with two courses (6 credits) overlapping from the courses necessary to earn the BIS with a concentration IND (individualized), applied information technology emphasis as listed below. 

Note: All of the prerequisite courses indicated below must be passed with a grade of C or higher.