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2016-2017 University Catalog 
  
2016-2017 University Catalog

Bioengineering, BS/Data Analytics Engineering, Accelerated MS


School: Volgenau School of Engineering  
Department: Interdisciplinary Programs  

Highly-qualified students in the Bioengineering, BS  have the option of obtaining an accelerated Data Analytics Engineering, MS  with a concentration in Bioengineering. 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 Bioengineering, BS  program may apply to this option if they have earned 95 undergraduate credits with an overall GPA of at least 3.30. Students must have successfully completed CS 222  and BENG 320 .  Criteria for admission are identical to criteria for admission to the Bioengineering concentration of the Data Analytics Engineering, MS  program.

Accelerated Option Requirements


Students must complete all requirements for the BS and MS programs, with 6 credits overlap.

Students register for 6 credits of 500-level basic courses in place of the corresponding BENG 400-level courses required for the undergraduate degree requirements. Specifically, students must register for:

Note:


Students are permitted to take additional graduate basic courses in their undergraduate programs. In such cases, those classes cannot be counted toward requirements for the MS.

Degree Conferral


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.