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2016-2017 University Catalog 
  
2016-2017 University Catalog

Computational and Data Sciences, BS/Computational Science, Accelerated MS


College: College of Science  

Department: Computational and Data Sciences  

This bachelor’s/accelerated master’s option enables enthusiastic, highly qualified, undergraduates to obtain the Computational and Data Sciences, BS  and the Computational Sciences, MS  within the accelerated timeframe of five years. The program requires 144 credits total, allowing students to undertake graduate coursework during their final year in the bachelor’s degree. Upon completion of this 144 credit BS/MS combined program, students are exceptionally well prepared for undertaking doctoral studies or entering the professional workforce.

Consult the Computational and Data Sciences Department for details on the program. General policies related to the program are given in the AP.6 Graduate Policies  section of this catalog. Students in an accelerated degree program must fulfill all university requirements for the bachelor’s and master’s degrees. For policies governing all degrees, see the Academic Policies  section of this 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. Application information for this accelerated master’s program can be found on the website of the Computational and Data Sciences Department. Applicants must have an overall undergraduate GPA of at least 3.00 and have completed at least 90 credits. Additionally, applicants will have completed the following courses with a GPA of 3:00 or better: CDS 230 , CDS 205  or CDS 251 , CDS 301 , CDS 302 , CDS 303 , CDS 411 , CDS 461  or CDS 490  or CSI 500 . Students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.00 or higher in graduate coursework and should consult with their faculty advisor to coordinate their academic goals within the modeling and simulation or data science emphases of the MS in Computational Science.

Reserve Graduate Credit

While in undergraduate status, a student may take a maximum of six graduate credits as reserve graduate credits and apply those credits to a master’s program. Reserve graduate credits are not counted toward the 120 credits required in the undergraduate degree.