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2014-2015 University Catalog

BS (selected)/Operations Research, Accelerated MS

School:  Volgenau School of Engineering 

Department:  Systems Engineering and Operations Research 

Highly-qualified students in selected BS programs (see below) have the option of obtaining an accelerated Operations Research, 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

Mason undergraduate students majoring in civil and infrastructure engineering , computer engineering , computer science , electrical engineering , or systems engineering  may apply to this option if they have earned 90 undergraduate credits with an overall GPA of at least 3.30 and completed all MATH and PHYS requirements. Criteria for admission are identical to criteria for admission to the Operations Research, MS  program.

Accelerated Option Requirements

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.

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.