HELP 2014-2015 University Catalog Mathematics, BS/Mathematics, Accelerated MS Print-Friendly Page

This degree program allows academically strong Mathematics, BA  and Mathematics, BS  students to obtain their bachelor’s and an Mathematics, MS  by successfully completing 144 credits. Well-prepared students may be admitted to this program after the completion of 90 undergraduate credits. Upon completion and conferral of the bachelor’s degree and with satisfactory graduate-level performance (3.00) in graduate courses, students are given advanced standing in the master’s program and complete an additional 24 credits to receive the master’s degree.

See the AP.6.7 Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Degrees section of the catalog for policies related to this program.

This program of study is offered by the Mathematical Sciences Department .

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 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 the catalog. Application information for this accelerated master’s program can be found on the Mathematical Sciences website.

Successful applicants will have an overall undergraduate GPA of at least 3.00. Additionally, they will have completed the following courses with a GPA of 3.00 or higher: MATH 315 , 321 , and 322 .

Accelerated Option Requirements

At the beginning of the student’s final undergraduate semester, students must submit a bachelor’s/accelerated master’s transition form (available from the Office of the University Registrar) to the College of Science’s Office of Academic and Student Affairs. Students must begin their master’s program in the semester immediately following conferral of the bachelor’s degree.

Students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.00 or higher in graduate coursework.

Reserve Graduate Credit

While still in undergraduate status, a maximum of 6 additional graduate credits may be taken as reserve graduate credit and applied to the master’s program. Reserve graduate credits do not apply to the undergraduate degree.