Information Technology, BS/Information Security and Assurance, Accelerated MS

Admission Requirements

Students in the Information Technology, BS  program may apply to this option if they have earned 90 undergraduate credits with an overall GPA of at least 3.30. Criteria for admission are identical to criteria for admission to the Information Security and Assurance, MS  program.

Accelerated Option Requirements

Students must complete all credits that satisfy requirements for the BS and MS programs, with 6 credits overlapping with the two following courses:

• INFS 612 - Principles and Practices of Communication Networks Credits: 3 (satisfies IT 441  requirement in the BS program)
• ISA 562 - Information Security Theory and Practice Credits: 3 (satisfies IT 462  requirement in the BS program)

• Note: Students must complete MATH 125  as their discrete math requirement and IT 342  and IT 306  as part of their concentration requirements in the BS program.

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.