Accelerated BS/MSMIS program

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Accelerated BS/MSMIS Program

Application Requirements

• A minimum of 75 credits toward their undergraduate degree program (currently enrolled + completed).
• A minimum of 21 credits toward major (currently enrolled + completed).
• A minimum 3.0 overall GPA.
• A minimum 3.25 GPA in major
• A completed MSMIS application
• 3 faculty recommendation letters (can be from a faculty member, Department Chair or Advisor)

Students may apply after they have completed 60 undergraduate credits.

Acceptance into the Program

Acceptance to the accelerated BS/MSMIS program is considered a provisional acceptance to the MSMIS program until completion of the undergraduate degree. Students accepted into the accelerated program will be given an opportunity to complete up to 12 graduate credits while still in an undergraduate status and to have these credits count toward the requirements of the undergraduate degree and the MSMIS degree. Provisional acceptance will be changed to full acceptance at the time of undergraduate degree completion provided that students continue to meet all MSMIS admission and academic requirements.

Program Requirements

Students accepted into the accelerated BS/MSMIS program must meet all MSMIS degree requirements, including foundation course requirements in order to graduate with an MSMIS degree. The foundation course requirements may be met from designated undergraduate courses or the equivalent.

Courses intended to meet foundation requirements must be approved by the MSMIS faculty advisor and students must earn a grade of ‘B’ or higher in each of the courses.

A maximum of 12 credits may be jointly applied toward undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. The 12 credits must be current MSMIS program courses. Other courses may only be substituted upon special request and with the approval of the MSMIS Program Director.

Students must meet with their assigned MSMIS faculty advisor after acceptance into the program and before the beginning of the following semester to fill out the accelerated program plan outlining the 12 dual credits planned during their remaining undergraduate degree completion work and the courses planned or already taken to meet the MSMIS foundation requirements. Each program plan must be signed and dated by the student, their MSMIS degree advisor and their undergraduate degree advisor.

The approved 12 dual credits will fulfill MSMIS degree requirements. A grade of B or better must be received in each dual course applied toward the MSMIS degree requirements.