Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering to Master in Software Engineering Fast Track
About This Program
The Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering to Master in Software Engineering Fast Track enables outstanding senior undergraduate Software Engineering students to receive dual undergraduate/graduate course credit for six or nine hours of coursework. These designated graduate courses satisfy both bachelor's and master's degree requirements. This program presentation includes both undergraduate and graduate requirements. The undergraduate degree will be conferred immediately upon completion of the undergraduate degree requirements. Interested students should contact a graduate advisor to learn how to apply and participate.
Associated Programs
For detailed information about the programs associated with this Fast Track, refer to their individual degree pages.
Admissions Criteria
An interested undergraduate student should apply to the program when within 30 hours of completing the software engineering bachelor’s degree. The student must have completed at least 30 hours at UT Arlington, achieving a GPA of at least 3.25 in those courses, and have an overall GPA of at least 3.25. Additionally, the student have completed at least 18 hours of specified undergraduate foundation courses that are listed below with a minimum GPA of 3.3 in these courses.
| CSE 2312 | COMPUTER ORGANIZATION & ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING | 3 |
| CSE 2315 | DISCRETE STRUCTURES | 3 |
| CSE 3310 | FUNDAMENTALS OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING | 3 |
| CSE 3318 | ALGORITHMS & DATA STRUCTURES | 3 |
| CSE 3320 | OPERATING SYSTEMS | 3 |
| MATH 3313 | INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY | 3 |
| or IE 3301 | ENGINEERING PROBABILITY | |
For automatic admission to the graduate program the student must meet the following requirements.
- Complete a minimum of 6 and maximum of 9 hours of graduate coursework from the list of core courses for Software Engineering students.
- Earn B or better in all graduate courses intended for both undergraduate and graduate credit.
- Maintain UTA undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.25 or above.
Undergraduate Fast Track students must take a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 3 of the following graduate courses:
| Required | 3 | |
| DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF ALGORITHMS | ||
| Choose 2-3 from the following list | 3-6 | |
| DATA ANALYSIS & MODELING TECHNIQUES | ||
| SOFTWARE TESTING | ||
| SOFTWARE DESIGN PATTERNS | ||
| WEB DATA MANAGEMENT | ||
| Total Hours | 6-9 | |
Curriculum
| Software Engineering Foundations | 70 | |
| Complete the UTA Core curriculum and BSSE pre-professional program per catalog. | ||
| BSSE Specialization (Professional Program) | ||
| IE 3301 | ENGINEERING PROBABILITY | 3 |
| or MATH 3313 | INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY | |
| CSE 3302 | PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES | 3 |
| CSE 3310 | FUNDAMENTALS OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING | 3 |
| CSE 3311 | OBJECT-ORIENTED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING | 3 |
| CSE 3314 | PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES | 3 |
| CSE 3315 | THEORETICAL CONCEPTS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | 3 |
| CSE 3320 | OPERATING SYSTEMS | 3 |
| CSE 3330 | DATABASE SYSTEMS AND FILE STRUCTURES | 3 |
| CSE 3380 | LINEAR ALGEBRA FOR CSE | 3 |
| or MATH 3330 | INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR ALGEBRA AND VECTOR SPACES | |
| CSE 4316 | COMPUTER SYSTEM DESIGN PROJECT I | 3 |
| CSE 4317 | COMPUTER SYSTEM DESIGN PROJECT II | 3 |
| CSE 4321 | SOFTWARE TESTING & MAINTENANCE | 3 |
| CSE 4322 | SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| CSE 4361 | SOFTWARE DESIGN PATTERNS | 3 |
| CSE 4380 | INFORMATION SECURITY | 3 |
| Technical Electives | 9 | |
Select three computer science courses with approval from advisor. Two to three of these courses may be graduate level. | ||
Select up to three CS masters core courses. | ||
| Masters program in Software Engineering | ||
| Complete requirements for Master of Science in Software Engineering per catalog. | 21-24 | |
| Total Hours | 145-148 | |
Program Completion
Continuation
Students in the Fast Track program must meet the following requirements to stay in and graduate from the program:
- Maintain an overall undergraduate GPA of at least 3.25 and graduate GPA of at least 3.0.
- Earn a grade of B or better in graduate courses.
- Must complete at least two graduate courses with grades of B or better before graduating with their bachelor's degree.
- During the entire undergraduate experience at UTA, including the period of membership in the Fast Track program, a student cannot repeat more than three courses, and cannot repeat any course more than once. This requirement applies only to undergraduate courses; graduate courses cannot be repeated.
If at any time an undergraduate Fast Track student does not meet any of the above requirements, the student will be removed from the Fast Track program. Any graduate credits earned will be applied only to the undergraduate degree, and none of the other benefits of membership in the Fast Track program will apply.
Students dismissed from the Fast Track program will be eligible to apply to the Software Engineering graduate program as a regular applicant. However, graduate courses taken for credit in the undergraduate program will not be applied towards a graduate degree. Students will have to pay the required fee for the application, as well as meet all the requirements of admission to graduate school as outlined in the Graduate Catalog.
Advising Resources
First time in college students meet with engineering advisors in the UAEC (UAECengineering@uta.edu). Transfer students are advised prior to New Maverick Orientation by the department. Students, please read all student emails carefully and consult the department advising webpage for additional contact information and answers to common questions.
Location:
ERB 6th Floor: ERB 643, ERB 644, ERB 645, ERB 646, ERB 622A
Email:
cseugadvising@uta.edu
Phone:
817-272-3785
Web:
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