Fast-Track Graduate Admissions

Fast-Track Admissions provides qualifying students the opportunity to accelerated through the application and review process with reduced application materials. The College of Engineering and Computing offers the following Fast-Track Admissions options: Fast-Track Alumni for engineering and computing graduates and Corporate Fast-Track for employees of our corporate partners. Learn more below.

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The newly renovated Fenwick Library features a research commons, a 24-hour cafe, and designated graduate study spaces. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services/George Mason University

Alumni Fast Track

Fast-Track Alumni Eligibility

  • College alumni who graduated with a 3.00 or better overall GPA in one of our bachelor's programs.

  • Current CEC undergraduates within one semester of graduation with a 3.00 or better GPA. A final 3.00 GPA in the bachelor's degree must be confirmed prior to registration.

Fast-Track Alumni Application Requirements

  • Prior to submitting an application, confirm your eligibility by sending an email to cecgrad@gmu.edu with the subject line: Fast Track and include your name and Mason ID/G Number in the body of the email. If you do not recall your Mason ID, please use your name and include your Mason graduation degree and program name (ex: Bachelor of Science in Applied Computer Science).

  • Fast track eligibility is verified via email within three business days along with instructions on waiving materials.

  • Applicants who qualify for Fast Track will receive the recommendation letter waiver if applying to a graduate program that requires them.

Fast-Track Alumni Restrictions

  • Fast track applicants are subject to deadlines; no exceptions.

  • Applications are not granted automatic admission, nor are students granted special consideration beyond the reduction of required materials at the time of application.

Master's Degree Options

Alumi Fast-Track eligibility is available only for CEC master's degree programs.

Some master’s programs require specific prerequisite courses. If you have questions, email us at cecgrad@gmu.eduor call 703-993-1512.

Applied Information Technology

Your BS Degree Prerequisites
  • Information Science/Technology 
None

Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering

Your BS Degree Prerequisites
  • Civil/Infrastructure Engineering

Students applying to the Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering program must have at minimum a 3.5 GPA, overall.

Computer Engineering

Your BS Degree Prerequisites
  • Electrical Engineering
None
  • Computer Engineering
None

Computer Science

Your BS Degree

Prerequisites

  • Applied Computer Science
None
  • Computer Science
None
  • Civil Engineering
B or better in MATH 125, CS 310, CS 330

Cyber Security Engineering

Your BS Degree Prerequisites
All CEC Bachelor's Degrees applicable 

None

Data Analytics Engineering, Individual Plan of Study (no concentration)

Your BS Degree Prerequisites
All CEC Bachelor's Degrees applicable 

B or better in MATH 108 or MATH 113

B or better in STAT 250 or higher

B or better in CS 112 or higher or a foundational course in computer programming

Digital Forensics

Your BS Degree

Prerequisites

  • Applied Information Technology
B or better in IT 445 and IT 342 or CS 471
  • Applied Computer Science
B or better in CS 471 or ECE 445
  • Computer Science
B or better in CS 471 or ECE 445
  • Civil Engineering
B or better in CS 471 or ECE 445
  • Electrical Engineering
B or better in CS 471 or ECE 445

Electrical Engineering

Your BS Degree Prerequisites
  • Electrical Engineering
None
  • Computer Engineering
None

Information Systems

Your BS Degree Prerequisites
  • Information Science/Technology
B or better in IT 106, IT 206, IT 212, IT 306, IT 342, MATH 125
  • Applied Computer Science
None
  • Computer Science
None
  • Civil Engineering
B or better in MATH 125, CS 330

Software Engineering

Your BS Degree Prerequisites
  • Information Science/Technology
B or better in IT 106, IT 206, IT 212, IT 306, IT 342, MATH 125
  • Applied Computer Science
None 
  • Computer Science
None
  • Civil Engineering
B or better in MATH 125, CS 310

Statistics

Your BS Degree Prerequisites
  • Applied Information Technology
B or better in MATH 213, MATH 203 or MATH 321, STAT 250 or STAT 344, and STAT 346 or MATH 351
  • Civil/Infrastructure Engineering
B or better in MATH 213, MATH 203 or MATH 321, STAT 250 or STAT 344, and STAT 346 or MATH 351
  • Applied Computer Science
B or better in MATH 213, MATH 203 or MATH 321, STAT 250 or STAT 344, and STAT 346 or MATH 351
  • Computer Science
B or better in MATH 213, MATH 203 or MATH 321, STAT 250 or STAT 344, and STAT 346 or MATH 351
  • Civil Engineering
B or better in MATH 213, MATH 203 or MATH 321, STAT 250 or STAT 344, and STAT 346 or MATH 351
  • Electrical Engineering
B or better in MATH 213, MATH 203 or MATH 321, STAT 250 or STAT 344, and STAT 346 or MATH 351
  • Systems Engineering
B or better in MATH 213, MATH 203 or MATH 321, STAT 250 or STAT 344, and STAT 346 or MATH 351

Systems Engineering and Operations Research

Your BS Degree  Prerequisites
  • Systems Engineering
None
  • Operations Research
None

 

Telecommunications

Your BS Degree Prerequisites
  • Information Science/Technology
B or better in MATH 112, IT 300
  • Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
None
  • Applied Computer Science
None
  • Computer Science
None
  • Civil Engineering
None
  • Electrical Engineering
None
  • Systems Engineering
None

Corporate Fast Track

Does your company have a special relationship with George Mason University and the College of Engineering and Computing? Employees of our Corporate Partners can take advantage of Corporate Fast Track graduate admissions, which requires fewer admission materials.

Corporate Partners

22nd Century Technologies

Accenture

Adobe Systems, Inc.

AFCEA Northern Virginia Chapter

Amazon/AWS

Aeronautical Systems Inc. (ASI)

CACI International

Cisco Systems Group

Deltek, Inc.

Dewberry

Dominion Energy

Dexian, LLC

Google Inc.

Internet Society

ICANN

JP Morgan Chase

Leidos, Inc.

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Meta

Micron Technology

Microsoft

Northrup Grumman Corporation

Pacific Antenna Systems

Pragmatics, Inc.

Protocol Labs

Suzhou Longest Intelligent Technology

Verisign

VISA USA Inc.

Corporate Fast-Track Eligibility

  • Corporate Partner employees must meet the minimum graduate admission requirements for their desired program.

  • Prior to submitting an application, confirm your eligibility by completing the Corporate Fast-Track Inquiry form. Within three business days, you will receive an email detailing next steps and application instructions.

Corporate Fast-Track Application Requirements

Corporate Partners’ employees may apply to any of our College of Engineering and Computing graduate certificate, master’s programs, or graduate non-degree studies.

Requirements for Corporate Fast-Track:

Graduate Certificate, Master’s, or Graduate non-degree studies

  • Transcripts
  • Resume
  • Internationally educated students may require English Proficiency

Corporate Fast-Track Restrictions

  • Corporate Fast-Track applicants are subject to deadlines; no exceptions.
  • Corporate Fast-Track applicants are not granted automatic admission, nor granted special consideration beyond the reduction of required materials at the point of application.