Information Technology, Combined B.S./M.S. Program
This pre-M.S. program allows advanced students to earn a B.S. in information technology, or a bachelor’s degree in another discipline with a minor in information technology, and an M.S. in information technology in a five-year time frame.
Students with a major or minor in information technology can supplement their undergraduate course work with up to 12 credits of specified graduate information technology (IT) coursework during their senior year as part of the applied IT specialization or the IT minor.
Admission Requirements: To complete both degrees in five years, the student must be very well prepared when entering the university and ready to take core IT courses. The student should also plan from the outset to follow a tightly packed and challenging course schedule, and satisfy all conditions outlined before the end of the junior year to be certified for admission into the pre-M.S. program.
In addition to meeting universitywide undergraduate admission requirements the student must have
- a declared major or minor in information technology;
- 90 credits earned (typically by the end of the junior year);
- at least 24 credits of information technology, management science, and mathematics courses completed;
- a minimum overall GPA of 3.0;
- a minimum GPA of 3.5 in information technology courses; and
- two recommendation letters (one of which must be from an information technology program advisor).
Once admitted to the program, the student will take a mixture of undergraduate and up to 12 credits of graduate courses in the senior year. Undergraduate students admitted to the B.S./M.S. program must fulfill all other requirements of their undergraduate program with the applied IT specialty or the IT minor.
Minimum Grade and Residency Requirements: Students should consult the requirements for their major program. For students in programs other than information technology, the following also apply:
- A minimum grade of C- is required for any information technology course that serves as a prerequisite for a higher-numbered course.
- Students must complete 21 credits of their undergraduate IT courses and all of their graduate courses at Marymount.
Graduate Student Status: Upon completion of up to four 500-level IT courses (each with a minimum grade of B) and the awarding of his or her bachelor’s degree, the student attains full admission to the M.S. program and is subject to all graduate student policies and procedures. The GRE and interview are waived for entry into the M.S. in information technology program.
Students complete their M.S. degree by following a general program of studies or choosing one of four tracks in their final year: computer security, health care informatics, project management and technology leadership, or software engineering.
The requirements for the awarding of the M.S. in information technology are identical to those stated for the traditional M.S. program. Please see the university’s Graduate Catalog for details on the M.S. in information technology program, as well as graduate academic policies and course descriptions.
Combined-Degree Requirements — Information Technology
This degree requires from 144 to 156 total credits.
Liberal Arts Core and University Requirements
See University Requirements and the Liberal Arts Core for details.
Major Requirements
Students accepted into the B.S./M.S. program must complete all of the requirements of the B.S. in information technology or another undergraduate program with a minor in information technology. See information technology for program details. Consult an advisor for further information on degree planning.
In addition, students will complete the following as part of the B.S. program:
| IT 510 | Requirements Analysis | 3 |
| IT 515 | Decision Making for IT | 3 |
| IT 520 | Enterprise Infrastructure and Networks | 3 |
| IT 530 | Computer Security | 3 |
M.S. Requirements (to be taken after completion of the B.S.)
| IT 540 | Enterprise Data Management and Analysis | 3 |
| IT 550 | Ethics, Law, and Policy in the Information Age | 3 |
| IT 610 | IT Governance and Strategy | 3 |
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| IT 680 | IT Master's Project | 3 |
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| IT 670 | Computer Network Defense | 3 |
12 credits in IT track requirements
(See the university’s Graduate Catalog for track requirements)