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Fast Track

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The ISEN Fast Track program offers current ISEN undergraduate students the opportunity to earn a master’s degree quicker and more affordably. Students bridge the gap to a Master’s degree starting in their junior year. Successful completion of three graduate credits prior to undergraduate graduation results in a minimum savings of $17,000 in tuition and expenses (estimated cost for one semester as a full-time engineering graduate student at TAMU). 

How Fast Track Works

The Fast Track Program allows students to substitute up to 12 credit hours (four courses) of undergraduate requirements with 600-level graduate courses. To be eligible for credit by examination for the undergraduate equivalent, students must earn a grade of A or B in the graduate course. It is recommended that students take one graduate course per semester to maintain a manageable workload. Students are also required to coordinate with both undergraduate and graduate staff to ensure proper management of degree credits.

Advantages

  • Elevate earning potential 
  • Save time and money - two degrees in five years 
  • Promote faster
  • Qualify for more job opportunities in higher-level positions. 

Requirements

  • Receive an A or B in graduate courses to obtain undergraduate course credit.  
  • Apply to one of our master’s programs via the Quick Admit process. 
  • Transfer students must complete 12 credit hours at Texas A&M before applying for the Fast Track program. 
  • Automatic admissions criteria:
    • End of sophomore year: GPA 3.75 and above
    • End of junior year: GPA 3.50 and above
  • Non-automatic admissions criteria: 
    • End of sophomore year: 3.4 GPA
    • End of junior year: 3.2 GPA
    • 2 letters of recommendation from ISEN faculty members, a 300-word statement of purpose, and a CV 

How to Apply

For more information or to participate in the Fast Track program, please make a Navigate appointment with Debbie Starnes, Graduate Program Coordinator II, or email her at dstarnes@tamu.edu.  

Fast Track Paired Courses 

  • ISEN 320 (Operations Research I)- ISEN 620 (Survey of Optimization) 
  • ISEN 340 (Operations Research II) - ISEN 609 (Probability for Engineering Decisions) 
  • ISEN 350 (Quality Engineering) - ISEN 614 (Advanced Quality Control) 
  • ISEN 355 (System Simulation) - ISEN 625 (Simulation Methods and Applications) 
  • ISEN 360 (Lean Thinking and Lean Engineering) - ISEN 645 (Lean Engineering) 
  • ISEN 370 (Production Systems Engineering) - ISEN 615 (Production and Inventory Control) 
  • ISEN 410 (Advanced Engineering Economy) - ISEN 667 (Engineering Economy) 
  • ISEN 411 (Engineering Management Techniques) - ISEN 665 (Management of Engineering Systems) 
  • ISEN 413 (Advanced Data Analytics for Industry) - ISEN 613 (Engineering Data Analysis) 
  • ISEN 427 (Decision and Risk Analysis) - ISEN 627 (Engineering Analysis for Decision Making) 
  • ISEN 433 (Biomechanics of Work) - ISEN 633 (Biomechanics of Work) 
  • ISEN 434 (Human Error and Resilient System Design) - ISEN 671 (Human Error and Resilient System Design) 
  • ISEN 440 (Systems Thinking) - ISEN 640 (Systems Thinking and Analysis) 
  • ISEN 453 (Manufacturing Operations) – ISEN 659 (Modeling and Analysis of Manufacturing Systems)