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Fast Track

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). 
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How Fast Track Works

 

Fast Track Program Overview: 

Dual Credit: Substitute up to 12 credit hours (4 courses) of ISEN undergraduate requirements with 600-level courses. 

Eligibility: Earning a grade of A or B in the graduate course qualifies you for credit by examination for the undergraduate equivalent course. 

Pacing: One ISEN graduate course per semester is recommended to balance workload. 

Coordination: ISEN Students must work with undergraduate and graduate staff to manage degree credits. 

Advantages:
  • Elevate Earning Potential 
  • Save time and money - two degrees in five years 
  • Accelerate promotion
  • Qualify for more job opportunities in higher-level positions. 
Requirements:

Automatic Admission

  • Sophomore year: 3.75+ GPA
  • Junior year: 3.50+ GPA

Non-Automatic Admission

  • Sophomore year: 3.4+ GPA; Junior year: 3.2+ GPA
  • 2 letters of recommendation from ISEN faculty
  • CV
  • 300-word statement of purpose
Apply to one of our master's program via the Quick Admit process

 

Additional Requirements

  • Earn A/B in graduate courses for undergraduate credit
  • Apply via Quick Admit to a master's program
  • Transfer students: complete 12 credit hours at Texas A&M before applying to Fast Track

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.