4+1 accelerated MEng program for JMU Engineering students
JMU has partnered with the Virginia Tech College of Engineering to help our students pursue an accelerated Masters of Engineering (MEng). Currently, enrolled students can be prepared for early admission to Virginia Tech's MEng degree in Computer Engineering (CpE) or Computer Science and Applications (CSA) as early as spring of their junior year.
Once accepted, Engineering students can take up to 6 credits during their senior year that can count toward their graduation requirements at JMU and as graduate credits toward their MEng degree at VT.
Once students begin their MEng degree at VT, they can complete their coursework for the MEng degree in as few as 12 months: a fall, spring, and summer semester with a 9-credit course load each semester.
How to Apply
JMU students can apply at the end of their junior year. To apply you'll need
- A minimum GPA of 3.3 is required at the time of application to the program; once accepted into the program, students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 for the remainder of their undergraduate coursework
- Statement of purpose, including career objectives
- A resume
- Copy of transcripts; an official one will be required at admission
- 1-2 Letters of Recommendation (depending on ECE or CSA Program)
Once accepted, you can take up to 6 credit hours of 400-level coursework that will count toward your MEng during the last academic year and earn a B from the following list of eligible courses for transfer to the MEng ECE or CSA degree program. Note: Only courses taken in the last 12 months of an undergraduate degree count towards the program. Junior students who enrolled in equivalent courses cannot receive credit.
Students do not need to take the GREs to apply to the VT program.
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JMU Engineering Course |
VT Equivalent |
|---|---|
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ENGR 440: Mechatronics |
ECE 4XXX: Generic Elective |
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ENGR 445: Embedded System Design |
ECE 4XXX: Generic Elective |
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CS 430: Programming Languages |
CS 4XXX: (CSA Program Only) |
|
CS 432: Compiler Construction |
CS 4304: Compiler Design and Implementation |
|
CS 452: Design and Analysis of Algorithms |
CS 4104: Data and Algorithm Analysis |
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CS 470: Parallel and Distributed Computing |
CS 4234: Parallel Computation |
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CS 444: Artificial Intelligence |
CS 4804: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence |
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CS 445: Machine Learning |
CS 4824: Machine Learning |
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CS 457: Information Security |
CS 4264: Principles of Computer Security |
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CS 458: Cyber Defense |
CS 4XXX: Generic Elective |
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CS 488: Computer Graphics Applications |
CS 4204: Computer Graphics |
500-level CS courses at JMU are forthcoming and will be submitted for evaluation by VT to determine equivalencies.
For questions or more information regarding the Virginia Tech MEng degree program in Blacksburg, contact the Virginia Tech Computer Science Graduate Program Director, Samantha Pipkin
For questions or more information regarding what courses to take in preparation for admission into the Virginia Tech MEng degree program, please contact the James Madison University Engineering Advisor Jason Forsyth.
