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STUDENTS WILL ENTER THE MASTER’S DEGREE UNDER THE CURRICULUM THAT IS OUTLINED IN THE GRADUATE BULLETIN AT THE POINT WHEN THEY ARE ENROLLED AS A GRADUATE STUDENT.
Accelerated Degree Program
Undergraduate Program Graduate Program Conditional Admission Requirements
+1 MBA
All Saunders College of Business
Undergraduate Programs:
Accounting – BS
Finance – BS
Global Business Management – BS
Hospitality and Tourism Management – BS
Management Information Systems – BS
Marketing – BS
Supply Chain Management – BS
Business Exploration
MBA 〉 Successful completion 3 years of undergraduate study (30 credits from IT)
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.25 in the Bachelor’s degree program
〉 Earn B grade or higher in courses that apply waivers
〉 Complete requirements for Bachelor’s degree prior to enrolling in MBA
Combined Accelerated
Bachelor’s/Master’s Degrees
Conditions for Continuance in a Combined Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s program for
students enrolling at RIT in Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, or Spring 2023 only
Early Acceptance into a Combined Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s program is considered ‘conditional’ during the
first 2 to 3 years of study (timing varies by program). The conditional status may continue until the point of department
review and decision regarding continuation in the program.
General conditions for continuance in a Combined Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Program are as follows:
〉 Successfully complete at least two years of undergraduate study (timing of department review varies by program)
〉 Attain a minimum GPA as specified by the degree program at the point of department review
〉 Make adequate progress toward graduation, as evidenced by successfully completing all coursework and cooperative
education scheduled to have been finished by the time of department review
Other factors that may impact student eligibility for continuance include: incidents of academic misconduct, unresolved
grades of D, I or F, or excessive course withdrawals
Specific requirements for each pathway are as follows:
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Combined Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Degrees
Conditional Admission Requirements
STUDENTS WILL ENTER THE MASTER’S DEGREE UNDER THE CURRICULUM THAT IS OUTLINED IN THE GRADUATE BULLETIN AT THE POINT WHEN THEY ARE ENROLLED AS A GRADUATE STUDENT.
Undergraduate Program Graduate Program Conditional Admission Requirements
+1 MBA Advertising and Public elations – BS
Applied Arts and Sciences – BS
Communication – BS
Economics – BS
Journalism – BS
Packaging Science - BS
MBA 〉 Successful completion 3 years of undergraduate study (30 credits from IT)
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.25 in the Bachelor’s degree program
〉 Earn B grade or higher in courses that apply waivers
〉 Complete requirements for Bachelor’s degree prior to enrolling in MBA
4+2 BFA/M.Arch. Industrial Design – BFA
Interior Design – BFA
Master of
Architecture
〉 Successful completion of 2.5 years undergraduate study (30 credits from IT)
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.0 in the Bachelor’s degree program
〉 Submit a portfolio to the M.Arch Admissions Committee and meet with
Architecture faculty advisor following portfolio review
〉 Complete requirements for bachelor’s degree prior to enrolling in M.Arch
Accelerated Dual-Degree Program
Undergraduate Program Graduate Program Conditional Admission Requirements
Accounting – BS Accounting and Analytics – MS 〉 Successful completion of 3 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.25
Advertising and Public elations – BS Communication – MS 〉 Successful completion of 2.5 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.0
Applied Mathematics – BS Applied and Computational Mathematics – MS 〉 Successful completion of 90 credits
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.0
〉 Completion of MATH 431 or 441 with a grade of at least B
Applied Statistics and Data
Analytics – BS
Applied and Computational Mathematics – MS 〉 Successful completion of 90 credits
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.0
〉 Completion of either STAT-405, MATH-431, or MATH-441 with a grad of at least B
or better
Applied Statistics and Data
Analytics – BS
Applied Statistics – MS 〉 Successful completion of a 2-course sequence in calculus and an applied statistics
course with at least grades of B
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.0
Bioinformatics and Computational
Biology – BS
Bioinformatics – MS 〉 Successful completion of 3 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.2
Biology – BS Environmental Science – MS 〉 Successful completion of 2.5 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.0
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Combined Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Degrees
Conditional Admission Requirements
STUDENTS WILL ENTER THE MASTER’S DEGREE UNDER THE CURRICULUM THAT IS OUTLINED IN THE GRADUATE BULLETIN AT THE POINT WHEN THEY ARE ENROLLED AS A GRADUATE STUDENT.
Undergraduate Program Graduate Program Conditional Admission Requirements
Biomedical Engineering – BS Science, Technology, and Public Policy – MS 〉 Successful completion of 2 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.2
Biomedical Sciences –BS Health and Well-being Management – MS 〉 Successful completion of 3 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.0
〉 Completion of NUT-215 with a grade of at least B
Biotechnology and Molecular
Bioscience – BS
Bioinformatics - MS 〉 Successful completion of 3 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.2
Chemical Engineering – BS Materials Science and Engineering – MS 〉 Successful completion of 2 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.4
Chemistry – BS Chemistry – MS
Materials Science and Engineering – MS
〉 Successful completion of 2 years (60 credit hours) of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.2
Communication – BS Communication - MS 〉 Successful completion of 2-2.5 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.0
Computational Mathematics – BS Applied and Computational Mathematics – MS 〉 Successful completion of 90 credits
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.0 or better, including a grade B or better in MATH 431 or 441
Computer Engineering – BS Computer Engineering – MS 〉 Successful completion of 2 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.4
Computer Science – BS Computer Science – MS
Computing Security – MS
Software Engineering – MS
〉 Successful completion of 2 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.25
〉 One co-op experience required
Computing Security – BS Computing Security – MS 〉 Successful completion of 2 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.25
〉 One co-op experience required
Electrical Engineering – BS Electrical Engineering – MS 〉 Successful completion of 2 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.4
Environmental Science – BS Environmental Science – MS 〉 Successful completion of 2.5 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.0
Environmental Sustainability, Health,
and Safety – BS
Environmental Health and Safety
Management – MS
〉 Successful completion of 2 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a cumulative GPA of 3.2
Industrial Engineering – BS Engineering Management – ME
Industrial and Systems Engineering – MS
〉 Successful completion of 2 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.2
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Combined Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Degrees
Conditional Admission Requirements
STUDENTS WILL ENTER THE MASTER’S DEGREE UNDER THE CURRICULUM THAT IS OUTLINED IN THE GRADUATE BULLETIN AT THE POINT WHEN THEY ARE ENROLLED AS A GRADUATE STUDENT.
Undergraduate Program Graduate Program Conditional Admission Requirements
Journalism – BS Communication – MS 〉 Successful completion of 2-2.5 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a cumulative GPA of 3.0
Mechanical Engineering – BS Mechanical Engineering – ME
Students oered conditional admission to the BS in mechanical
engineering and the ME in mechanical engineering may change
to the MS in mechanical engineering once a thesis topic and
advisor are identified and approved by graduate program director.
〉 Successful completion of 2 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.4
Mechanical Engineering
Technology – BS
Manufacturing and Mechanical Systems
Integration – MS
〉 Successful completion of 2 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a cumulative GPA of 3.2
Mechatronics Engineering
Technology – BS
Manufacturing and Mechanical Systems
Integration – MS
〉 Successful completion of 2 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a cumulative GPA of 3.2
Microelectronic Engineering – BS Materials Science and Engineering – MS 〉 Successful completion of 2 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.2
Nutritional Science – BS Dietetics and Nutrition – MS 〉 Successful completion of 2.5 years of undergraduate study (or 84 credits)
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.2 with a grade of “C” or higher for all courses with NUT prefix
and science courses (biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, anatomy
and physiology, and microbiology)
〉 Completion of NUT-333 with a grade of at least B
〉 Successful completion of co-op requirement
Nutritional Science – BS Health and Well-being Management – MS 〉 Successful completion of 3 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.0
〉 Completion of NUT-215 with a grade of at least B
〉 Successful completion of co-op requirement
Physics – BS Astrophysical Sciences and Technology – MS*
Materials Science and Engineering – MS
Physics – MS
Sustainable Systems – MS
〉 Successful completion of 2.5 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.2 (Sustainable Systems – MS, GPA of 3.0)
〉 *Completion of the 1-credit PHYS-374 (Introduction to Astrophysics) course with a
grade of at least B
Psychology – BS Experimental Psychology – MS 〉 Successful completion of 3 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.2
obotics and Manufacturing
Engineering Technology – BS
Manufacturing and Mechanical Systems
Integration – MS
〉 Successful completion of 2 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a cumulative GPA of 3.2
Software Engineering – BS Computer Science – MS
Computing Security – MS
Software Engineering – MS
〉 Successful completion of 2 years of undergraduate study
〉 Attain a GPA of 3.25
〉 One co-op experience required
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