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Jul 13, 2025
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Graduate Catalog 2025-2026
Fast Track (4+1) Programs
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Program description, goals, and benefits
The Fast Track programs at DSU provides a unique opportunity for high achieving undergraduate students to obtain both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in five years. This is accomplished by allowing these students to take selected graduate courses during their senior year. These courses will also count towards their undergraduate course requirements thereby accelerating completion of a graduate program. In effect, students will be able to:
- Leverage their presence on campus to complete some of the requirements of the graduate program during the last semesters of their undergraduate degree, thus reducing completion time by at least one semester. In effect, obtaining a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in five years.
- Save on tuition cost by taking from 9 credits of graduate course work that will count towards undergraduate and graduate program requirements.
Specific Undergraduate and Graduate Programs for Fast Track Requirements
The Fast Track programs are specifically for the Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Masters of Science in Cyber Defense (MSCD), Information Systems (MSIS), Analytics (MSA), Computer Science (MSCS), Health Informatics and Information Management (MSHIIM) and Educational Technology (MSET) graduate programs.
Undergraduate students in:
- BBA in Business (BBA) would select the MBA, General Management;
- BBA in Business, Business Technology Specialization (BBA) would select the MS Information Systems
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) would select MS Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Information Systems (CIS) would select the MS in Information Systems or MS in Analytics and Applied AI program;
- Network and Security Administration (NSA) would select either the MS Cyber Defense or MS Information Systems programs;
- Cyber Operations (CyOp) would select either the MS Cyber Defense or MS Computer Science programs;
- Computer Science (CSC) would select either the MS Cyber Defense or MS Computer Science programs;
- Elementary Education (ELED) would select the MS in Education and Technology program.
- Elementary Education/Special Education (ELED/SPED) would select the MS in Education and Technology program.
- Special Education (SPED) would select the MS in Education and Technology program.
- Biology (Biology Education Specialization), Business Education, Computer Education, English (English Education Specialization), Mathematics (Intermediate or Secondary Education Specialization) or Physical Education would select MS in Education and Technology program.
Admission requirements
Students in the above majors may be admitted to the Fast Track program upon completion of their junior year. Accordingly, they can apply to the program in the last semester of their junior year. To be considered, the student will have to meet the following requirements:
- Have senior status by the time they commence their joint undergraduate/graduate program.
- Have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher after grades have been posted from their junior year.
Application requirements
A Fast Track application form can be found in the offices of Beacom College of Computer and Cyber Sciences, College of Business and Information Systems, College of Education and Human Performance or on the Graduate programs website. A completed application package is required once a student has earned their bachelor’s degree. See program information for specific application requirements.
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Artificial Intellegence with MS Artificial Intelligence
Students will be allowed to take up to 3 graduate courses during their senior year. Substitute three CSC graduate level courses to replace three undergraduate electives. - CSC 502 - Mathematical Foundations of AI
OR - CSC 702 - Mathematics for AI
- CSC 722 - Machine Learning Fundamentals
- CSC 727 - Professional Application and Ethics of AI
BBA Business with MBA General Management
Students in any of the specializations will be allowed to substitute three (9 credits) specific ACCT or BADM graduate courses to replace three undergraduate courses.
BBA Business, Business Technology Specialization with MS Information Systems
Students in the BBA Business Technology Specialization will be allowed to take up to three graduate courses (9 credits).
Computer Information Systems with MS in Analytics and Applied AI
Students will be allowed to take up to three graduate courses (9 credits) during their senior year. Substitute three specific INFS core courses to replace three CIS courses.
| Graduate Course | Replace Undergraduate Course | | INFS 768 Predictive Analytics for Decision Making | CIS 368 Predictive Analytics | | INFS 772 Programming for Analytics | CIS 372 Programming for Analytics | | INFS 776 Business Intelligence and Visualization | CIS 474 Business Intelligence and Big Data | Computer Information Systems with MS in Information Systems
Students will be allowed to take up to 3 graduate courses during their senior year. | Graduate Course | Replace Undergraduate Course | INFS 720 Systems Analysis & Design Using
Case-based Tools | CIS 322 Structured Systems Analysis &
Design
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CIS Elective | | INFS 724 Project and Change Management | CIS 427 Information Systems Planning &
Management
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CIS Elective | | INFS 730 Web Application Development | CIS Elective | INFS 750 IT Infrastructure, Technology and
Network Management | CIS Elective | | INFS 760 Enterprise Modeling and Data Mgmt | CIS 484 Database Management Systems
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CIS Elective | | INFS 780 Information Technology Strategy & Policy | CIS Elective | Cyber Operations / Computer Science with MS Computer Science
Students will be allowed to take up to 3 graduate courses during their senior year. Substitute three specific CSC core courses to replace three undergraduate electives. Recommended selection: - CSC 705 Design and Analysis Computer Algorithms
- CSC 718 Operating Systems and Parallel Programming
- CSC 722 Machine Learning Fundamentals
Cyber Operations / Network and Security Admin / Computer Science with MS Cyber Defense
Students will be allowed to take up to 3 graduate courses during their senior year. Substitute three specific INFA core courses to replace three electives. Recommended selection:
- INFA 702 Data Privacy
- INFA 713 Managing Security Risks
- INFA 754 Network Security Monitoring and Intrusion Detection
Network and Security Administration with MS Information Systems
Students will be allowed to take up to 9 graduate credits to replace electives during their senior year. Substitute three graduate level courses to replace three undergraduate electives. Recommended selection:
- INFS 730 Web Application Development
- INFS 750 IT Infrastructure, Technology and NEtwork Management
- INFS 760 Enterprise Modeling and Data Management
Elementary Education with MSEd. Education and Technology
Students will be allowed substitute three specific masters level core courses to replace undergraduate courses (a total of nine credits) during their senior year. The three graduate courses are: Elementary Education-Special Education with MSEd, Education and Technology
Students will be allowed substitute three specific masters level core courses to replace undergraduate courses (a total of nine credits) during their senior year. The three graduate courses are: Secondary Education with MSEd, Education and Technology
Students will be allowed substitute three specific masters level core courses to replace undergraduate courses (a total of nine credits) during their senior year. DSU’s secondary education majors include BS in Biology (Biology Education Specialization), BSEd in Business Education, BSEd in Computer Education, BS in English (English Education Specialization, BS in Mathematics (Intermediate or Secondary Education Specializations) and Physical Education. The three graduate courses are: Special Education with MSED, Education and Technology
Students will be allowed substitute three specific masters level core courses to replace undergraduate courses (a total of nine credits) during their senior year. The three graduate courses are: |
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