Marymount University – Virginia Tech Directed Admission Partnership

Master of Engineering (MEng) in Computer Science and Applications (CSA)

The Virginia Tech College of Engineering is partnering with Marymount University to help position students for mid-level and advanced positions in industries related to computing technology. By establishing an accelerated pathway of foundational courses at partner universities, currently enrolled students can be prepared for early admission to Virginia Tech’s Master of Engineering (MEng) degree in computer science as early as spring of their junior year. 

By outlining a clear pathway and course equivalencies, liberal arts students are able to participate in Virginia’s Tech Talent Pipeline. Matriculation (enrollment) to the MEng in computer science and applications degree program would take place after the Marymount student’s bachelor’s degree is conferred.

How to Apply

The accelerated undergraduate/graduate program application is based on your intended graduation date.

The deadline for applications is May 1st each spring semester and December 1st each fall semester.
Students should apply in the semester one year before they will complete the BS. For example, a student intending to graduate from the BS program in May 2024 should apply in the semester ending in May 2023. If accepted into the program, this will allow participation in double-counted courses for the final two semesters of your undergraduate degree.

If you are unable to apply one year before completing your BS, you can still apply during your final year, in your second-to-final semester. If you apply at that time and are accepted, you will only be able to double-count courses taken in your final undergraduate semester, but are still permitted the same maximum of 12 credits of double-counted courses.

• Students must complete one of the approved pathway below:
  

Pathways

Pathway for Marymount University students to the MU/VT Accelerated UG/G CSA Program

Marymount University Computer Science and non-Computer Science majors are eligible to apply in their junior year and be accepted into the MU/VT Accelerated UG/G CSA Program by completing a set of introductory CSA courses. To be eligible for admission, Marymount students must complete the following courses by the second semester of their junior year and maintain an overall minimum GPA of 3.3 for the MENG and 3.5 for the MS.

Marymount University courses currently eligible for transfer

The following courses are eligible for transfer into the graduate program in Computer Science:

For questions or more information regarding the Virginia Tech MEng degree program, contact Virginia Tech MEng computer science and applications admissions. For questions or more information regarding what courses to take at Marymount University to be prepared for admission into the Virginia Tech MEng degree program, please contact the chair of the computer science department.

To learn more about the MEng computer science and applications program, click here.