University of Mary Washington - Virginia Tech Collaborative Partnership

Master of Engineering (MEng) in Computer engineering (cpe)

The Virginia Tech College of Engineering is partnering with University of Mary Washington 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 MEng degree in computer engineering as early as spring of their junior year. Once accepted these students during their fouth year can begin taking up to 6 credits from an approved set of courses that can be applied beyond the 120 required credit hours required for University of Mary Washington undergraduate degree towards their MEng degree (UMW course level approved: 4XX (max. 6 credits) from approved course list).

By outlining a clear pathway and course equivalencies, both the engineering and liberal arts student are able to participate in Virginia’s Tech Talent Pipeline. Many students will find that they can complete their MEng degree in just one extra year.

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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.

Pathway

Pathway for University of Mary Washington students to the UMW/VT Accelerated UG/G Computer Engineering (CPE) graduate program

University of Mary Washington computer science majors and non-majors are eligible to apply in their junior year and be accepted into the UMW/VT Accelerated UG/G CSA graduate program by completing a set of introductory courses below. To be eligible for admission, University of Mary Washington and Virginia Tech recommend that students complete the following courses by the second semester of their junior year and maintain an overall minimum GPA of 3.3.

University of Mary Washington 4xxx 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 computer engineering admissions. For questions or more information regarding what courses to take at University of Mary Washington to be prepared for admission into the Virginia Tech MEng degree program, please contact the chair of the computer engineering department.

To learn more about the MEng computer engineering program, click here.