Declare Your Major
Students not directly admitted to a VSE major, but who wish to declare a VSE major must meet the declaration requirements as found below.
If you are a current Mason undergraduate student in any department, and you wish to declare a major with the Volgenau School of Engineering (VSE), please see the information below for the requirements necessary for your chosen major and the steps to declare once eligible.
Requirements are met only by courses taken at Mason and NOT transfer credits. Prospective transfer students not currently at Mason, please see University Admissions for transfer admission requirements.
These criteria apply to:
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Undergraduate students not directly admitted to an VSE major.
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Students changing from VSE-Undeclared or VSE-Undecided to a declared VSE major.
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Students changing from one VSE major to a different VSE major.
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Students changing from any Mason major to a VSE major.
All VSE-Undeclared or VSE-Undecided students must declare a VSE major within FIVE (5) fall/spring semesters, regardless of enrollment status (full-time, part-time, etc.). Students who are unable to declare within the required time frame are subject to termination from VSE.
Major | Eligibility Criteria |
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*Bioengineering (excluding Civil and Infrastructure Engineering Cyber Security Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Systems Engineering |
Technical courses are any Math, Science, Engineering, Statistics and Computer Science courses that are required for the intended engineering major. *Bioengineering requires B- or better in MATH 114. |
Bioengineering Pre-Health Concentration Only |
Technical courses are any Math, Science, Engineering, Statistics and Computer Science courses that are required for the intended engineering major. |
Applied Computer Science Computer Science |
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Information Technology |
Courses used, if taken, to calculate the IT GPA for declaration are: IT 102 (or MATH 125), IT 104, IT 105, IT 106 (or IT 109 or CS 112), IT 206 (or IT 209 or CS 211), IT 216, IT 207, IT 213, IT 214, IT 223.
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Statistics |
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Please note:
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Students must meet all criteria listed for the major they want to declare.
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Grades and GPA apply to Mason courses only - grades in transfer credits will not be combined with Mason grades.
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Criteria are subject to change at the discretion of the department.
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VSE-Undeclared students must declare within FIVE (5) fall/spring semesters, regardless of enrollment status (full-time, part-time). Students who are unable to declare within the required time frame are subject to termination from VSE.
Steps to declare major once eligible
- GPA/Grade requirements must be met and final grades must be posted in PatriotWeb.
- Complete Change/Declaration of Academic Program form.
- Submit form to the Academic Advising Contact for the department of intended major.
- Form should be submitted before the first day of the Selective Withdrawal period listed on the Full Semester Calendar. See the Registrar's calendars for specific deadline dates.