Fast Track Master’s Programs
Fast Track offers an accelerated pathway to get a master’s degree. Specifically, it allows an undergraduate student to take up to 15 semester credit hours of approved graduate level courses in their senior year to use toward completion of both bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
Who should seriously consider Fast Track?
Undergraduate students with strong academic record who intend to pursue master’s studies to enhance their career prospects.
What are the minimum eligibility requirements?
A student must have completed:
- 90 or more semester credit hours with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00; and
- 36 or more semester credit hours of the core curriculum requirements.
Some programs have additional requirements (see below).
What are the available Fast Track options?
What are the additional requirements, if any?
| If you intend to Fast Track into | You must additionally have |
|---|---|
| MS in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | A cumulative GPA of at least 3.20 in all mathematics and statistics courses |
| MS in Data Science and Statistics | A cumulative GPA of at least 3.20 in all mathematics and statistics courses |
| MS in Mathematics | A cumulative GPA of at least 3.20 in all mathematics and statistics courses |
| MS in Molecular and Cell Biology | Completed at least 15 semester credit hours of upper-division Biology core courses |
| MS in Physics | A cumulative GPA of at least 3.20 in a minimum of 30 semester credit hours of upper-division courses that include PHYS 3411, PHYS 3312, PHYS 3330, PHYS 3416, PHYS 4301, and PHYS 4311 |
What are the next steps?
- Review the UT Dallas Fast Track policy
- Obtain a Fast Track Program Application form from your NSM Academic Advisor
- Contact your Undergraduate Faculty Advisor and the Graduate Faculty Advisor of the intended MS program, ideally during your junior year, to determine how courses can be used on either the undergraduate or graduate degree plans
- Submit an approved Fast Track application to the NSM Advising Office
Whom to contact for additional questions?
| If the questions are about | Contact your |
|---|---|
| Beginning the Fast Track process | NSM Academic Advisor |
| Courses involved in the Fast Track program | Undergraduate Faculty Advisor or the Graduate Faculty Advisor of the intended MS program |