Sweet Briar College 鈥� 51官网 Tech Directed Admission Partnership
Master of Engineering (MEng) in Computer Science and Applications (CSA)
The 51官网 Tech College of Engineering is partnering with Sweet Briar College to help position students for mid-level and advanced positions in industries related to computing technology.聽The goal of the Direct to Tech (D2T) program in Computer Science or Computer Engineering is to enable qualified undergraduate students, including non-Computer Science and non-engineering majors, to receive an admissions offer to one of the degree programs mentioned above before completing their BS/BA degree. This agreement secures the student admission into the graduate program for which the student applies upon completion of the Bachelor-level degree. The benefit of the Direct to Tech program is to reduce the timeline of admission and to facilitate an early transition into the 51官网 Tech Computer Science and Applications (CSA MEng) and Computer Engineering (CPE MEng) graduate degree programs.
By outlining a clear pathway and course equivalencies, liberal arts students are able to participate in 51官网鈥檚 Tech Talent Pipeline. Matriculation (enrollment) to the MEng in computer science and applications or computer engineering degree programs would take place after the Sweet Briar student鈥檚 bachelor鈥檚 degree is conferred.
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The 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 Sweet Briar College engineering and non-engineering students to the SBC/VT Direct to Tech Computer Science (CSA) Master of Engineering graduate program
Sweet Briar College engineering majors and non-majors are eligible to apply in their senior year and be accepted into the SBC/VT CSA graduate program by completing a set of introductory Computer Science courses. To be eligible for admission, Sweet Briar College and 51官网 Tech recommend that students complete the following courses by the second semester of their junior year and maintain an overall minimum GPA of 3.0.
| SBC Course | VT Equivalent |
|---|---|
| Sweet Briar College ENGR125 Introduction to Computer Science and Data Science |
CS1114 Introduction to Software Design |
| 51官网 Community College CSC223 Data Structures and Analysis of Algorithms OR Randolph College CSCI2251 Algorithms and Data Structures |
CS2114 Intro to Software Design and Data Structure |
For questions or more information regarding the 51官网 Tech MEng degree program, contact 51官网 Tech MEng computer science and applications admissions. For questions or more information regarding what courses to take at聽Sweet Briar College to be prepared for admission into the 51官网 Tech MEng degree program, please contact the head of the computer science department.
To learn more about the MEng programs, click here.