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BS/MS in ISE and Applied Statistics

6. BS/MS Program in Industrial & Systems Engineering and Applied Statistics (Official RIT Code - EIEQ)

These are the general requirements for this program, for specific requirements with regard to admission to the program, program administration, and graduation requirements, students should contact the Head of Center for Quality and Applied Statistics at RIT.

The BS/MS program counts 16 credit hours towards both the BS and MS programs (i.e., "double-count") and requires 226 credit hours (Table 1). For this BS/MS degree the student must:

  • Co-op in the summer after their 2nd year
  • Perform at least 4 co-op blocks totaling 48 weeks
  • Complete all existing coursework for the BS degree (196 credits)
  • Complete the following coursework for the MS degree:
    - 10 CQAS graduate courses, each at 3 credits
    - 2 other approved PE's from a list of CQAS graduate courses, each at 4 credits
Sample plan of study for BS/MS program (PE = professional elective, LA = liberal arts)
Year
Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
Hours
1
Same coursework required for BS degree (Same)
Off 51
2
Same coursework required for BS degree (Same)
Co-op 49
3 Same Same Co-op Co-op 32
4 0303-503
0303-510 *
PE 1*
0303-402
(16 cr.)
0303-630
PE 2*
PE 3
Free Elective
(16 cr.)
0303-516
0303-511*
0303-526
LA Concentration 3
(16 cr.)
Co-op




48
5 PE 4
Free Elective
0307-801
0307-821
0307-742
(17 cr.)
0303-560
0307-802
0307-822
0307-Elective **
0307-Elective **
(16 cr.)
0303-561
0307-842
0307- Elective **
0307- Elective **
(13 cr.)
Graduate





46
Total 226

* 0303-510, 0303-511, and two PE's, can be counted toward both degrees. Two of the four PE's should be CQAS courses, each taken for four credits. All other CQAS courses should be taken for three credits. These PE's should be planned by the beginning of winter quarter in Year 4 for scheduling purposes. CQAS (0307) courses from the following list are acceptable as 4-credit courses: 772, 801 (see note****), 802 (see note****), 803, 830, 831, 842, 851, 856, 862, 873, 875, 883, 886. A number of these courses may require 801/802 (or, equivalently, 0303-758) or 841 (or, equivalently, 0303-511). If a student chooses to take 801, 802 or 842 from this list, then CQAS electives should be substituted for the 801, 802 or 842 courses listed in Year 5. Students should sign up for these two courses for 4 credits. If the course is only offered for 3 credits, the student should also sign up for a 1-credit independent study (0307-890).

** Electives should be selected with the help of a CQAS advisor. 0307-721 (SPC) may not be taken because of the large overlap with 0303-510.

*** 0307-801 and 0307-802 may be waived if student has had 0303-758, but the student must then take two CQAS electives, including 0307-803.

A BS degree in Industrial & Systems Engineering and an MS degree in Applied Statistics will be awarded upon successful completion of the approved undergraduate program consisting of 196 credit hours and a graduate program consisting of a minimum of 45 quarter credit hours. Of these, 16 credit hours would be counted towards both the BS and MS programs (i.e., 'double-counted'): Four credit hours for each of 0303-510, 0303-511, and two CQAS-based PE's.