A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- INTO Mason: Science Graduate Pathways
- Total credits (published)
- 12
- Credits (computed from items)
- 271
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 232186
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_232186_e8fd8f4a
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
The following grid is for the first semester of the Standard, 2-semester Pathway into the Master of Science in Applied and Engineering Physics degree:
0 items
Semester 1 of 2 1
4 items
- or: PHYS 684 Quantum Mechanics I3
- 4
- 3
- 2
The following grid is for the second semester of the Standard, 2-semester Pathway into the Master of Science in Applied and Engineering Physics degree:
0 items
Semester 2 of 2
4 items
- or: PHYS 685 Classical Electrodynamics I3
- 4
- 1
- 1
The following grid is for the single semester of the Accelerated, single-semester Pathway into the Master of Science in Applied and Engineering Physics degree:
0 items
Accelerated semester 1 of 1 1
5 items
- or: PHYS 684 Quantum Mechanics I3
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 1
The following grid is for the first semester of the Standard, 2-semester Pathway into the Master of Science in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology / Management degree:
0 items
Semester 1 of 2 1
4 items
- or: BINF 630 Bioinformatics Methods3
- 4
- 3
- 2
The following grid is for the second semester of the Standard, 2-semester Pathway into the Master of Science in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology / Management degree:
0 items
Semester 2 of 2
4 items
- or: BINF 630 Bioinformatics Methods3
- 4
- 1
- 1
The following grid is for the single semester of the Accelerated Pathway into the Master of Science in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology / Management degree:
0 items
Accelerated semester 1 of 1 1
5 items
- or: BINF 634 Bioinformatics Programming3
- or: BINF 633 Molecular Biotechnology3
- 4
- 3
- 1
The following grid is for the first semester of the Standard, 2-semester Pathway into the Master of Science in Earth Systems Science degree:
0 items
Semester 1 of 2 1
4 items
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 2
The following grid is for the second semester of the Standard, 2-semester Pathway into the Master of Science in Earth Systems Science degree:
0 items
Semester 2 of 2 1
5 items
- or: GEOL 532 Paleoclimatology3
- or: GEOL 506 Soil Science3
- 4
- 1
- 1
The following grid is for the single semester of the Accelerated Pathway into the Master of Science in Earth Systems Science degree:
0 items
Accelerated semester 1 of 1 1
5 items
- 3
- or: GEOL 513 Hydrogeologyor: GEOL 532 Paleoclimatologyor: CLIM 512 Physical Oceanography3
- 4
- 3
- 1
The following grid is for the first semester of the Standard, 2-semester Pathway into the Master of Science in Environmental Science and Policy degree:
0 items
Semester 1 of 2 1
4 items
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 2
The following grid is for the second semester of the Standard, 2-semester Pathway into the Master of Science in Environmental Science and Policy degree:
0 items
Semester 2 of 2
4 items
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 1
The following grid is for the single semester of the Accelerated Pathway into the Master of Science in Environmental Science and Policy degree:
0 items
Accelerated semester 1 of 1 1
5 items
- EVPP or PUAD courseNot resolved to a course3
- EVPP or PUAD courseNot resolved to a course3
- 4
- 3
- 1
The following grid is for the first semester of the Standard, 2-semester Pathway into the Master of Science in Forensic Science degree:
0 items
Semester 1 of 2 1
4 items
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 2
The following grid is for the second semester of the Standard, 2-semester Pathway into the Master of Science in Forensic Science degree:
0 items
Semester 2 of 2 1
5 items
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 1
The following grid is for the single semester of the Accelerated, 1-semester Pathway into the Master of Science in Forensic Science degree:
0 items
Accelerated semester 1 of 1 1
5 items
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 1
The following grid is for the first semester of the Bridge Pathway into the Master of Science in Forensic Science degree:
0 items
Semester 1 of 2 1
4 items
- Upper-level Undergraduate CourseNot resolved to a course3
- 3
- 4
- 3
The following grid is for the second semester of the Bridge Pathway into the Master of Science in Forensic Science degree:
0 items
Semester 2 of 2 1
6 items
- Upper-level Undergraduate CourseNot resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 1
The following grid is for the first semester of the Standard 2-semester Pathway into the Master of Science in Geographic and Cartographic Sciences degree:
0 items
Semester 1 of 2 1
4 items
- or: GGS 553 Geographic Information Systemsor: GGS 560 Quantitative Methodsor: GGS 579 Remote Sensing3
- 4
- 3
- 2
The following grid is for the second semester of the Standard, 2-semester Pathway into the Master of Science in Geographic and Cartographic Sciences degree:
0 items
Semester 2 of 2 1
5 items
- Required Major Courses (student will take two of the following):Not resolved to a course6
- or: GGS 553 Geographic Information Systemsor: GGS 560 Quantitative Methodsor: GGS 579 Remote Sensing3
- 4
- 1
- 1
The following grid is for the single semester of the Accelerated Pathway into the Master of Science in Geographic and Cartographic Sciences degree:
0 items
Accelerated semester 1 of 1 1
5 items
- Required Major Courses (student will take two of the following):Not resolved to a course6
- or: GGS 553 Geographic Information Systemsor: GGS 560 Quantitative Methodsor: GGS 579 Remote Sensing3
- 4
- 3
- 1
The following grid is for the first semester of the Standard, 2-semester Pathway into the Master of Science in Mathematics degree:
0 items
Semester 1 of 2 1
4 items
- or: MATH 675 Linear Analysis3
- 4
- 3
- 2
The following grid is for the second semester of the Standard, 2-semester Pathway into the Master of Science in Mathematics degree:
0 items
Semester 2 of 2 1
5 items
- or: MATH 621 Algebra I3
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 1
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