Engineering
UMW students have an accelerated pathway to a Master of Science degree from the College of Engineering and Computing at George Mason University. Students express interest through an interest form available from the Assistant Dean of Arts and Sciences at UMW. Approved students enroll as non-degree students in GMU during their senior year at UMW and may take up to 9-credits of graduate level coursework in one of several programs including Applied Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Analytics Engineering, Operations Research, Statistics, and Systems Engineering. Upon completion of their senior year at UMW, students in the program can use their earned credits from GMU as electives at UMW, and can then matriculate to GMU’s College of Engineering and Computing having already completed nine credits toward a Master of Science degree program. In most cases, students will be able to earn their MS in only one year after graduation from UMW.
Information pages:
- Applied Information Technology
- Computer Science
- Data Analytics Engineering
- Operations Research
- Statistical Science
- Systems Engineering
Student Interest Form: UMW-GMU Interest Form
The Virginia Tech College of Engineering is partnering with University of Mary Washington to help position students for mid-level and advanced positions in industries related to computing technology. By establishing an accelerated pathway of foundational courses at partner universities, currently enrolled students can be prepared for early admission to Virginia Tech’s MEng degree in computer science as early as spring of their junior year. Once accepted these students during their fourth year can begin taking up to 6 credits from an approved set of courses from an approved set of courses that can be applied beyond the 120 required credit hours required for University of Mary Washington undergraduate degree towards their MEng degree (UMW course level approved: (max. 6 credits) from approved course list).
By outlining a clear pathway and course equivalencies, both the engineering and liberal arts student are able to participate in Virginia’s Tech Talent Pipeline. Many students will find that they can complete their MEng degree in just one extra year. For more information about the program, see the links to the University of Mary Washington on this Virginia Tech website.
This is a collaborative graduate program that offers graduate engineering programs for students at receiver sites throughout the Commonwealth. Our Stafford and Dahlgren campuses are two such receiver sites.
Law
UMW and the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University established an accelerated 3+3 Program which provides a fast track to a career in law. After just three years of undergraduate study at UMW, you enter Scalia Law as a full-time, first-year law student. The program will save you one year’s worth of tuition and time. More details can be found on this GMU-UMW partner web-page.
Medicine
UMW has an agreement with the George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences for an early selection program for students in the UMW Honors Program who are interested in a career in medicine, and are U.S. citizens. Students who are accepted into and fulfill the requirements of the early selection program will be provided provisional admission to the four-year M.D. program. Learn more from the Honors Program website.
The VCOM Guaranteed Admissions Interview Program guarantees qualified UMW pre-medical students interviews for admission into the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM).
Pharmacy
Similar to the law school program, UMW has reached an agreement with the Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy at Shenandoah University for an accelerated pathway to a pharmacy degree.
More information on the above, and other pre-health opportunities at UMW can be found on the Pre-Health Program website.
International Programs:
One year and degrees are available in Arts and Humanities, Business, Law, Education, Social Sciences, Health and Behavioral Sciences as well as Natural, Physical, and Applied Sciences. It is free for UMW students to apply to the programs, there is no GRE requirement for UMW students, and students with a 3.0+ GPA are pre-approved for entry, and those with at least a 3.5 GPA
will qualify for a £4,000 scholarship.
Programs are only one year and degrees are available in a variety of disciplines. It is free for UMW students to apply to the programs, there is no GRE requirement for UMW students, and students with a 3.0+ GPA are pre-approved for entry. UR scholarships available for qualified applicants.
Many master’s programs at ACM are only one year in length and degrees are available in a variety of disciplines, including:
French Studies, International Relations, Business Administration, Art History, and Media Studies. It is free for UMW
students to apply to the programs (application fee waived), there is no GRE/GMAT requirement, students with a 3.0+
GPA are pre-approved for entry, and those with at least a 3.5 GPA will qualify for a $5,000 scholarship.
• 4+2 Program, UMW / The American College of the Mediterranean (ACM), Aix-en-Provence, France. The
Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Painting program at ACM is two years in length. It is free for UMW students to apply
to the program (application fee waived), there is no GRE/GMAT requirement, students with a 3.0+ GPA are
pre-approved for entry, and those with at least a 3.5 GPA will qualify for a $5,000 yearly scholarship.
Contact the UMW Center for International Education, Dr. Jose Sainz, for more information about international graduate partnership programs.
Business
Students in the University of Mary Washington’s College of Business have a direct route to a residential Master of Accounting (MAcc) program or residential Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) program, both through The Raymond A. Mason School of Business at William & Mary. Each master’s program may be completed in as little as one year.
Students must be nominated by UMW and if they complete the application by Feb. 15, receive guaranteed financial support. Learn more on the College of Business website.
The University of Mary Washington and UVA McIntire School of Commerce offer a streamlined process for accounting majors to pursue graduate account study at the University of Virginia. Through this partnership, UMW accounting majors can plan their academic and professional future with greater certainty.
Qualified candidates who apply on or before the Jan. 5 deadline will receive a minimum guaranteed scholarship. Learn more on the College of Business website.
