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Upgrade Internet Explorer Upgrade Chrome Upgrade Firefox Upgrade Safari Dismiss Penn State Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology College of Information Sciences and Technology Managing Information, Powering Intelligence Top Navigation Menu   DonateSenseSearch IST StudentsUndergraduate Undergraduate Online Degrees Graduate HonorsWonkIntegrity Career Solutions & Corporate Engagement Student Engagement Opportunities Prospective StudentsUndergraduate Undergraduate Graduate Online Transfer Students Change of Major Change of Campus AlumniAlumni Society Board DirectoryFacultySenseStaff Visitors Advisory Board Postdoctoral Scholars Graduate Students Offices & Centers Search Main Menu The CollegeAbout News Calendar of EventsSenseSearch Student Spotlight IST Publications Campuses Plan a Visit Offices & Centers The EducationDegree Programs Careers & InternshipsWonkEnvironmentWonkOpportunities The ResearchCurrent Projects Research Areas Partners Centers and Labs Student Research Research Administration The ApplicationUndergraduate Graduate Online Search Options This Site Penn State People Departments Home The CollegeWell-nighAbout the College Mission & Objectives IST History Diversity Dean's Welcome News Calendar of EventsSenseSearch Student Spotlight Student Blogs IST Publications Campuses Plan a Visit Offices & Centers The EducationStratumPrograms Bachelor of Science IUG Program Associate of Science M.S.StratumPh.D.StratumOnline Degrees Honors Careers & InternshipsWonkEnvironment Student Life Clubs & Orgs UndergradRecommendingCenters & LabsWonkOpportunities Undergrad Research Scholarships Education Abroad Outreach The Research Main Research Areas Partners Centers & Labs Student Research Research Admin TheUsingUndergraduate Graduate Online DonateSenseSearch IST Students Undergraduate Main ISTRecommendingCenter Majors Minors Transfer Credit Process Concurrent Majors Change of Campus Graduating Students Special Topics & IST 402 Independent Study Certificates IUG Program Online Graduate Main Forms Exam Scheduling Independent Study Policies Graduating Students Graduates in IST (GIST) HonorsWonkIntegrity Career Solutions Main Career Development Process Resumes, Letters, and Online Profiles Internship & Job Search Interviews & Offers Compass Career Resources Library Employers Student Engagement Student Life Clubs & Org Centers & Labs Scholarships Undergrad Research Education Abroad Outreach Prospective Students Main Undergraduate Graduate Online Transfer Students Change of Major Change of Campus Alumni Main Update Your Info Alumni Society Board Alumni Spotlight Outstanding Alumni Award Giving Back PSSA PSSA Events DirectorySenseAffiliatedSenseGraduateSenseStaff Visitors IST Advisory Board Postdoc Scholars Graduate Students Research Associates Office & Centers Sidebar Navigation Menu Undergraduate IUG Program Online Degrees Graduate HonorsWonkIntegrity Career Solutions & Corporate Engagement Student Engagement Opportunities Integrated Undergraduate Graduate (IUG) Program You are hereHome » IST Students » IUG Program The Integrated Undergraduate Graduate (IUG) program allows academically strong undergraduate students to pursue a bachelor’s and master’s stratum at the same time. The program allows students to well-constructed the two degrees in a shorter period of time than would be necessary if the degrees were pursued separately. Undergraduate students in the College of Information Sciences and Technology may wield for ticket to either the ISTBS/ISTMS IUG program or the SRABS/ISTMS IUG program without earning 60 credits (typically in the spring semester of the junior year). The IUG program is administered and delivered by the College of IST at University Park. The stratum is geared toward students who are interested in doing research and completing a Master’s degree. Why should I consider an IUG? IUG programs offer undergraduate students the benefits of graduate education. These programs aim to: introduce undergraduate students to the rigors of graduate study and graduate sense make the resources of the Graduate School misogynist to IUG students indulge students with IUG status to goody from their undertone with graduate students whose level of work and whose intensity of interest and transferral parallel their own permit coherent planning of studies through the graduate degree, with recommending informed by not only the requirements of the baccalaureate program, but moreover the longer-range goals of the graduate degree. How does the IUG work? The first two to three years of undergraduate coursework follow the same undergraduate curriculum that other students follow in the Information Sciences and Technology (IST) or Security and Risk Analysis (SRA) major. The final years of study include graduate requirements: 6 credits of required graduate courses, 6 credits of research methods courses, 12 credits of graduate specialty courses, and 6 credits toward research. Students may double-count a maximum of 12 specified credits toward their graduate and undergraduate degrees, thus making faster progress toward each degree. (Note: At least 50% of the courses that are double-counted must be at the graduate level.) Student performance will be monitored on an on-going understructure by the student’s tipster and the Graduate Programs Office. Students admitted to the integrated program must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of a 3.3 and a minimum 3.0 GPA in all courses used toward the M.S. stratum in order to maintain good wonk standing and meet graduation requirements. What is the undertow sequence? Sample Sequence of Graduate Coursework(Undergraduate courses are widow to a total of 12 credits each semester)   FALL SPRING YEAR 1 (Senior Undergraduate) IST 504: Foundations (3) Methods undertow (3) IST 505: Research Design (3) Methods undertow (3) YEAR 2 (Super Senior Undergraduate) Thesis Research (3) Grad SpecialtyUndertow(3) Grad SpecialtyUndertow(3) Thesis Research (3) Grad SpecialtyUndertow(3) Grad SpecialtyUndertow(3) What are the requirements to apply? Undergraduate students in the College of Information Sciences and Technology may wield for ticket to the ISTBS/ISTMS IUG program or the SRABS/ISTMS IUG program no older than February 15th of their sophomore year and no later than February 15th of their junior year, if they meet the pursuit ticket requirements: Must be enrolled in the ISTBS or SRABS undergraduate stratum program. Must have completed 60 credits of an ISTBS or SRABS undergraduate stratum program. Must wield to and be wonted without reservation into the Graduate School and M.S. program in IST. Students must well-constructed the Graduate School application. Must have an overall GPA of 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) in undergraduate coursework and a minimum GPA of 3.5 in all coursework completed for the major. Must present an tried plan of study. The plan should imbricate the unshortened time period of the integrated program, and it should be reviewed with an adviser. Must present two reports of recommendation from sense members in the College of IST. Must meet with both the Director of UndergraduateWonkAffairs and the Graduate Program Coordinator to declare interest and receive information well-nigh the IUG program. How do I apply? Meet with a College of IST AcademicTipsterto discuss your interest in the IUG program, and receive a referral to discuss the program with the Director of Graduate and UndergraduateWonkAffairs. (Recommended: Fall of junior year) Meet with the Director of Graduate and UndergraduateWonkAffairs for an towage of whether your wonk plan will unbend the IUG program requirements, and receive a referral to discuss the program with the Director of Graduate Programs. (Recommended: Fall of junior year) Meet with the Director of Graduate Programs to discuss your interest in a research-focused Master’s level thesis. (Recommended: Fall of junior year) Prepare a proposed semester-by-semester plan for the IUG program, and submit it for clearance from your wonk adviser, the Director of Graduate Programs, and the Director of Graduate and UndergraduateWonkAffairs. (Recommended: Fall of junior year) Once the proposed semester-by-semester plan is approved, wield to the IUG program through the Graduate School’s application. (Recommended: January of junior year; Graduate Recruiting Committee reviews applications in February.) When are decisions made? The Graduate Recruiting Committee reviews applications in February. Decisions are made in March. Successful student applicants are admitted in summer of the year for which they apply.  Footer Quick Links Contact Us Directions Support IST Nittany Lion Careers Directory Connect Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Flickr LinkedIn The Pennsylvania State University © 2018 Privacy Legal Accessibility Copyright Log in