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The 36-credit Fast Track is an accelerated degree program for the MS in Applied Data Science (MSADS), and students to complete as many as nine (9) graduate credits by the time their undergraduate degree is conferred.  Fast Track also gives students the option to enter the workforce after graduation and complete the remainder of the program online and/or part-time.  

Eligibility, Application Deadlines, and Fast-Track Timeline

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The choice between Business Analytics and Applied Data Science ultimately comes down to a student’s post-graduation career goals.  Data scientists have been ranked as Glassdoor’s No. 1 best job from 2016-2019, and they are critical to the success of any organization. As the data science field evolves, the demand for analytics skills continues to grow. Employers are actively seeking candidates with the advanced technical expertise to make data-driven decisions.  Many Data Science graduates pursue jobs in the engineering and IT field and more technical roles that manage large amounts of data, create visualizations, and design and deploy algorithms that support decision-making tools.  Business Analytics students desire greater business experience and specialized knowledge to lead their team or organization. They may work as business analysts or analytics managers, or they may need analytics knowledge to advance in marketing or accounting teams. In these roles, professionals extract data to explain trends, predict future performance, determine best approaches, and explain solutions to stakeholders. 

Courses and Curriculum

Both programs are STEM designated and 36-credit hours.

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• IST 649 M001 3 credits
• IST 719 M401 3 credits
• IST 722 M400 3 credits

Certificates of Advanced Study (C.A.S.)

The Certificates of Advanced Study at the iSchool are 15-credit graduate-level certificates that can be taken as stand-alone certificates or as part of a graduate degree program. With a little planning, students can receive both the M.S.A.D.S. and a C.A.S. from the iSchool with only two additional courses to complete the C.A.S. Students who consider an iSchool C.A.S. want to study the latest in information field trends, learn about emerging technologies, boost their workplace edge, freshen their resume, and keep current with changes in the profession.

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Data Application

Data applications are a big part of where our data-driven world is headed. They're how data science gets operationalized. They are how end-users - whether they're subject matter experts, business decision makers, or consumers - interact with data, big and small

Classes to take:

• MBC 638: Data Analysis and Decision Making
• ACC 652: Accounting Analytics
• MAR 653: Marketing Analytics
• FIN 654: Financial Analytics
• SCM 702: Principles of Management Science
  
  

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Syracuse University’s academic integrity policy and procedures are administered by the Academic Integrity Office (AIO) in the Division of Academic Affairs, and all schools and colleges. The AIO works with faculty, instructors, students, and staff to promote understanding of Syracuse University’s academic integrity policy and coordinate its administration. The office also maintains records of all academic integrity cases. Graduate students must open a summary of Syracuse University’s Academic Integrity expectations in MySlice twice a year and provide their electronic signature agreeing to uphold the AI policy.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and related increases in remote work and online education, the University may modify the academic integrity procedures described in the Academic Integrity Policy so that suspected violations can be resolved as fairly and expeditiously as possible based on the unique characteristics of each case.   Regardless of any procedural modifications, which will be communicated to students in writing, students will continue to receive notice of their suspected violations, to have an opportunity to give their account of the case, and to have the option to contest the case outcome on appeal. The specific processes used to evaluate each case will depend on the characteristics of that case. These changes have been approved by the Vice Chancellor and Provost, as required on page 2 of this Academic Integrity Policy.

Academic Integrity Policy

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All international graduate students must complete this form during their last semester, and should do so as early as possible during the semester. The form can be completed electronically, signed by your academic advisors, and then submitted to the Slutzker Center for International Services. Once students have submitted and filed their last semester memo, they cannot change enrollment and will not receive a CPT letter. You can find the form here: ischoolhttps://answers.syr.edu/academicsdisplay/advising/advising-forms/ischool/Advising+Forms.

Online Courses and Full-Time Status for International Students

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After registration, students may adjust their schedules by adding or dropping courses upon receiving the necessary approvals. Registration and schedule adjustment may be conducted on the web through MySlice. Please consult the academic calendar on SU’s website for these dates. Adding of courses or entire registrations after the add deadline is no longer allowed. Online students can email their online student success advisor for more information.

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An incomplete grade may be granted to a student only if it can be demonstrated that it would be unfair to hold the student to the normal limits of the course. Illness or other exceptional circumstances are the usual basis for consideration. To  receive an incomplete, a student must submit the Request for Incomplete form at ischoolhttps://answers.syr.edu/academicsdisplay/advising/advising-forms/ischool/Advising+Forms before the instructor turns in grades for the semester. An incomplete is calculated immediately as an F in the grade point average, and will affect a student’s overall GPA.  In the Incomplete Request form, the instructor needs to specify, in detail, remaining course requirements to be met by a certain date before a final grade is given.  The purpose of an incomplete is to finish the specified coursework and replace the incomplete with a final grade by the deadline date given in the form.  If a student has to complete so much work to be re-added to a class in a subsequent semester, that does not justify an incomplete- the student simply has to pay to retake the class.  A student may have no more than two incomplete grades on his or her record at the time of registration, and a student may not graduate with outstanding incompletes.

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Students must complete their degree requirements for the M.S.I.M. within seven years from the time the student registers for the first course to be used in the master’s degree program. If a student does not meet this requirement, the student may petition their school/ college for reinstatement of credits that were completed outside the seven-year timeframetime frame.

Transcripts

SU maintains a permanent academic transcript showing a complete list of courses and grades earned by each student, matriculated or non- matriculated, who takes credit-bearing coursework through any SU program. The transcript may not be modified or selectively altered for any reason, including ignorance of deadlines or academic rules. Once a degree is conferred, the transcript may not be changed except in cases of subsequently discovered fraud or academic dishonesty, when assessments that more accurately represent academic work completed prior to degree certification are discovered, or to correct administrative errors. In extreme cases, such changes may include the rescinding of a degree. Transcripts may be obtained from the Registrar’s Office. SU reserves the right to withhold copies of transcripts of students who have not fulfilled their financial obligations to the University or by request of the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities.

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• No scholarships awarded to students by another school will transfer into the iSchool
• International students with a non-STEM visa who are coming into a STEM program, and international students who are transferring into a program with a higher or lower number of credits needed to graduate, must notify the Slutzker Center so that they can report the facts of their present situation to immigration services for potential visa adjustment
• Students may transfer a maximum of 6 credits of elective courses into the M.S.A.D.S. program from outside of the iSchool or Syracuse University.  Students who want to transfer in courses from other Universities are required to submit a Petition to Transfer Credits form. This will meet the six-credit transfer policy of the program and no more non-IST classes would be allowed.  Students who want to transfer in courses from outside of the iSchool but within SU are required to submit a Petition to Faculty form.  All classes being transferred in, whether from SU or outside of SU require a minimum grade of B, the course completed should be graduate level, and credits must have been earned within seven years of when the student graduates from the iSchool.  Petition forms can be found here: ischool.syr.edu/academics/advising/advising-forms/.

Graduate Degree and Graduation Requirements

Applying for Graduation

Please review the website for graduation requirements here: ischool.syr.edu/academics/advising/graduation-requirements/

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In addition to a diploma request, students must complete and submit a Program of Study Form in their last semester of study.  This form is required for certification of the graduate degree. The exact deadlines to submit the Program of Study forms will be communicated to students on the program listservs and from the academic advisors.  Campus students must submit this form to iAdvising and online students must submit the forms to their online student success advisor. Students in more than one degree program need to submit separate Program of Study forms for each program: ie: one for a C.A.S. and one for the M.S.A.D.S., listing only the classes on the form that count towards that particular degree. The form can be found at ischoolhttps://answers.syr.edu/academicsdisplay/advising/advising-forms/ischool/Advising+Forms.

Commencement and Convocation

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To ensure students are prepared for medical situations that could create barriers to their learning, SU requires full-time, matriculated graduate students to carry qualifying health insurance coverage. Through the SU Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP), eligible students have access to comprehensive health care coverage. All full-time, matriculated graduate students are eligible for SHIP. Once per academic year, eligible students must enroll in or waive out of the SHIP through their MySlice account. The SHIP is currently insured and administered by Aetna Student Health. This plan is ACA-compliant, provided by a U.S.-based insurer, and includes emergency and non-emergency coverage in the Syracuse area. For more information, visit healthinsurance.syr.edu, email healthinsurance@syr.edu or call 315.443.9019. The Student Health Insurance Office is located in suite 305 of the Barnes Center at The Arch

Religious Observances

SU recognizes the diversity of faiths represented in its campus community and supports and protects the rights of faculty, staff, and students to observe religious holy days according to their traditions. Under the policy, students are provided an opportunity to make up any examination, study, or work requirements that may be missed due to a religious observance, provided they notify their instructors no later than the end of the second week of classes. Student deadlines are posted in My Slice under Student Services/Enrollment/My Religious Observances/Add a Notification. For more information, visit policies.syr.edu/policies/university-governance-ethics-integrity-and-legal-compliance/religious-observances-policy/.

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Students who already possess significant work experience may elect to do a culminating project as an independent study (IST 690) in place of another course. No more than 12 credits of a student’s program can be taken as independent study. Students who are interested in this option should discuss it with the program director, program manager, sponsoring faculty member, or academic advisor. Registration for an independent study cannot be done online. Instead, students are required to complete a Proposal for Independent Study form, available from the Student Services Office, or online at ischoolhttps://answers.syr.edu/academicsdisplay/advising/advising-forms/ischool/Advising+Forms. The form must be submitted to the Student Records Office, 106 Steele Hall.  The registration is pending until the completed form has been submitted. Online students can submit the form to their online student success advisor.

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We are dedicated to supporting our international students’ success and employability. For this reason, we require that students with TOEFL scores below 100 or IELTS scores below 7.0 take IST 678: Communication for Information Professionals. Students who fall into this category will take an English assessment exam when they arrive on campus. If the exam score is high and indicates that this course would not be beneficial to the student, they may opt out of taking it. IST 678: Communication for Information Professionals is a three credit course that will not apply to the required credits for your academic program, but will apply to your GPA, or grade point average.   The iSchool believes that this course is very important to academic and employment success; therefore, students will not be charged tuition for taking this course.

iSchool Academic Probation Policy

Graduate students are required to maintain a 3.0 GPA to remain in good academic standing and cannot earn a degree with a GPA below a 3.0. If students do not maintain a 3.0 GPA, they will be placed on academic probation.  Students who repeatedly withdraw from classes or do not successfully complete course(s) will be put on probation due to lack of academic progress. After one semester, if students have not returned to good academic standing, they may be suspended from the program.

Pursuing Multiple Graduate Degrees/Adding a C.A.S.

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The mission of the Center for Emerging Network Technologies, or CENT, is to understand the future of networking technologies, and to engage students, faculty and industry in the process of defining and shaping that future. Convergence refers to the power of digital media to provide unified communications and new applications, devices and networks involving voice, video, data, text and money. Emerging Network Technologies refers to the other economic and technological trends affecting networking, such as new architectures and protocols and new forms of wireless broadband access. The Center’s research is interdisciplinary and applied, focusing on the management and use of networks and communication as well as relevant public policy and industrial organization issues. The Center serves three distinct constituencies: 1.) It provides a platform for faculty research on digital convergence and networking, 2.) It provides experiential learning for graduate and advanced undergraduate student teams, and 3.) It serves as a mutually beneficial learning interface between the networking technology industries and the School of Information Studies.  For more information on projects in CENT, visit ischool.syr.edu/research/research-centers/center-for-emerging-network-technologies/ 

iConsult Collaborative

The iConsult Collaborative is a university-wide program to build experience for students through real-world client projects involving digital transformation. Student participants in iConsult form project teams representing needed specialty domains of the schools and colleges of the University. Each iConsult team works under the direction of faculty mentors and a student Project Leader who oversees the client relationship and the team’s deliverables. iConsult Project teams analyze, design, recommend, and apply known information tools and approaches to help clients integrate digital technology into their organizations.  In 2018, iConsult was revised and expanded into a University-wide program in collaboration with both corporate and community engagement partners and sponsors. This gives the opportunity to involve students from multiple schools and colleges within the University in cross-functional teams.  The iConsult Collaborative, as it is now known, builds upon its long-term foundation to work on a broad range of projects leading toward the digital transformation of its clients in several business sectors.  The iSchool directs and manages the iConsult Collaborative on behalf of the University.  For more information, visit ischool.syr.edu/careers/careerkickoff/iconsult/.

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