Computer Science

B.S./Accelerated M.S. in Computer Science

The B.S./Accelerated M.S. in Computer Science program is for those interested in immediately continuing on to graduate studies in computer science.

Admission Requirements

Students in the B.S. program may apply for the B.S./Accelerated M.S. in Computer Science program if they have earned 90 undergraduate credits with an overall GPA of at least 3.000. Criteria for admission to the B.S./Accelerated M.S. program are identical to the criteria for admission to the M.S. program.

Degree Requirements

1. Students have to complete 144 credits that satisfy both the requirements for the B.S. program and those for the M.S. program, with 6 credits overlap.

2. Students register for 6 credits of CS 500-level core courses in place of the corresponding CS 400-level courses required for the undergraduate degree requirements. That is, students must register for two of the following courses: CS 540, 571, 580, and 583, in place of the corresponding 400-level courses.

3. Students in the B.S./Accelerated M.S. program are permitted to take additional graduate core courses in their undergraduate programs. In such cases, the students must satisfy the core requirements for the M.S. by taking more advanced courses from the same concentration. For example, if CS 580 and CS 583 are the two overlapping core courses, and the student also takes CS 540 as part of his or her B.S. program, then the student needs to take a more advanced course from the concentration (systems) corresponding to CS 540, to satisfy the core requirements for the M.S.

Degree Conferral

Students in the B.S./Accelerated M.S. program may apply to have the B.S. degree conferred during the semester in which they expect to complete the B.S. requirements. At the completion of the M.S. requirements, a master's degree is granted.