DigiPen offers students the opportunity to complete a selected Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degree and Master of Science in Computer Science program in five years through an accelerated schedule. The accelerated schedule permits students who meet the requirements to take selected graduate-level courses during their undergraduate study and apply up to 12 credits towards both BS and MS degree requirements. Students who pursue the accelerated schedule will complete their BS CS Programs while at the same time beginning to extend their knowledge into the graduate-level curriculum. This gives student an opportunity to finish both degree programs in five years sequentially, first their BS CS Programs and then Master of Science in Computer Science in one year.
Students on the accelerated schedule may choose up to 12 graduate-level credits that satisfy MS CS program requirements, at least 6 of which must be Computer Science credits. Those credits will be shared between undergraduate and graduate programs. Students may only share credits of courses for which they earn a grade of “B-” (or 2.7 quality points) or higher.
To be considered for the BS/MS accelerated schedule, students must meet the following requirements:
- Enrolled in one of the BSCS, BSCSAI, BSCSGD, or BSCSRTIS programs
- Cumulative GPA in CS/MAT/PHY courses of 2.5 or higher
- Approval of the MSCS program director
The Master of Science in Computer Science Program Director will review the student’s request of entering the accelerated schedule and inform the student. Please note that the petition to be considered for the BS/MS accelerated schedule does not indicate admission to the Master of Science in Computer Science degree program. Students must still apply for the Master of Science in Computer Science degree program following the standard admission procedures.
Below is the recommended MS in Computer Science schedule for students completing the accelerated schedule.