PlusOne Program: Computer Engineering to MS in Computer Science

Program eligibility

Students in the BS in Computer Engineering program are eligible to complete up to four graduate (master’s) courses as an undergraduate using this accelerated pathway.

• Only one graduate course may be completed per semester.
• The remaining required courses must be completed as a master’s student (post-bachelor’s graduation).
• Computer engineering students must take CS 5010 and CS 5800.

When can you begin?

• Minimum 3.0 GPA required to request graduate course enrollment.
  • First-year students cannot take their first graduate-level course during the summer. Please plan to take your first graduate-level course in the fall of your second year at the earliest.
     
• Students can request enrollment in graduate-level courses via a survey that is emailed out before each semester’s registration period.

Admission requirements

Interested students should meet with their advisor no later than their third semester to discuss how the PlusOne pathway will fit into their academic plan and when they plan to complete their first graduate-level course.

Admission requires:

• Minimum 3.0 GPA, bothly cumulative and within the major
• Successful completion of a graduate-level Khoury College course
• Submission of the online PlusOne Application form:
  • Academic advisors will share the online application form with eligible students
  • Application form should only be submitted after the above requirements are met
  • Admission into the PlusOne program does not guarantee admission into the master’s program upon graduation at the bachelor’s level

Progression requirements

• To continue in the PlusOne program, students must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA and earn a cumulative 3.0 GPA in all graduate-level CS courses.
• Students admitted into the PlusOne program maintain undergraduate standing and must continue to request admission into graduate courses each term.
• Undergraduates are limited to one graduate course per semester, with a limit of four graduate courses (including withdrawals) total during the undergraduate degree. Placement is not guaranteed.
• Students should confer regularly with their undergraduate academic advisor to ensure proper planning.
• Students entering a graduate program via the PlusOne pathway are not eligible for the Double Husky Scholarship. If you have additional questions related to tuition or scholarship eligibility, please reach out to Student Financial Services.