Accelerated Masters Program

For the strongest computer science undergraduates at the University of Massachusetts Amherst as well as at the participating five-colleges, the College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) offers an accelerated degree program. The accelerated Master of Science degree option is designed to enable graduate programs to identify potential candidates as early as the junior year of study by extending an "early" (conditional) offer of admission. The requirements for the bachelor's and master's degrees remain unchanged.

Eligibility to apply:

  • Students must apply by November 30th during their Junior year
  • Students must have an overall GPA of 3.4 or higher at the time of application to the 4+1 program
  • Students must COMPSCI 311 with a grade or B+ or better (no substitutions will be considered) prior to or at the end of the application semester.

Sample schedule:

Junior Year   Senior Year Summer Master's 1 (Fall) Master's 1(Spring)  
[Apply] Core Courses (6 cr)  [Grad Matriculation]  Core Course (3 cr) Core Course (3 cr)
  Course (3 cr) Courses (6 cr) Courses or MS Project (6 cr)  Course (3 cr)

 

More information can be found on the CICS 4+1 progam website