Accelerated Bachelor of Science Software Engineering to Master's Program Page

Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering to Master of Science in Computer Science Program

Please see the Graduate College’s Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Program webpage and official Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Program Policy for information pertaining to all Accelerated Programs.

Admissions Requirements

Students interested in pursuing the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering to Master of Science in Computer Science Program must complete the following application requirements:  

1.     By the start of Accelerated status, they must have either:

- 75 credit hours earned and an overall BGSU GPA of at least 3.2[1], or

- 90 credit hours earned and an overall BGSU GPA of at least 3.0;

2.     A completed Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Program Application;

3.     Official transcripts from all universities attended;

4.     At least one letter of recommendation from a full-time BGSU faculty member, preferably from graduate faculty within the student’s major or targeted graduate program;

5.     Completion of any other program-specific graduate application requirements.

Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering to Master of Science in Computer Science Program Plan  

Students enrolled in the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering to Master of Science in Computer Science Program should follow the following course schedule for planning out graduate work that begins while still enrolled as an undergraduate student, followed by the courses taken when fully enrolled as a graduate student in the Master of Science in Computer Science program.  In order to complete this plan in an accelerated format, it is strongly recommended that students choose the Plan II option (non-thesis).  Students who choose the thesis option should expect the completion of their master’s degree program to take longer than an additional extra (5^th) year.

Undergraduate Accelerated Status (limited to 9 credits maximum)

Courses that may be taken while an undergraduate student with Undergraduate Accelerated Status that will overlap between the Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees:

• CS 5390 Network Architecture and Application
• SE 5550 Software Architecture and Design
• SE 5560 Software Testing and Quality Assurance
• CS 5620 Database Management Systems
• CS 5120 Design and Analysis of Algorithms

[1] For the purposes of this policy, BGSU GPA is calculated based on BGSU credits only. However, credits transferred into BGSU may be counted as part of credit hours earned (not GPA).