Application Process

Before acceptance into the accelerated degree program, the student will select a major professor from the Graduate Faculty in Computer Science. The major professor should agree to supervise the student’s graduate program and provide a reference letter, including their plan to supervise, in the Graduate School application. The rest of the application process will be the same as for the traditional M.S. degree except completion of the B.S. degree is not required. The following steps are required:

KSU graduate application form completed online before semester of enrollment. In general, applicants are only considered for fall enrollment. Applicants should complete the K-State Graduate School application process. The applicant’s statement of academic objectives must be submitted with the application. Three letters of reference and transcript(s) of all undergraduate work must be submitted with the application.

The graduate program will process the application of the student and forward it to the Graduate School, as currently occurs for students holding a B.S. who apply to the M.S. program. Should the student meet the requirements, provisional admission to the M.S. program will be granted, pending the award of the B.S. degree. The B.S. degree will be awarded following the completion of the undergraduate degree requirements.

Admission Requirements

Undergraduate students applying for the accelerated program are required to have completed a minimum of 75 credit hours towards their bachelor degree. The following requirements must be met for admission into the accelerated program:

The student must be seeking the bachelor’s degree.
The student must have completed a minimum of 75 credit hours toward the bachelor degree at the time of application for admission to the accelerated program.
The student’s cumulative undergraduate GPA must be at least 3.000.
The student must meet all other Graduate School admission criteria as outlined in the Graduate School Handbook and any graduate program specific requirements.
A student who has completed all coursework for the bachelor’s degree is not eligible for the accelerated program.

Program Specific Admission Requirements

The student will work closely with the major professor to form a supervisory committee and file a program of study by the end of the first full semester following the student’s acceptance into the accelerated degree program, or the second semester of the student’s junior year, whichever is later. The undergraduate advisor will advise the student in the academic progress toward the B.S. degree, and the major professor will supervise the student’s academic progress and preparation for the M.S. degree capstone (report or thesis). A typical M.S. program of study for students in the accelerated program would be identical to that for students in the traditional M.S. program: a report option requiring 30 hours including 2 credit hours of report and 1 credit hour of seminar or a thesis option requiring 30 hours including 6 credit hours of research. An oral presentation is required for each option and original research is required for the thesis option.

Note that CIS 705 can be substituted for CIS 505 to satisfy the programming language course requirement in the B.S. program. Also, CIS 751 can be substituted for CIS 551 in the B.S. program. Students who take CIS 505 or CIC 551 cannot take CIS 705 or CIS 751, respectively, to meet the M.S. program requirements. The graduate-level courses can be taken as either technical electives or unrestricted electives for the B.S. program.

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