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Here is another one: Why do I need to complete a bachelors degree in order to join a CS master program? Why can't they test or interview folks into master's pro

Here is another one: Why do I need to complete a bachelors degree in order to join a CS master program? Why can't they test or interview folks into master's programs? Schools are precluding themselves from good candidates that didn't see the value in bachelor's degrees (often for the reasons found in this thread).

LargeWu 6y ago
I suspect willingness to complete an undergraduate degree is a strong signal to masters' programs. The 4-year degree is itself part of the test for the master's program.
fossuser 6y ago
Even if you have a BS, you'll still need to get recommendations from professors you likely have not talked to in a decade (and also take the GRE).
- beastman82 6y ago
  I suspect this is not generally accurate. I have an MS in CS and had neither recs nor a GRE score
  - wikibob 6y ago
    Where did you go?
    - fma 6y ago
      Georgia Tech's Online Master of Science requires neither GRE nor letters from professors. I got my letters from my former managers. Of course you can get them from professors, if you want...they want letters from anyone who can vouch for your competency and ability to complete the program.
chrisseaton 6y ago
> Here is another one: Why do I need to complete a bachelors degree in order to join a CS master program? Some masters programs let you join with no bachelors. I have a masters and PhD in CS but no bachelors in anything. It wasn't any kind of special programme and I'm not any kind of gifted student either (my grades were quite low.)
- foolinaround 6y ago
  oh i did not know that! Which college is this? US?
  - piperswe 6y ago
    Looks like University of Bristol. In the UK, it's common for universities to offer undergraduate masters programs, which are basically the regular 3-year bachelors program with another year tacked on for the masters education as far as I can tell.
- birdyrooster 6y ago
  Every school that has tried to get me to consider their masters CS programs (despite not realizing I don’t have a bachelors) so far has rejected me on the basis that I don’t have a bachelors. Definitely curious where you went.

LargeWu 6y ago

I suspect willingness to complete an undergraduate degree is a strong signal to masters' programs. The 4-year degree is itself part of the test for the master's program.

fossuser 6y ago

Even if you have a BS, you'll still need to get recommendations from professors you likely have not talked to in a decade (and also take the GRE).

beastman82 6y ago
I suspect this is not generally accurate. I have an MS in CS and had neither recs nor a GRE score
- wikibob 6y ago
  Where did you go?
  - fma 6y ago
    Georgia Tech's Online Master of Science requires neither GRE nor letters from professors. I got my letters from my former managers. Of course you can get them from professors, if you want...they want letters from anyone who can vouch for your competency and ability to complete the program.

chrisseaton 6y ago

> Here is another one: Why do I need to complete a bachelors degree in order to join a CS master program? Some masters programs let you join with no bachelors. I have a masters and PhD in CS but no bachelors in anything. It wasn't any kind of special programme and I'm not any kind of gifted student either (my grades were quite low.)

foolinaround 6y ago
oh i did not know that! Which college is this? US?
- piperswe 6y ago
  Looks like University of Bristol. In the UK, it's common for universities to offer undergraduate masters programs, which are basically the regular 3-year bachelors program with another year tacked on for the masters education as far as I can tell.
birdyrooster 6y ago
Every school that has tried to get me to consider their masters CS programs (despite not realizing I don’t have a bachelors) so far has rejected me on the basis that I don’t have a bachelors. Definitely curious where you went.