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> Most colleges will not allow you to enroll for a bachelor’s in CS if you already have a bachelors in something else (and also is looked down on), and likewise
by tacticalturtle 3y ago
> Most colleges will not allow you to enroll for a bachelor’s in CS if you already have a bachelors in something else (and also is looked down on), and likewise a master’s in CS is very unlikely.
I’m skeptical of this claim.
Programs like the Georgia Tech Online Masters in Computer Science were tailor made for this scenario - and I’ve known several who have followed it to great success.
Edit: looking into it - blocking second baccalaureates seems to be mostly a problem with California schools. Plenty of other state schools have no such restriction:
https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/preparing-transfer-students/second-baccalaureate.html https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/prep...
- abadpoli 3y agoGeorgia Tech’s online computer science major lists a preferred qualification of already holding a bachelors in CS, math, computer engineering, or electrical engineering, so I don’t think it’s “tailor made” for people that are looking for a mid-career pivot from non-tech to tech.
- tacticalturtle 3y agoI suppose non-STEM is a different case - the people I knew were Chemistry and Mechanical engineering backgrounds. I’d probably tell someone to grab some CS classes at a community college and apply anyway.