Admission to Program
After a student has 60-90 hours in the Computer Science B.S. program, they will be eligible to apply to the Double Dawgs (B.S./M.S.) pathway program.
Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and who have completed the following courses or equivalent with a C grade or better will be eligible for admission to the Double Dawgs pathway program:
CSCI 1302 Software Development, CSCI 2670 Introduction to Theory of Computing, CSCI 2720 Data Structures, MATH 2250 Calculus I.
Students who are currently enrolled in CSCI 2670 Theory and CSCI 2720 Data Structures can also apply. Admissions to the pathway for students who have not yet completed CSCI 2670 and CSCI 2720 will be considered on a case-by-case basis by a faculty admissions committee. Students who have not yet completed these courses and are denied admission will be encouraged to try again after completing the courses.
It is recommended that students apply to the pathway in the fall semester of their third year.
All students interested in applying directly for Computer Science BS/MS pathway must apply on Athena and online by the stated deadline: https://computing.uga.edu/double-dawgs-program.
Curriculum
Graduate-level courses that may be used to satisfy undergraduate and graduate program requirements.
Students need to take one course from each of the three groups below:
Group 1 - Theory: CSCI 6470 Algorithms
Group 2 - Software Design: CRSCI 6050 Software Engineering, CSCI 6370 Database Management
Group 3 - Systems Design: CSCI 6720 Computer Systems Architecture, CSCI 6730 Operating Systems, CSCI 6760 Computer Networks: Technology and Application, CSCI 6780 Distributed Computing Systems
Additional requirements that are unique to this Double Dawgs program:
In the fifth year, students must take 16 credit hours of advanced CSCI graduate coursework at the 6000/8000 level; this includes at least 8 credit hours at the 8000 level.
Students will need to indicate 12 credit hours of graduate level only coursework on the Program of Study. Students will take CSCI 7200 spread over two semesters for a minimum of 4 credit hours.
Admission to Graduate Program
Acceptance to the pathway does not guarantee acceptance into the graduate program. For that, a separate application to the Graduate School is needed. Admission to the graduate program is competitive and requires completion of the bachelor’s degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, three letters of recommendation, a personal statement, and a resume. The GRE is optional and not required for MS graduate application for admission.
It is recommended that students apply to the graduate program early in the spring semester of their fourth year.
For more information on pursuing this graduate degree, please visit the School of Computing website at https://computing.uga.edu/ms-computer-science-non-thesis-option.