Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's (ABM) Degree Program
The ABM degree program allows exceptional juniors and seniors in the computer science department (with between 75 and 96 credit hours) at NCSU to count up to four graduate computer science courses, not exceeding 12 credit hours, toward the credits required for the both the bachelor’s degree and the master's degree in computer science.
Degree Requirements:
There are no changes or modifications in the bachelor’s degree requirements
nor the master's degree requirements, except that up to four CSC 500 level
courses (12 credits) that a student takes to satisfy the bachelor’s degree
restricted elective requirement may be "double counted" toward also
satisfying the master's degree requirements.
However, students may not receive credit for both with any of the following pairs of courses (the list is subject to revision):
CSC 401 and CSC 570
CSC 411 and CSC 520
CSC 413 and CSC 513
CSC 422 and CSC 522
CSC 440 and CSC 540
CSC 451 and CSC 501
CSC 454 and CSC 554
CSC 456 and CSC 506
CSC 461 and CSC 562
CSC 467 and CSC 557
CSC 474 and CSC 574
This program will follow the ABM Program description and rules as recommended by the Administrative Board of the Graduate School on March 7, 2002, or as subsequently revised.
The program description is in the Graduate Handbook at http://www.fis.ncsu.edu/grad_publicns/handbook/ in chapter 3, section 3.12.
Students applying for the program should read the description and rules carefully. The Department of Computer Science will not seek exceptions to the requirements and stipulations stated in the handbook.
If you have questions about this program, please contact your academic advisor or undergraduate coordinator of advising.
To apply for the ABM program, follow the instructions in part C of section 3.12 of the Graduate Handbook. You will need to:
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Apply to the Graduate School and pay the application fee. Your application date should be the first day of the semester immediately following your undergraduate (bachelor’s of science) commencement.
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Develop a Plan of Graduate Work to be signed by the directors of Undergraduate and Graduate Programs.
Additional information about the Plan of Graduate Work is available in the Undergraduate Advising Coordinator’s Office. Contact:
Barbara
Adams
Director of Undergraduate Advising
Department of Computer Science
NC State University
1204C-EB II
Box 8206
Raleigh, NC 27695-8206
919-513-7888
