The Five-Year BS/MS integrated program enables highly motivated students with strong academic records to earn a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Master of Science in Computer Science (BS CS/MS CS) within a five-year period. The integrated program prepares students for competitive Ph.D. programs and provides strong leadership skills and technical depth to students entering professional positions.

Talented, high achieving juniors may apply to the BS CS/MS CS Integrated Program. The BS CS Option IV degree requires a total of 120 hours. The MS CS degree associated with this program requires a total of 30 hours. Combined, the degrees total 150 hours, spread out over five years. Students may only be admitted for fall semesters. Applications are open only to current, degree-seeking computer science majors at the University of Texas at Austin.

During the senior year, students admitted to the program will continue to be undergraduates in the College of Natural Sciences. They will apply to the Graduate School during the senior year, for admission as full-fledged graduate students in the fifth year. The BS CS and MS CS degrees will be simultaneously awarded upon completion of the MS CS degree requirements.

Upcoming 5-Year Information Session: March 5th, 2012, 6 to 7pm, WEL 2.256

Please RSVP to under-info [at] cs [dot] utexas [dot] edu for this session.

Applying to the Program

The CS Undergraduate Advising Center offers information sessions for students who are interested in this program. Contact them for more information.

Applications for the program are accepted in mid-April each year (for students entering the following Fall semester). The application deadline is normally April 15th, but if that deadline falls on a weekend or a holiday, the deadline will be the next business day.

Reference letters are required and may be submitted as a PDF to under-info [at] cs [dot] utexas [dot] edu or in hard copy to the CS Undergraduate Advising Center.

The application requires the submission of a statement of purpose. Students are strongly advised to take advantage of the free Personal Statement Critiques process offered by the Sanger Leaning & Career Center, which has a professional staff that can give you constructive feedback regarding the content, structure, tone, and length of your essay.

Related Documents

• Application for the BS/MS CS Integrated Program (PDF)
• BS/MS CS Degree Checklist 2008-2010 (PDF)
• BS/MS CS Degree Checklist 2011 - TRANSITION (PDF)
• BS/MS CS Proposed 5-Year Plan 2011 - TRANSITION (PDF)