{"id":34,"date":"2022-10-12T22:14:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T03:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coset.tsu.edu\/computer-science\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2022-11-18T17:31:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T23:31:18","slug":"four-plus-one","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/cost.tsu.edu\/computer-science\/four-plus-one\/","title":{"rendered":"4+1 Bsc & MS Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 4+ 1 academic program is open to students in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology seeking a B.S. degree in Computer Science with General CS Concentration.  Admission to this graduate programs is not automatic.  The principal eligibility factors are the student\u2019s cumulative GPA and the Computer Science courses GPA.  The five-year program includes 141 academic hours of coursework.<\/p>

Students entering the Master\u2019s program through the 4+1 are not required<\/u><\/strong> to complete the GRE.<\/p>

Designed for the dedicated and driven TSU student, the accelerated 4+1 program combines graduate course work with  advanced undergraduate course work, enabling students to earn both a bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degree within five years. It provides top undergraduate students the flexibility to begin taking classes toward their master\u2019s degree during their senior year of undergraduate studies. It also allows students to share nine credit hours between their bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees.<\/p>

The accelerated 4+1 programs in Computer Science (CS) is available for students currently admitted in the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science<\/u> program. Students entering the 4+1 accelerated program will be admitted to the Master\u2019s of Science in Computer Science thesis program<\/u> or the Master of Computer Science non-thesis program<\/u>.  Due to the research required for the thesis based program, it may take more than one year of graduate work to complete the Master\u2019s degree.<\/p>

The integration between the two programs occurs when students select their CS elective courses. The courses elected to double count (CS5XX) will apply toward the 31-hour master\u2019s degree (in addition to applying toward the 121-hour bachelor\u2019s degree). Once the bachelor\u2019s degree is completed, students will need an additional 22 credit hours to earn the master\u2019s degree.<\/p>

Students interested in this program must meet the following eligibility requirements to be considered for admission:<\/p>

  1. Have at least 90 credits completed.<\/li>
  2. Have a cumulative TSU GPA of 3.0.<\/li>
  3. Have grades posted for all 300 level required courses.<\/li>
  4. Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for computer science courses.<\/li>
  5. Have two semesters left in undergraduate program at time of admission to the master\u2019s program (senior year course work).<\/li><\/ol>

    Students earning a B.S. degree can use up to nine <\/strong>credits of course work which must be CS 5XX courses.<\/p>

    Students in the 4+1 accelerated program must follow all course requirements pertaining to both programs. Satisfactory progress in the program is achieved if the student maintains a 3.00 GPA<\/strong> in overall graduate course work in the student\u2019s master\u2019s program. The student may drop out of the 4+1 accelerated program and return to a regular B.S. program at any point of time. Students opting to not continue with the 4+1 accelerated program will no longer be able to double count the nine hours towards their graduate degree.  Those nine hours will only count for undergraduate credit for their B.S. degree.<\/p>

    Students who are dismissed, or voluntarily withdraw, from the 4+1 accelerated program and return to undergraduate status, are eligible to apply for admission to the stand-alone master\u2019s program in Computer Science.<\/p><\/div>\n\n

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