Department of Computer Science
The George Washington University
801 22nd Street NW, Suite 704
Washington DC 20052
Voice: (202) 994-7181
Fax: (202) 994-4875
E-mail: cs@gwu.edu

Five-Year Bachelor and Master Degrees in CS

This program provides an opportunity for students to complete a conventional four year undergraduate degree in Computer Science and then, with one additional year of study, earn a Masters degree in Computer Science. Course work for the bachelor's degree differs from the standard bachelor degree requirements only in that the student must take two graduate level courses as part of their electives in the bachelor's program requirements. Admission to the graduate portion of the program is highly selective and requires a minimum overall GPA of 3.2 and a minimum technical GPA of 3.3 (the technical GPA is the GPA of all the Computer Science courses). Application to the program is normally made after the completion of the fifth semester, and before the start of the seventh semester. The bachelor's degree is awarded after completion of the required bachelor's degree coursework by the eighth semester. The fifth year of study, leading to the Master of Science (Computer Science), consists of eight courses selected from the graduate level courses. After completing the fifth year of course work, students receive the M.S. (C.S) degree. See the graduate programs bulletin, or webpages, for details on the graduate portion of the program.

Applying for admission to the five-year program

• Students must apply for application to the Five year program after they have completed their fifth semester (or equivalent in the case of students transferring into GWU) of the Bachelor's curriculum.
• Applications must be submitted no later than one week after the start of their 7th semester of the Bachelor's degree curriculum (or equivalent in the case of students who transferred into GWU).
• Admission decisions to this program will normally be made after the start of the 6th semester of their curriculum and no later than two weeks after the start of the senior year (7th semester).
• To be considered for admission, students should have completed at least 9 credits of upper division courses that are required for the BS program (5th, 6th, 7th, 8th semester required CS curriculum courses in the BS program).
• Transfer students (who have transferred to GWU from another school) must include their grades in Computer Science courses from their transfer institution on the application form. These grades will be included in computing their technical GPA
• For further details consult your undergraduate advisor.

To apply for admission to the Five-year programs you must submit the following information before the application deadline:

• Fill out a graduate admissions application form (available in the Computer Science Department) and submit it to the Department . Leave the program code blank, but indicate that you are applying for the 5-year programs. Letters of reference are required if you wish to be considered for fellowships.
• Fill out the information in the summary sheet and submit it to the Department as the cover sheet along with the application form above.
• Transfer students (who have transferred to GWU from another school) must include the transcript(s) that show the grades in all Computer Science courses taken at another institution. These grades will be included in computing their technical GPA

Curriculum

• Five-Year Bachelor of Science (Computer Science)/Master of Science (Computer Science)
• Five-Year Bachelor of Arts (Computer Science)/Master of Science (Computer Science)