Accelerated Programs

Students from our undergraduate programs can take up to four graduate-level courses in their senior year. These
count towards both degrees, BS and MS, which leaves students with six courses to complete the MS degree.

Admission requirements
Students seeking admission into one of these programs must have 3.0+ GPA and 75+ credits.

Accelerated programs requirements
The requirements for these programs are available in the university catalog:
Computer Science, BS with: Computer Science, MS, Software Engineering, MS, or Data Science, MS.
Software Engineering, BS with: Computer Science, MS, Software Engineering, MS, or Data Science, MS.

Apply
To apply, send an email to Dr. Herndon (herndonn19@ecu.edu) with the following details:

• Banner ID
• Desired accelerated program
• Expected undergrad graduation term
• Expected official start of graduate program (usually, term following undergrad graduation term).