Application Deadline(s)
Fall 2024: August 1, 2024
Spring 2025: December 1 , 2024
Qualified UMBC undergraduate students have the option of applying to the Software Engineering master’s or graduate certificate programs in your junior or senior year, earning up to six credits towards your graduate certificate or nine credits towards your master’s degree. You will benefit by shortening the time to degree completion, experiencing the cost savings of taking graduate courses at undergraduate tuition rates, flexible learning options (many courses taught in evening or in hybrid format), and gaining practical knowledge and skills.
Undergraduate students interested in the program should discuss their interest with their advisor and their Undergraduate Program Director as early as their sophomore year, and request acceptance during their junior year.
At a Glance
Delivery
Hybrid
Location
- UMBC Campus (Catonsville)
Admissions Requirements:
In order to be eligible for the accelerated graduate certificate or master’s degree option, you must meet the following requirements:
- Have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.5. If less than 3.5, admission consideration based on Graduate Program Director’s discretion.
- Be a junior or senior at UMBC with at least 60 completed credits, and be admitted at least one semester prior to completion of bachelor’s degree.
- Maintain good academic standing throughout the duration of your undergraduate degree, earning no more than two ‘C’ grades while an accelerated student.
Application Process:
- Contact Mohammad Samarah, Graduate Program Director to discuss interest and plan of study.
- Complete the Graduate School Accelerated Application DocuSign Form.
- Submit copies of undergraduate transcripts in the Accelerated Application DocuSign form, via the upload feature. (Reference letters are not required.)
- Once approved, complete the Approval for Undergraduates to take Courses for Graduate Credit.
- While an undergraduate student, choose up to three of the following graduate courses to take for credit. Information Systems B.S. students should select SENG 601, 636, and 740.
- SENG 601, Ethics in Software Engineering
- SENG 636, Structured Systems Analysis and Design
- SENG 638, Software Process Management
- SENG 645, Advanced Software Engineering
- SENG 740, Fundamentals of Software Engineering
- One semester prior to completion of bachelor’s degree, submit an application for the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate or Master of Software Engineering program to the Graduate School. The graduate school application fee is waived ($50 online/$70 paper).
- Once admitted, complete transfer of credits form to Graduate School.
- Up to six credits may be transferred into a Certificate program after being taken as an undergraduate, so long as a B grade or better was earned.
- Up to nine credits may be transferred into a master’s program after being taken as an undergraduate, so long as a B grade or better was earned.
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