Exceptional undergraduate students at UNC Charlotte may apply to this Early Entry Program to begin work toward a graduate degree before completion of the baccalaureate degree.
All program-level Admissions and Progression Requirements are in addition to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Admission Requirements .
Admission Requirements
Current UNC Charlotte Undergraduate Students
- See University Admission Requirements
- Completion of at least 75 undergraduate credit hours (although it is expected that close to 90 credit hours will have been earned by the time the first graduate course is taken)
- Minimum 3.2 overall undergraduate GPA
- Minimum 3.3 GPA in the Department of Computer Science
- Submit application online at gradadmissions.charlotte.edu/apply and provide supporting documents
- Recommendation by the Graduate Program Director and approved by the Graduate School
Progression Requirements
- Completion of Early Entry Program Form, and approved by the Undergraduate Coordinator, Graduate Program Director, and Graduate School, prior to registering for graduate coursework each semester
- Maintain a minimum 2.75 overall undergraduate GPA and 3.0 Junior/Senior GPA
- Undergraduate students are allowed to take only 15 hours of graduate credit before they have completed their baccalaureate degree
Special Policies or Requirements
Up to 12 credit hours earned at the graduate level may be substituted for required undergraduate hours (i.e., up to 12 credit hours of graduate coursework may be double-counted toward both the undergraduate and graduate degrees). The following are approved course substitutions for Early Entry into the M.S. in Computer Science program:
| Undergraduate Course |
Graduate Substitution |
| ITCS 4155 |
ITCS 6112 |
| ITCS 4123 |
ITCS 5123 |
| ITCS 4152 |
ITCS 5152 |
| ITCS 4156 |
ITCS 6156 |
| ITCS 4230 |
ITCS 5230 |
| ITCS 4231 |
ITCS 5231 |
| ITCS 4235 |
ITCS 5235 |
| ITCS 4236 |
ITCS 5236 |
| ITCS 4102 |
ITCS 5102 |
| ITCS 4131 |
ITCS 6166 |
| ITCS 4141 |
ITCS 5141 |
| ITCS 4180 |
ITCS 5180 |
| ITIS 4166 |
ITIS 5166 |
| ITCS 4121 |
ITCS 5121 |
| ITCS 4122 |
ITCS 5122 |
| ITCS 4156 |
ITCS 6156 |
| ITIS 4510 |
ITIS 5510 |
For additional details on Early Entry to Graduate Programs, see the “Degree Requirements and Academic Policies” section of the Graduate Catalog and the Graduate Admissions website at gradadmissions.charlotte.edu/admissions/early-entry.
For details about the full requirements for this degree program, see the program listing in the Graduate Catalog.
