Integrated B.S./M.S

Application

To apply, complete the integrated BS/MS application form (Adobe Sign). 

Applications must be submitted no later than week 6 of the term preceding the admission term. For example, to be considered for admission in Spring 2025, you should apply during Fall 2024. 

Applicants are selected by the MSCS admission committee based on prior academic performance. While a letter of recommendation is optional, it may be submitted. Once admitted, the college graduate program coordinator will contact the student with next steps.

Integrated Master's and Bachelor's Degree
in Computer Science

The Integrated BS/MS program in Computer Science provides an accelerated route for academically excellent upper-division students in the BS degree program to complete the MS degree program while simultaneously completing the BS requirements. The main objectives of the program are:

• To offer a fast track to a graduate degree by overlapping the periods of bachelor's and master's programs.
• To provide a seamless process whereby a limited number of students can progress from undergraduate to graduate status.

Program Features

• Simplified application process.
• BS and MS coursework can be taken concurrently after admission into the Integrated Program.
• Maximum of 9 shared elective units between BS and MS. programs. Shared units are to be completed after
  University admission into the Integrated Program.
• Access to graduate student facilities.
• TA appointments (if available).
• Scheduling flexibility provided by the program enables students to complete the BS and MS degrees efficiently.

Minimum Requirements for Application

• Students must be current BSCS majors at Cal State LA.
• Students must have completed a minimum of 80-semester units of undergraduate coursework for a BS in Computer Science.
• Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the last 60 semester units.
• Students must have completed all of the required CS 3000-level courses in the BS degree program with an average of 3.0 in these courses.
• Students must have completed all the GEs and University requirements that are not met in their major before the start of their graduate career (i.e., the first semester of the BXG program).
• Students must have completed all Math and Science requirements before the start of their graduate career (i.e., the first semester of the BXG program).
• Students must have completed all minor requirements before the start of their graduate career (i.e., the first semester of the BXG program).

Important Enrollment Information

• Beginning with the BXG term, students will be classified as graduate students and will no longer qualify for undergraduate financial aid.
• Withdrawing from the BXG program is not permitted.
• BXG students must apply for graduation from the BSCS program once they have completed its requirements. This process is independent of their progress in the BXG program.