Georgia Tech online Masters CS

[homeschoolmom1]

I know that they partnered with Udacity. My question is: Can you take courses with Udacity for some sort of verified certificate BEFORE you are admitted to this program and then apply the courses to the degree program upon admission?

[Sapientes]

I know that they partnered with Udacity. My question is: Can you take courses with Udacity for some sort of verified certificate BEFORE you are admitted to this program and then apply the courses to the degree program upon admission?

Udacity doesn't offer certificates for their courses. However, you can take any of their courses for free. You'll just need to sign up for a free account. This is what OMSCS had to say on their blog about taking classes ahead of time:

While these classes share the exact content Georgia Tech OMSCS students use, they do not include the projects and exams that are part of the program. We hope that the course content will empower our students to learn advanced concepts in engineering that can help them succeed in their careers. Successful completion of these courses will not earn a Udacity certificate but will be great preparation for students seeking to pursue the graduate degree at Georgia Tech, earn a professional education certificate with GTPE or just reference different engineering concepts.

[davewill]

No. The Udacity courses don't include the assignments that the actual courses have, nor is there anyone to grade them. You can use it to see what the content is like or to learn for your own reasons, but you can't earn any credit in advance.

[cookderosa]

I know that they partnered with Udacity. My question is: Can you take courses with Udacity for some sort of verified certificate BEFORE you are admitted to this program and then apply the courses to the degree program upon admission?

If you can't get that through the Udacity option, would a Micromasters work? I don't know the details of *all the micromasters, but I've looked into the Supply Chain one for my sons through MIT. In a nutshell, you can do the classes for free and at any time if you want, you can pay to upgrade the course ($200) to a verified version. Upon completion of the 6 courses (must be verified, so $1200) they issue a Micromasters and you have the option of applying for the full master's on campus at MIT or Rochester Institute Tech. According to their FAQ, your grades are the primary factor for admission (they say admission is not guaranteed) and they waive the GMAT entrance exam. The rest of the masters is done in 1 semester living on campus ($42,000 so not cheap, and we are too soon on this journey to decide if that would be a good ROI for either or both of my sons).

Each micromasters may differ a bit in how it would apply toward the full masters, but they have MANY to choose from ,and it looks like computer/tech options are abundant. https://www.edx.org/micromasters