03-26-2022, 04:00 PM
There are so many colleges/universities out there that provide entrance to their programs for those who don't have the prerequisites, they work on those during their conditional acceptance. Several of our board members got degrees that are not relevant to their Masters study and have gotten into the programs of their choices, these are not just some "small unknown colleges/universities" but into larger, more known ones...
Generally, you want to make sure you have most of the "check marks" filled for the requirements, it's best to match them all, but not everyone will have exactly those requirements fulfilled. Many degrees (except regulated professional ones that require certification and/or licensing), you do not need the same undergrad as your Masters. Don't let the unknown stop you from quickly completing your Bachelors and then go onto the "Major" for your Masters.
For those looking for a professional degree (such as nursing which is regulated, you obviously want a BSN and ladder up to MSN). An example for those degrees that do not... pretend there are just 3600 schools in the USA, pretend only 10% will take students that have ANY degree other than a BA Comp Sci into their Masters, you have 360 colleges to select from.
@OP, You're not the one "trailblazing" getting a Bachelors in Business or Liberal Studies" and then getting a Masters in Computer Science, this has been done before, and the two programs I linked you with, do not require you to have a Bachelors in Computer Science, for SEMO you get to go into the program by completing those two courses - Intro to Computers and Intro to Programming. Spend the two years getting the Bachelors/Masters combo...
Generally, you want to make sure you have most of the "check marks" filled for the requirements, it's best to match them all, but not everyone will have exactly those requirements fulfilled. Many degrees (except regulated professional ones that require certification and/or licensing), you do not need the same undergrad as your Masters. Don't let the unknown stop you from quickly completing your Bachelors and then go onto the "Major" for your Masters.
For those looking for a professional degree (such as nursing which is regulated, you obviously want a BSN and ladder up to MSN). An example for those degrees that do not... pretend there are just 3600 schools in the USA, pretend only 10% will take students that have ANY degree other than a BA Comp Sci into their Masters, you have 360 colleges to select from.
@OP, You're not the one "trailblazing" getting a Bachelors in Business or Liberal Studies" and then getting a Masters in Computer Science, this has been done before, and the two programs I linked you with, do not require you to have a Bachelors in Computer Science, for SEMO you get to go into the program by completing those two courses - Intro to Computers and Intro to Programming. Spend the two years getting the Bachelors/Masters combo...
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