SCAI Accelerated Master's Application

Accelerated master's students at ASU have the opportunity to double-count/share credits between undergraduate and graduate degree requirements which comes with many benefits!

• No Fee.* There are no fees to apply or begin the accelerated track. If students later decide not to continue into the graduate program, any completed 5XX level credits can still satisfy undergraduate degree requirements. There is no penalty if students do not complete the master's. 

• Save Money.  Any shared or reserved graduate credits earned in the undergraduate career will be charged at the undergraduate tuition rate, thus students may use any undergraduate funding, including financial aid and/or scholarships, to pay for the cost of these credits. Remaining NAMU scholarship awards may also be carried into to a campus-based graduate program to help save even more on tuition.  

• In some cases students may also opt to reserve additional pre-admission credits towards their master's degree. 

• Arizona residents may be eligible to receive the Accelerated Master's Award for a maximum of two semesters of the graduate program. 

• Save Time. Students have the opportunity to earn their master's within one year after graduation.

• Gain Competitive Edge. Accelerated students possess the drive for high academic achievement and earning a master's degree increases opportunity for career advancement. See current US Census numbers.

*This application is for candidacy for the accelerated track. An ASU Graduate Admissions Application (and fee) will also be required for official graduate admissions (to be completed in the senior year).

Check here for a quick search to see if your degree pairing option is available. Students interested in the upcoming Artificial Intelligence Engineering (Computer Sciences) program should review information online and apply to the Graduate College as normal. 

See also: SCAI Accelerated Options

On the Undergraduate Degree Program Side

Changing from Online to In-Person and Vise Versa:

• The tuition difference between the Online and In-Person programs is different.

  • You can find the Tuition Estimator at https://tuition.asu.edu/cost/tuition-estimator. 

  • Check with Financial Aid and Scholarships

    • Most scholarships do not apply or carry over to the online campus. Once students change to the online campus, if they decide to switch back to in-person, they cannot get their scholarship back. 

• The course frequency and structure between Online and In-Person programs is also different. 

  • • Undergraduate online classes are usually in A/B session format. 

    • Upper division (300/400 level) CSE classes are C session online. 

    • IEE classes are A, B, and C session.

• Advising can help students change campuses after the last day to add B session classes the semester before the change. Please work closely with advising for this.

Changing Degree Program or Concentration:

• Different bachelors degrees share different classes with the master’s in the Accelerated Master’s Program (AMP). These changes affect shared classes. 

• Different AMP programs also have different eligibility Criteria. 

• Please work closely with advising if you are thinking of changing your degree or concentration. 

On the Graduate Degree Program Side

Changing from Online to In-Person or Vise Versa:

• Advising recommends changing campus after graduating with the bachelor's and before starting the master’s. Still work closely with advising if you are planning on this as the bullet points below could possibly still affect this. 

• Changing may affect AMP shared credits and remaining classes to graduate.

  • Changing campus after starting the graduate degree is allowed, but the change will only let students bring over B or better grades from AMP and graduate courses taken. 

  • Computer Science master’s degree plans aren’t all the same between Online and In-person. 

  • Online Master of Computer Science (MCS) degrees only have the No Focus, Big Data and Cybersecurity options available. 

  • Engineering Management to The MGM in Global Management is not available online. 

• The tuition is also different between Online and In-Person master’s degrees. 

  • You can find the Tuition Estimator at https://tuition.asu.edu/cost/tuition-estimator.  

  • Most scholarships do not apply or carry over to the online campus. Once students change to the online campus, if they decide to switch back to in-person, they cannot get their scholarship back.  

• The thesis option is not available for any Online Master’s degrees.

• The course frequency and structure between Online and In-Person programs is also different. 

  • MCS Online graduate courses are A/B session only. 

  • Most Industrial Engineering courses are C session. 

• To change campus in the graduate degree program, students can click on “Request a Change” in their MyASU My Programs box. We still recommend connecting with advising to go over the change desired. 

Changing Degree Programs:

• Changing may affect AMP shared credits.

  • Different master’s degrees have different program requirements and this may affect shared classes and remaining credits for the master’s. 

  • Changing the degree program after starting the graduate degree is allowed, but the change will only let students bring over B or better grades from AMP and graduate courses taken.

• Please work closely with advising if you are thinking of changing your degree or concentration.