Prospective Students

Prospective Student Information

• Bachelor's

  Major declaration occurs during the spring semester of your first year as an SCS student, and all enrolling SCS students have the option to declare any of the five primary majors SCS offers. The department you select in your application does not factor in the admissions process and is only used to provide us with data on student interests for outreach after admission. 

  Bachelor's Programs Overview

  SCS Undergraduate Programs

  How to Apply

  Turn Tartan Overnight Weekends

  AP/IB/Cambridge Credit Information

  External Credit Transfer Information

  CS_Sample_Curriculum_Schedule.pdf (109.93 KB)
• Master's

  Admission to the master's programs in the Computer Science Department is done via the joint application provided by the School of Computer Science. Admissions decisions are made by admissions review committees internal to the department. 

  We suggest you read the "Overview" of the programs and "How to Apply" for more detail about CSD master's programs admissions. 

  Master's Programs Overview

  • Master of Science in Computer Science
  • Fifth Year Master's 

  How to Apply

  Graduate Education Office

  Applicants who apply to the Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS) program are not automatically considered for any other program in the School of Computer Science. Please review information provided by the Schoto ol of Computer Science about other available master's programs to be certain you are selecting the program best suited to your educational goal. 

• Doctoral

  Admission to the doctoral programs in the Computer Science Department is done via the joint application provided by the School of Computer Science. Admissions decisions are made by admissions review committees internal to the department. 

  We suggest you read the "Overview" of the programs and "How to Apply" for more detail about CSD doctoral programs admissions. 

  Doctoral Programs Overview for:

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science
  • Ph.D. in Algorithms, Combinatorics and Optimization
  • Ph.D. in Pure and Applied Logic

  Quick FAQs

  • Residency and attendance on the Pittsburgh campus is required.
  • The Computer Science Department does not offer online or remote doctoral degrees.
  • A bachelor's degree is required to be completed before entering the program if you are admitted. A master's degree is not required to apply or enter the program.
  • Admitted applicants enter the program in the fall each year. The program does not have a spring or summer admissions cycle.
  • Applicants to the doctoral program are not automatically considered for admission to the master's degree program. You must apply to the MSCS program to be considered for admission to that program.

  How to Apply

  Admitted Doctoral Student Open House

  CSD PhD Blog

  Graduate Education Office