"4+1" (ADDP)
"4+1" (ADDP)
Advising Materials for the Accelerated Dual Degree Program
NOTE: Please visit your advisor regularly. Rowan's progress-tracking tools, such as Degreeworks, are not a replacement for advisor appointments. Do not self-advise as this may put your graduation date in jeopardy.General Process
- Complete your admissions application and student agreement form during the last semester of your junior year by the application deadline (see dates below). These forms can be found below.
- Your application is then reviewed by the CS Graduate Committee for admission approval. The Committee will be looking for a high CS GPA and two strong letters of recommendation.
- During your senior year, you enroll and complete four graduate courses (instead of the four restricted electives that are required for the undergraduate degree). These four graduate courses count as your restricted electives, and you get to pay for these 12 graduate credits at the less expensive undergraduate tuition rate.
- You continue enrollment as a full-time Rowan student for one more year while you complete additional graduate credits, for which you are charged the graduate tuition rate.
- Notice that you receive your Bachelors and your Masters in five years (instead of the 4 + 2 years of a traditional MS degree) while paying for only 18 graduate credits (instead of 30).
Requirements for Application
To apply to the program, student has to:
- Complete the ADDP Application
- Request letters of support from 2 faculty members –have them emailed directly to mscs@rowan.edu with the subject line “Graduate Committee: Recommendation for <your name>”
- For help requesting letters of recommendation, please click here. (Do still speak with them in person as well)
- Complete and sign ADDP Student Agreement and Confirmation Form
Submit completed application and student agreement form to mscs@rowan.edu by the deadlines listed below.
Application Deadline
- Fall: March 1st
- Spring: October 1st
Admissions Application
The general application form to apply to any ADDP.
Student Agreement Form
The Student Agreement and Confirmation Form to be turned in alongside your application.

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