The demand for skilled professionals in data science is soaring, with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projecting a staggering 36% growth in employment for data scientists from 2021 to 2031, making it one of the fastest-growing occupations in the country. This field is essential for organizations seeking to leverage data to drive strategic decisions and innovations. Now more than ever, corporations, nonprofits, and governmental/official organizations are calling upon data scientists, machine learning & AI experts, data analysts, statisticians, and more for their unique skillset and expertise.
This program allows highly motivated students passionate about the data science industry to begin taking graduate courses in their senior year, accelerating their graduate studies while still at the undergraduate level and while paying undergraduate tuition and fees. The ADDP BS/MS degree program allows interested and qualified students to complete the Rowan University Computer Science Department’s Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Master of Science in Data Science in a shorter time — usually in five years rather than six.
- Submit an interest form via this page. Next, you will need to submit the appropriate admissions and student agreement forms found on the ADDP resources page.
- 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).
- Complete 75 credits towards the Computer Science major at Rowan University. Discuss the logistics of completion with your advisor.
- Earn a cumulative GPA of at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Have a Banner ID assigned to you.
- Obtain two letters of recommendation from faculty members familiar with your academic performance.
- If they agree to your recommendation, they can submit their letters directly to myersjac@rowan.edu with the subject line “Graduate Committee: Recommendation for (your name)”.
- Complete the application and all required materials for submission by the deadlines: December 31 for spring entry, or June 30 for Fall entry.
- Materials can be sent to myersjac@rowan.edu for the Data Science program.
