How It Works
Our Performance-Based Admissions is all about finding the right talent by focusing on practical skills and potential, not just transcripts and test scores. We look for people who are ready to dive into software engineering and tackle real-world problems. Here’s a summary of how skills-based admissions works:
Apply The first step is to complete an application. This will then be reviewed by our admissions team.

We’re really interested in your work history, a technical portfolio, any links to code you have (i.e. GitHub), etc.
Pass Admissions Process You will need to pass through and complete the admissions process. This includes interviews, a technical take home, a technical interview, etc. It’s similar to the job interview process for software positions - we want to witness your skills!
Complete 25% of Curriculum Once you enroll, you start the curriculum as you would in a normal cohort. You MUST complete the first 25% of the MSCS Curriculum with a MINIMUM score of 90. Doing so means you convert to a fully enrolled student and you continue your studies to finish the degree program.
What We Look For
Hands-on Projects Completed We want to see projects that you’ve built, things you’ve worked on, and code that you have written. You’ll also complete a project that demonstrates your ability to build and debug real software.
Technical and Professional Skills Show us how you approach coding challenges designed to test practical problem-solving. Highlight how you communicate, work with others, and handle challenges in a collaborative setting.
A Growth Mindset and Willingness to Work We value curiosity and a willingness to learn—traits that are key for a successful engineering career. In this field, the only way you get good is by writing a lot of code - that takes work, and we want workers!
The Admissions & Conditional Enrollment Process Admission based on performance and on technical skills and competencies works in a similar manner to our normal admissions process for those who have a Bachelor’s degree.

Admission is considered “conditional” meaning you have to meet the conditions required in order to be considered a fully enrolled student.
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1
Application and Coding Challenge
Submit an application sharing your background, goals, and coding experience. In some cases, you will be sent a coding challenge to demonstrate core programming abilities - similar to HackerRank or LeetCode.
2
Project Submission
You will be sent a take-home assignment and have a limited number of days to complete the assignment. Showcase your technical skills and problem-solving approach. You will be expected to code!
3
Technical Interview
You will be scheduled for a technical interview to review your take home project and answer additional technical questions and challenges. We want to understand better how you think, your logic, and what code you’ve written.
4
Admissions Decision and Conditional Offer
If accepted, you will receive a conditional offer that outlines the requirements to be admitted to the Master’s degree program via the performance-based admissions route. This requirement is largely to complete at least 25% of the curriculum while maintaining a grade of at least 90% in all courses.
5
Enrollment, Start of Program Under Conditional Requirements
Students admitted conditionally will begin the program along with other admitted Master’s students, and will participate in the course as a normal student. Students will complete their projects and assignments, maintaining a minimum score of 90%.
6
Conversion to Fully Enrolled Master’s Student
Those who successfully meet the conditional requirements of maintaining a minimum of 90% score after the first 25% of the curriculum will be admitted to the Master’s degree program. Students go on to complete the remaining 75% of the curriculum.
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Administrative Costs
There are multiple administrative costs for performance-based admissions:
  • $200 administrative fee
  • $450 conversion fee - this is due when you convert to a fully enrolled student after passing the initial conditional admissions period

Tuition is due upon the start of the program. If a performance-based admissions student fails the conditional admissions period, a 60% partial refund will be issued of tuition.
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Apply Now!
If you would like to apply to our program, click in the button below.
Why We Do Performance-based Admissions
Apply now
Bachelor’s Degree Don’t Indicate Coding Skills
Universities do NOT have a monopoly on teaching people to code via a Bachelor’s degree. You can learn to code elsewhere and be an excellent candidate for a Master’s degree.
Bachelor Degrees are EXPENSIVE
It’s a bit ridiculous that institutions require spending lots more money and time (preferably with them) to earn admission to an MSCS program. And Bachelor’s degrees are expensive.
Great Engineers Often Hated Traditional Education
Engineers are doers, makers, and problem-solvers. The traditional education system is not really designed to such activities. Great engineers might be awful test takers. So requiring a degree doesn’t make sense in this field for admission.
Program Options
Full-time and part-time programs available in a remote-first setting.
Additional start dates will be added for 2024.
Full-time Weekdays
Apply now
13 months
Monday – Friday meetings
START DATES
1 Mar 2025 • 22 Sept 2025
Part-time Weekday-Weekend
Apply now
24 months
Tuesday evening/Saturday meetings
START DATES
1 Mar 2025 • 22 Sept 2025
Join a specific cohort Virtual meetings, events, and synchronous learning sessions Projects and coding assignments completed when works best for you Learn in a community 100% hands-on learning Accountability & motivation
VIDEO
Questions?
If you have any questions about admissions without a Bachelor’s degree or how Performance-based Admission works, please contact us.
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Master’s in Computer Science Degree Program
Learn more about our modern Master’s of Science in Computer Science program.
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MSCS Curriculum
Explore the MSCS curriculum. Discover the specializations available.
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MSCS Program Admission Without
a Bachelor’s
Understand how admission works for those who do not have a Bachelor’s in Computer Science or who do not have a Bachelor’s degree at all.

Finally, admissions is based on skills and capabilities, not degrees.
How It Works
Our Performance-Based Admissions is all about finding the right talent by focusing on practical skills and potential, not just transcripts and test scores. We look for people who are ready to dive into software engineering and tackle real-world problems. Here’s a summary of how skills-based admissions works:
Apply The first step is to complete an application. This will then be reviewed by our admissions team.

We’re really interested in your work history, a technical portfolio, any links to code you have (i.e. GitHub), etc.
Pass Admissions Process You will need to pass through and complete the admissions process. This includes interviews, a technical take home, a technical interview, etc. It’s similar to the job interview process for software positions - we want to witness your skills!
Complete 25% of Curriculum Once you enroll, you start the curriculum as you would in a normal cohort. You MUST complete the first 25% of the MSCS Curriculum with a MINIMUM score of 90. Doing so means you convert to a fully enrolled student and you continue your studies to finish the degree program.
What We Look For
Hands-on Projects Completed We want to see projects that you’ve built, things you’ve worked on, and code that you have written. You’ll also complete a project that demonstrates your ability to build and debug real software.
Technical and Professional Skills Show us how you approach coding challenges designed to test practical problem-solving. Highlight how you communicate, work with others, and handle challenges in a collaborative setting.
A Growth Mindset and Willingness to Work We value curiosity and a willingness to learn—traits that are key for a successful engineering career. In this field, the only way you get good is by writing a lot of code - that takes work, and we want workers!
The Admissions & Conditional Enrollment Process Admission based on performance and on technical skills and competencies works in a similar manner to our normal admissions process for those who have a Bachelor’s degree.

Admission is considered “conditional” meaning you have to meet the conditions required in order to be considered a fully enrolled student.
Photo
1
Application and Coding Challenge
Submit an application sharing your background, goals, and coding experience. In some cases, you will be sent a coding challenge to demonstrate core programming abilities - similar to HackerRank or LeetCode.
2
Project Submission
You will be sent a take-home assignment and have a limited number of days to complete the assignment. Showcase your technical skills and problem-solving approach. You will be expected to code!
3
Technical Interview
You will be scheduled for a technical interview to review your take home project and answer additional technical questions and challenges. We want to understand better how you think, your logic, and what code you’ve written.
4
Admissions Decision and Conditional Offer
If accepted, you will receive a conditional offer that outlines the requirements to be admitted to the Master’s degree program via the performance-based admissions route. This requirement is largely to complete at least 25% of the curriculum while maintaining a grade of at least 90% in all courses.
5
Enrollment, Start of Program Under Conditional Requirements
Students admitted conditionally will begin the program along with other admitted Master’s students, and will participate in the course as a normal student. Students will complete their projects and assignments, maintaining a minimum score of 90%.
6
Conversion to Fully Enrolled Master’s Student
Those who successfully meet the conditional requirements of maintaining a minimum of 90% score after the first 25% of the curriculum will be admitted to the Master’s degree program. Students go on to complete the remaining 75% of the curriculum.
Photo
Administrative Costs
There are multiple administrative costs for performance-based admissions:
  • $200 administrative fee
  • $450 conversion fee - this is due when you convert to a fully enrolled student after passing the initial conditional admissions period
Tuition is due upon the start of the program. If a performance-based admissions student fails the conditional admissions period, a 60% partial refund will be issued of tuition.
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Interested? Apply Now!
If you would like to apply to our program, click in the button below.
Why We Do Performance-based Admissions
Bachelor’s Degree Don’t Indicate Coding Skills
Universities do NOT have a monopoly on teaching people to code via a Bachelor’s degree. You can learn to code elsewhere and be an excellent candidate for a Master’s degree.
Bachelor Degrees are EXPENSIVE
It’s a bit ridiculous that institutions require spending lots more money and time (preferably with them) to earn admission to an MSCS program. And Bachelor’s degrees are expensive.
Great Engineers Often Hated Traditional Education
Engineers are doers, makers, and problem-solvers. The traditional education system is not really designed to such activities. Great engineers might be awful test takers. So requiring a degree doesn’t make sense in this field for admission.
Program Options
Full-time and part-time programs available in a remote-first setting. Additional start dates will be added for 2026.
Full-time Weekdays
Apply now
13 months
Monday – Friday meetings
START DATES
1 Mar 2025 • 22 Sept 2025
Part-time Weekday-Weekend
Apply now
24 months
Tuesday evening/Saturday meetings
START DATES
1 Mar 2025 • 22 Sept 2025
Join a specific cohort Virtual meetings, events, and synchronous learning sessions Projects and coding assignments completed when works best for you Learn in a community 100% hands-on learning Accountability & motivation
VIDEO
Questions?
If you have any questions about admissions without a Bachelor’s degree or how Performance-based Admission works, please contact us.
Photo
Master’s of Computer Science Degree Program
Learn more about our modern Master’s of Science in Computer Science program.
Photo
MSCS Curriculum
Explore the MSCS curriculum. Discover the specializations available.
image_fx_ - 2024-11-19T175303.014
Modern Learning
Discover our modern learning approach, use of technology, and flexible learning model.
PHOTO
MSCS Program Admission Without
a Bachelor’s
Understand how admission works for those who do not have a Bachelor’s in Computer Science or who do not have a Bachelor’s degree at all.

Finally, admissions is based on skills and capabilities, not degrees.

How It Works

Our Performance-Based Admissions is all about finding the right talent by focusing on practical skills and potential, not just transcripts and test scores. We look for people who are ready to dive into software engineering and tackle real-world problems. Here’s a summary of how skills-based admissions works:

Apply

The first step is to complete an application. This will then be reviewed by our admissions team.

We’re really interested in your work history, a technical portfolio, any links to code you have (i.e. GitHub), etc.

Pass Admissions Process

You will need to pass through and complete the admissions process. This includes interviews, a technical take home, a technical interview, etc. It’s similar to the job interview process for software positions - we want to witness your skills!

Complete 25% of Curriculum

Once you enroll, you start the curriculum as you would in a normal cohort. You MUST complete the first 25% of the MSCS Curriculum with a MINIMUM score of 90. Doing so means you convert to a fully enrolled student and you continue your studies to finish the degree program.

What We Look For

Hands-on Projects Completed

We want to see projects that you’ve built, things you’ve worked on, and code that you have written. You’ll also complete a project that demonstrates your ability to build and debug real software.

Technical and Professional Skills

Show us how you approach coding challenges designed to test practical problem-solving. Highlight how you communicate, work with others, and handle challenges in a collaborative setting.

A Growth Mindset and Willingness to Work

We value curiosity and a willingness to learn—traits that are key for a successful engineering career. In this field, the only way you get good is by writing a lot of code - that takes work, and we want workers!

The Admissions & Conditional Enrollment Process

Admission based on performance and on technical skills and competencies works in a similar manner to our normal admissions process for those who have a Bachelor’s degree.

Admission is considered “conditional” meaning you have to meet the conditions required in order to be considered a fully enrolled student.
Photo

1

Application and Coding Challenge

Submit an application sharing your background, goals, and coding experience. In some cases, you will be sent a coding challenge to demonstrate core programming abilities - similar to HackerRank or LeetCode.

2

Project Submission

You will be sent a take-home assignment and have a limited number of days to complete the assignment. Showcase your technical skills and problem-solving approach. You will be expected to code!

3

Technical Interview

You will be scheduled for a technical interview to review your take home project and answer additional technical questions and challenges. We want to understand better how you think, your logic, and what code you’ve written.

4

Admissions Decision and Conditional Offer

If accepted, you will receive a conditional offer that outlines the requirements to be admitted to the Master’s degree program via the performance-based admissions route. This requirement is largely to complete at least 25% of the curriculum while maintaining a grade of at least 90% in all courses.

5

Enrollment, Start of Program Under Conditional Requirements

Students admitted conditionally will begin the program along with other admitted Master’s students, and will participate in the course as a normal student. Students will complete their projects and assignments, maintaining a minimum score of 90%.

6

Conversion to Fully Enrolled Master’s Student

Those who successfully meet the conditional requirements of maintaining a minimum of 90% score after the first 25% of the curriculum will be admitted to the Master’s degree program. Students go on to complete the remaining 75% of the curriculum.
Photo

Administrative Costs

There are multiple administrative costs for performance-based admissions:
  • $200 administrative fee
  • $450 conversion fee - this is due when you convert to a fully enrolled student after passing the initial conditional admissions period
Tuition is due upon the start of the program. If a performance-based admissions student fails the conditional admissions period, a 60% partial refund will be issued of tuition.
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Interested? Apply Now!

If you would like to apply to our program, click in the button below.

Why We Do Performance-based Admissions

Bachelor’s Degree Don’t Indicate Coding Skills

Universities do NOT have a monopoly on teaching people to code via a Bachelor’s degree. You can learn to code elsewhere and be an excellent candidate for a Master’s degree.

Bachelor Degrees are EXPENSIVE

It’s a bit ridiculous that institutions require spending lots more money and time (preferably with them) to earn admission to an MSCS program. And Bachelor’s degrees are expensive.

Great Engineers Often Hated Traditional Education

Engineers are doers, makers, and problem-solvers. The traditional education system is not really designed to such activities. Great engineers might be awful test takers. So requiring a degree doesn’t make sense in this field for admission.
Program Options
Full-time and part-time programs available in a remote-first setting. Additional start dates will be added for 2026.
Full-time Weekdays
Apply now
13 months
Monday – Friday meetings
START DATES
1 Mar 2025 • 22 Sept 2025
Part-time Weekday-Weekend
Apply now
24 months
Tuesday evening/Saturday meetings
START DATES
1 Mar 2025 • 22 Sept 2025
Join a specific cohort Virtual meetings, events, and synchronous learning sessions Projects and coding assignments completed when works best for you Learn in a community 100% hands-on learning Accountability & motivation
VIDEO

Questions?

If you have any questions about admissions without a Bachelor’s degree or how Performance-based Admission works, please contact us.
Photo

Master’s of Computer Science Degree Program

Learn more about our modern Master’s of Science in Computer Science program.
Photo

MSCS Curriculum

Explore the MSCS curriculum. Discover the specializations available.
image_fx_ - 2024-11-19T175303.014

Modern Learning

Discover our modern learning approach, use of technology, and flexible learning model.
PHOTO
MSCS Program Admission Without
a Bachelor’s
Understand how admission works for those who do not have a Bachelor’s in Computer Science or who do not have a Bachelor’s degree at all.

Finally, admissions is based on skills and capabilities, not degrees.
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