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Bachelor's-to-Master's Pathways (BMAPs)

The School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics offers a Bachelor’s to Master’s Accelerated Pathway (BMAP) for the following: 

Students wishing to apply for this option should meet with the Director of Graduate Studies in their program to discuss the requirements and steps needed to apply to the pathway. 

The BMAP allows undergraduate students to take graduate coursework that can count for both their undergraduate and graduate degree at William & Mary. An additional benefit of this option is that the double counted graduate coursework may be covered by financial aid. Up to 18 credit hours of graduate coursework may be applied to both the undergraduate and graduate degrees. Students are advised to consult with their Financial Aid Counselor to review the financial aid implications of participation in a BMAP.

CDSP BMAP Requirements: 

  • All undergraduate students must have at least a 3.0 overall GPA at the time of application to the BMAP. 
  • Students must apply separately to the master's program. Admission to the BMAP does not guarantee admission to the master's degree program. BMAP students are evaluated alongside and compete with other applicants. Your gra program will advise you on the proper time to apply.
  • Individual programs may have additional requirements beyond what CDSP requires above. Please consult your program of interest for further details. 

Application and Acceptance: 

  • Students wishing to apply to the BMAP must submit a BMAP Application Form (sample PDF) by the deadlines published below. 
  • Once accepted into the BMAP, students will complete the BMAP Double Count Form (sample PDF) each semester to be registered for the desired graduate courses that double count between their undergraduate and graduate degree programs. 

Deadlines: 

  • A BMAP Application Form may be submitted when the student has at least 54 earned credits, and is at least a second semester social sophomore; applications must be submitted before the start of the semester in which the undergraduate degree is awarded.
  • Undergraduate students must submit BMAP Double Count Forms by the add/drop date of each semester that they are enrolled in the BMAP. Be sure to include any previously approved double counted courses on the Double Count Form.