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GA Tech does admit some students to the Masters programs who don't have bachelor degrees. The Micro Masters programs at edX may be a way in to the MSCS programs without the undergrad step. One benefit of the MM programs is that they're basically open access. You do what is essentially 1/4 of the degree online first, and if you do well you may be admitted to either the residential Masters program or the online program. Disclosure: I work at edX.

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https://www.omscs.gatech.edu/prospective-students/faq

Unless I misread the below they prefer a Math, CS or Engineering Bachelor’s and a Bachelor’s of some kind is an absolute requirement.

> Preferred qualifications for admitted OMS CS students are an undergraduate degree in computer science or related field (typically mathematics, computer engineering or electrical engineering) from an accredited institution with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. Applicants who do not meet these criteria will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis; significant professional or other work experience with supporting recommendations may qualify as an adequate substitute for the appropriate academic credentials, however work experience will not take the place of an undergraduate degree

For Gatech, BS is required for sure, because that is the basic required of on campus program.

Not an absolute truth. I know this for a fact.

^ yea I'm also not seeing anywhere that this is true. I'd love to hear that it is.

I know people who have been admitted to MS programs without an undergraduate degree. Both had significant progress towards their BS/BA (one had an AA) and seriously good private sector work done (one at Microsoft, another at a startup) with either published papers or extensive open source contributions.

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