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Carnegie Mellon University Undergraduates' Accelerated Masters' Program 

Eligibility

  • Carnegie Mellon undergraduate students from any major with a strong academic background and most of their undergraduate requirements completed
  • Students apply in junior year of study and are eligible to enroll in senior year

Application Materials

  • Completed application form. Apply online at: https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=cmu-spp
  • 3 letters of recommendation
    • 2 or 3 letters from CMU faculty
    • 1 of the letters may be from a professional contact – i.e. internship supervisor, hourly position supervisor
  • Official Carnegie Mellon transcript and, if applicable, official transcript from all colleges or universities attended, regardless of whether credit or degree was obtained
  • An essay describing your interest in this field and how your experience and proposed study will help you reach your career goals
  • A current resume with your education information, work experience (including internships and hourly positions) and extracurricular information
  • GRE/GMAT (requirement waived for applicants with a G.P.A. greater than 3.0)
  • Completed Undergraduate Course Requirements form with advisor’s signature
  • Interviews are required. Contact the Admissions Office to schedule.
  • Application deadline is February 1

Financial Aid

  • Undergraduate students do not qualify for MSPPM financial aid
  • Students ¬will qualify for aid in the final two semesters of the MSPPM- AMP (after having completed a Bachelor’s degree)
  • Financial Aid contact: Betty Casale (casale@andrew.cmu.edu)

Degree Requirements

  • 198 units are required to complete the MSPPM program
  • Up to 48 units of undergraduate classes can be transferred while enrolled in the MSPPM program (first year) and are counted toward the required 198 units*
  • All of the undergraduate courses should be upper division, and should be relevant to the content of the Heinz School degree. Only undergraduate courses with a grade of B or better may be counted toward the Heinz School degree.
  • 150 units of MSPPM coursework remains to be completed
  • Prerequisite coursework in pre-calculus and statistics must be successfully completed prior to enrolling in the program. Prerequisite course grades should be a “B” or higher.
  • Summer internship required

Benefits

  • You will complete two semesters of coursework as an integrated undergraduate-graduate student before graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in May
  • You will be able to complete an internship in the summer following your senior year
  • Completing your internship prior to starting the final two semesters will allow you to have more work experience to discuss with recruiters visiting campus during the fall semester
  • You will be eligible for MSPPM financial aid in the final two semesters of the program (after having completed a Bachelor’s degree)
  • You may be able to exempt certain Heinz courses with units earned in undergraduate coursework which would give you more flexibility in course selection