{"id":22642,"date":"2026-01-13T14:12:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cs\/?page_id=22642"},"modified":"2026-03-20T14:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:20:08","slug":"application-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cs\/masters\/program\/online-csai\/application-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Online MS Application Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Applicants must hold a bachelor\u2019s degree from an accredited institution, with prior coursework in computer science or related fields such as engineering, mathematics, statistics, or physics. Professional experience is valued, but not required, particularly for applicants seeking to advance or pivot within technical roles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This program is ideal for professionals who want to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strengthen their computer science foundation<\/li>\n<li>Integrate AI into modern systems and applications<\/li>\n<li>Advance into senior technical or leadership roles<\/li>\n<li>Future-proof their careers in a rapidly evolving field<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Application Requirements:<\/strong><br \/>\nTranscripts<br \/>\nResume<br \/>\nPersonal statement<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/ma-ms\/international-students\/\">Proof of English Proficiency<\/a> (International students only)<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><strong>Application Deadlines:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Fall 2026:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Priority Application Deadline: March 1, 2026<\/li>\n<li>Round 1 Application Deadline: May 1, 2026<\/li>\n<li>Round 2 Application Deadline: July 1, 2026<\/li>\n<li>Final Application Deadline: August 9, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a class=\"button-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/bu-grs.cas.myliaison.com\/applicant-ux\/#\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apply Now <\/a><\/strong><strong><a class=\"button-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cs\/masters\/program\/online-csai\/request-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Request Information<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-teams=\"true\">Have questions? Check out our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cs\/masters\/program\/online-csai\/faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FAQs page<\/a><\/strong> or contact our Admissions Team: omcs-admissions@bu.edu<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applicants must hold a bachelor\u2019s degree from an accredited institution, with prior coursework in computer science or related fields such as engineering, mathematics, statistics, or physics. Professional experience is valued, but not required, particularly for applicants seeking to advance or pivot within technical roles. This program is ideal for professionals who want to: Strengthen their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22910,"featured_media":0,"parent":22623,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22642"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22642"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23007,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22642\/revisions\/23007"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}