Sample Plan of Study
SENIOR YEAR - Fall
95-422 Managing Digital Transformation (9 units)
Concentration Research (12 units)
Gen Ed (9 units)
17-611 Statistics for Decision Making (6 units)
17-626 Requirements for Info Systems (6 units)
17-623 Quality Assurance (6 units)
Total: 45-48 units
SENIOR YEAR - Spring
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Requirement (9-12 units)
17-636 Applied Distributed Systems (6 units)
17-635 Software Architectures (6 units)
17-646 DevOps and Continuous Integration (6 units)
17-643 Quality Management (6 units)
17-647 Data Intensive and Scalable Systems (6 units)
Total: 45-48 units
Summer Following Senior Year
17-667 Internship for Software Engineers (3 units)
5th YEAR - Fall
17-603 Communications for Software Leaders (3 units)
17-612 Business & Marketing Strategy (6 units)
17-614 Formal Methods (6 units)
17-615 Data Structures and Algorithms (6 units)
17-622 Agile Methods (6 units)
17-625 API Design (6 units)
17-632 Software Project Management (6 units)
SE Free Elective (12 units)
Total: 51 units
5th YEAR - Spring
17-604 Communications for Software Leaders (3 units)
17-675 Software Engineering Practicum (36 units)
SE Free Elective (12 units)
Total: 51 units
Your schedule may vary. Please consult with your academic advisors to ensure you are enrolled in the appropriate courses. Seniors will have two advisors - one for the undergraduate portion of the program and one for the MSE.
How to Apply
The following materials are required with your online application:
IS-MSE-AMP Admissions Timeline
Application Opens
September 6, 2023
Application Deadline
December 13, 2023 at 3:00 pm ET
Coding Assessment Invitations Sent *
December 15, 2023
Letter of Recommendation Deadline
December 20, 2023
Coding Assessment Deadline
December 21, 2023
IS-MSE Interview (applicant is responsible for scheduling)
January-February 2024
Admissions Decisions Released
March 2024
- Invitations are sent to the email listed on your application. If you submitted an application but do not receive a coding invitation on December 15th, please contact mse-applications@andrew.cmu.edu as soon as possible. The deadline to submit a coding test is December 21st.
ApplIcation Portal
Do I need to take the GRE/GMAT in order to apply to the IS-MSE program?
Yes, all IS-MSE applicants are required to take and report their scores from either the GRE or GMAT.