Created in 1996, the Professional Master's Program enrolls approximately 120 students welcoming 40 new students each year. Accessible in several ways, the Professional Master's Program is part-time, offers courses through a mix of distance learning and evening courses and employs Internet technology and corporate and personal computing resources. Building upon existing partnerships with other UW departments and many high-technology companies and organizations, the PMP complements the deparment's and University's existing educational programs. Most importantly, the program offers you, the student, access to UW CSE's first-class faculty and curriculum, in a student group that includes some of the strongest computing professionals in the region. Successful applicants should have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a closely related field and one or more years of leading-edge computing industry experience.
Admission is competitive.
An average PMP student has a 3.5 undergraduate GPA and three, four or five years of professional experience. Students typically complete one course per quarter, finishing the program in 2.5 years. Informal opportunities to learn more about the program and ask questions. Sessions last about an hour. Individual appointments may be scheduled with the Advisor .