[grayshirts]

> Georgia Tech's MS as well as CMU's both accept non-CS traditional backgrounds.

There are exceptions but in general CS Masters programs look for sufficient coursework/background in Computer Science and Mathematics. An art major with 0 math/programming courses will find it difficult to be accepted to a Masters program in CS.

[dsacco]

Yes, of course. But that's moving the goalposts a bit. When I originally made my point, it was to another commenter here who is presumably a self-taught software engineer without an undergraduate degree, not an "art major."

For other commenters reading this thread down the line: my point here is that yes, while it's an exception, it isn't exactly stunningly difficult to get admitted to a good CS graduate program without an undergraduate degree. You don't need to be a prodigy who is so inarguably talented that you're just skipping the bachelor's. You'd be shocked what you can bypass by convincing a real human with decision making ability that you can do the work, instead of relying on every rote admissions page.

Admissions pages for graduate degrees are like job posts - almost all say they want an undergraduate degree at minimum, but when you open the kimono many are willing to silently drop that requirement without advertising it to others.

[aerioux]

again i disagree - i know for a fact of cs masters students with undergrad degrees in biology, neuroscience, and humanities (though with high gpas in those)