What is this?

At some point during the pursuit of my first bachelor's degree, I realized something was wrong. I was simply going through the motions of getting out of bed, listening to lectures, completing assignments, and getting back into bed. I found myself at a crossroads: my heart told me to learn CS, but it seemed too late to change the course of my undergraduate degree. At the same time, I didn't feel quite ready to move onto a master's degree. After some research, I learned that obtaining a second undergraduate degree in CS may be the best thing to do.

To my dismay, choosing which schools to apply to turned out to be no easy task. A large number of university websites only mention policies regarding returning students, a few top schools explicitly turn away second degree applicants, and countless other institutions have their policies hidden amongst clutter or vague wording.

In an attempt to make this process easier for second degree seeking students (there are dozens of us, I swear!), I've begun compiling the relevant policies of a number of North American institutions.

Please enjoy, and do keep in mind that this document is meant only to serve as a reference. It is incomplete and may not be entirely up-to-date or accurate.

tl;dr: It's a list of schools and their policies regarding second bachelor's degrees in computer science.

How can I contribute?

I'll try to look up more policies when I have time, but I'd appreciate all the help I can get.

1. Fork this repository.
2. Edit README.md (Markdown Cheatsheet)
3. Open a pull request!

Guidelines: Whenever possible, directly quote a university's website or an official representative of a university when contributing a policy. Include in your pull request a link/screenshot to the original wording if you can. Thanks!

A Note on School Rankings

In the hopes of maintaining objectivity, the schools listed below are ranked a la Emery Berger's CSRankings ordering of North American institutions, based on their publication quality and output between the years 2000 and 2018.

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Rank	Name	Location	Second Degree Policy	Selectivity
1	Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh, PA	"Carnegie Mellon welcomes applications from students with non-traditional academic backgrounds, including…those who are seeking a second bachelor’s degree.”
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge, MA	“Students who have already completed a Bachelors Degree may not apply to MIT for a second degree in a new field.”
3	University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley, CA
4	Stanford University	Stanford, CA
5	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Urbana and Champaign, IL	“Second Bachelor's Degree Applicants...If you completed your first degree from Illinois in the fall of 1982 or later, contact the college in which you want to earn your second degree and they'll tell you how to proceed. Otherwise, you should apply as a transfer student.”	“Computer Science [transfer applicants tend to have around a] 3.8 [GPA]”.
6	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	“The College of Engineering prefers to admit student’s seeking a first bachelor’s degree...For students who have previously earned a bachelor’s degree and elect to pursue admission for an additional bachelor’s degree, the following rules and policies apply...The Office of the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education will have ultimate authority to decide if a candidate’s prior degrees are too similar to a proposed degree to allow admission or declaration.”
7	Cornell University	Ithaca, NY	“Students who have previously earned a bachelor’s degree are not permitted to [enrol] for a second bachelor’s degree at Cornell.”
8	University of Washington	Seattle, WA		53.3% of undergraduate applicants were accepted in 2015-2016.
9	Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta, GA		32.2% of undergraduate applicants were accepted in 2015-2016.
10	University of California, San Diego	San Diego, CA
11	University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, MD
11	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Madison, WI
13	Columbia University	New York, NY	“You are not eligible to apply to Columbia College. Instead, you must apply to the School of General Studies. Applicants to The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science should proceed with your application.”
14	University of Toronto	Toronto, ON
15	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	“If you have completed a bachelor’s degree or higher, the Post-Bacc Studies program is a unique opportunity to prepare for graduate study.”	“The online Master of Computer and Information Technology (MCIT) degree is a first-of-its-kind graduate-level degree program in Computer Science tailored for non-Computer Science majors.”
15	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA
17	University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX
18	Northeastern University	Boston, MA	“To earn a second bachelor’s degree after earning a first bachelor’s degree from Northeastern, a student must be granted admission to the second program, [enrol] at Northeastern, and complete all requirements for the second major that are not already on the student’s transcript.”	“Align [Masters of Science in Computer Science program] enables students from a diversity of backgrounds to make the transition into a technology career. Candidates will have [a uGPA] of 3.0 or higher.”
18	Princeton University	Princeton, NJ	“Students who have already attained an undergraduate bachelor’s degree or its equivalent are not eligible to apply for transfer admission.” (couldn’t find any other information)
20	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA
21	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	Amherst, MA	“Unfortunately, due to the popularity/lack of spaces available, the Computer Science Department does not allow second bachelors' applicants.”
21	Purdue University	West Lafayette, IN
23	University of Waterloo	Waterloo, ON	"If you have completed a degree or are working towards completing a degree at a college or university, you will be considered as a transfer student when you apply. Applicants interested in transferring into Computer Science at Waterloo should have outstanding grades, especially in computer science and mathematics courses, and should be studying in a related program. Admissions assessments are performed on a case-by-case basis.”
24	New York University	New York, NY	“The Tandon School of Engineering offers second bachelor's degrees in all undergraduate majors within Tandon, regardless of a student's original field of study.”
25	Harvard University	Cambridge, MA	“No student with a bachelor’s degree or other first university degree from any other university, whether American or foreign, is eligible for admission to Harvard College.”
25	University of British Columbia	Vancouver and Kelowna, BC	“The Bachelor of Computer Science degree (Integrated Computer Science program), or simply "BCS", is a unique, 20-month, second degree program.”	The BCS (ICS) program requires “at least a 68% (B-) average over the last 30 recognized credits”.
25	University of California, Irvine	Irvine, CA
28	Northwestern University	Evanston and Chicago, IL	“If you enrolled in college study after secondary school graduation, you must apply as a transfer student.”	“Typically, under 15% of transfer applicants are admitted each year. Strong applicants have completed course work across the full range of the liberal arts and sciences courses and maintained a B average.”
29	Rutgers University	NJ	“Earning a second degree from the School of Arts & Sciences represents a substantial commitment whether your first degree is from a unit of Rutgers or another institution. If you have considered ALL of your options and have determined that a second bachelor’s degree is needed to achieve your professional objectives, then this is the right path for you.”
29	Ohio State University	Columbus, OH	“Our Extended Education students fall into these learner categories...Students with post-secondary degrees completing prerequisites for graduate or professional study“	“The following individuals are eligible to apply to Ohio State Extended Education: U.S. citizens...[who] have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 on any previous college coursework”
31	Pennsylvania State University	PA
31	University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA
31	University of Utah	Salt Lake City, UT
34	Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, NY	“A second bachelor’s degree may only be earned in a discipline that is significantly different from the first bachelor’s degree. Admission to our Second Bachelor’s Degree Program is extremely limited due to a lack of capacity in most of our undergraduate programs and second-degree candidates are typically not admitted to majors within the STEM disciplines and the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Those who elect to apply to Stony Brook University for a second bachelor's degree are required to apply as a transfer student.”	“Those who elect to apply to Stony Brook University for a second bachelor's degree are required to have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 in all post-secondary studies”
35	Brown University	Providence, RI
35	Texas A&M University	College Station, TX
35	University of Chicago	Chicago, IL
38	University of Colorado, Boulder	Boulder, CO
38	University of Minnesota	MN
40	Simon Fraser University	BC
40	University of California, Davis	Davis, CA
40	University of Illinois at Chicago	Chicago, IL
43	Duke University	Durham, NC
43	University of California, Riverside	Riverside, CA
45	McGill University	Montreal, QC
45	Indiana University	Bloomington, IN
45	Oregon State University	Corvallis, OR
45	Rice University	Houston, TX
49	University of California, Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, CA
50	Boston University	Boston, MA	“If you have already earned a bachelor’s degree, you can apply to BU as a freshman to pursue a second one. The deadline for September admission is January 2. The deadline for January admission is November 1. Please use the Common Application to apply.”	32.6% of applicants were admitted in 2015-2016.
50	University of Virginia	Charlottesville, VA
50	Yale University	New Haven, CT
53	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD
53	University of North Carolina	Chapel Hill, NC
53	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Blacksburg, VA
56	North Carolina State University
56	University of Central Florida
56	University of Texas at Dallas
59	Arizona State University
59	University of Alberta
59	University of Pittsburgh
62	University of Rochester	Rochester, NY
62	Washington University in St. Louis
64	University at Buffalo	Amherst, NY
65	Dartmouth College
65	George Mason University
65	Michigan State University
65	Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
65	University of Florida
65	University of Montreal
65	University of Notre Dame
72	University of Texas at Arlington
73	California Institute of Technology
73	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy, NY	"Rensselaer considers any student with 12 or more transferable college credits completed after high school as a transfer student.”	"The 3.0 GPA should be seen as a guide and not a hard cutoff, as students with a GPA below 3.0 may be considered for admission.”
73	Rochester Institute of Technology	Henrietta, NY	“You should apply to RIT as a transfer if you have attended any college after graduating from secondary school.”
76	Binghamton University	Binghamton, NY	“If you've already obtained a bachelor's degree, you must apply as a graduate non-degree student (even if you wish to take undergraduate courses). If you have question about applying, contact The Graduate School at Binghamton University at 607-777-2151 or visit its website.”
76	Carleton University	Ottawa, ON
76	College of William and Mary	Williamsburg, VA
76	Georgetown University	Washington, DC
76	Iowa State University	Ames, IA
76	Stevens Institute of Technology	Hoboken, NJ	“Stevens accepts transfer students for the fall and spring semesters.”	43.6% of applicants were admitted in 2015-2016. Note that this statistic only corresponds to regular admissions.
76	Tufts University	Medford, MA
76	University of Calgary	Calgary, AB
76	University of Iowa	Iowa City, IA
85	Brigham Young University	Provo, UT
85	City University of New York	New York, NY
85	Colorado School of Mines
85	Drexel University	Philadelphia, PA
85	Temple University	Philadelphia, PA	"If a second bachelor's degree is sought, this is possible in some, but not all, schools and colleges of Temple University when the second degree is in a sufficiently different field of study. Students should consult with the Office of the Dean of the school or college offering the desired degree.”
85	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Baltimore County, MD
85	University of Arizona	Tucson, AZ
85	University of Houston	Houston, TX
85	University of Tennessee	Knoxville, TN
85	University of Texas at San Antonio	San Antonio, TX
85	University of Victoria	Victoria, BC
85	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Worcester, MA		48.6% of applicants were admitted in 2015-2016.
85	York University	Toronto, ON
98	George Washington University
98	Illinois Institute of Technology			“A minimum [GPA] of…3.0…is considered for admission.”
98	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, NJ
98	University of Connecticut	Storrs, CT		“Minimum criteria for [transfer] consideration…3.0 cumulative GPA”
98	University of Delaware
98	University of Kentucky
98	University of Nebraska
98	University of New Mexico
98	University of South Carolina
98	Washington State University
108	University of Massachusetts, Lowell	Lowell, MA	“A student who has earned a bachelor's degree at the University of Massachusetts Lowell or at another accredited bachelor's institution may be admitted to the university to pursue an additional bachelor's degree…Application for admission to the university as a candidate for an additional bachelor's degree is made through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.”
108	Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, OH
108	Clemson University	Clemson, SC
108	Emory University	Druid Hills, GA
108	Florida State University	Tallahassee, FL
108	Queen’s University	Kingston, ON
108	University of Georgia
108	University of Manitoba
108	University of North Texas
108	University of Oregon
108	University of South Florida
108	Vanderbilt University
108	Virginia Commonwealth University
108	Wayne State University	Detroit, MI
122	University of Massachusetts, Boston	Boston, MA	“Students whose first degree is from another school should file an admissions application.”
122	Colorado State University
122	Concordia University	Montreal, QC
122	Georgia State University
122	New Mexico State University
122	Ryerson University	Toronto, ON
122	Shanghai Jiao Tong University
122	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
122	University of Arkansas
122	University of Kansas
122	University of Nevada	Reno, NV
122	University of New Hampshire	NH		"Although there is no specific GPA requirement, most admitted [transfer] students have a cumulative grade-point average of 2.8 or above.”
122	University of Ottawa	Ottawa, ON
135	University of New Brunswick	Fredericton, NB
135	Boise State University	Boise, ID
135	Boston College	Chestnut Hill, MA	“[The] Bachelor of Science (nursing) program is the only program for which we allow students to pursue a second bachelor's degree.”
135	Brandeis University	Waltham, MA	“Recognizing the high demand for training in computer science, Brandeis created an innovative master’s program for majors in the sciences and humanities who wish to transition to the thriving computer industry.”	“[Competitive] transfer applicants typically have a GPA of 3.3 or higher.”
135	Dalhousie University	Halifax, NS
135	École de technologie supérieure	Montreal, QC
135	HEC Montréal	Montreal, QC
135	Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis	Indianapolis, IN
135	Kansas State University	Manhattan, KS
135	McMaster University	Hamilton, ON
135	Naval Postgraduate School	Monterey, CA
135	Northern Arizona University	Flagstaff, AZ
135	Ohio University	Athens, OH
135	Old Dominion University	Norfolk, VA	“Second degree applicants apply for a specific program and applications are reviewed by the staff from the intended program.”
135	Tulane University	New Orleans, LA
135	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Honolulu, HI	“Applications for a second baccalaureate degree will be considered only if there is a demonstrable difference in curricula and objectives between the two degrees and majors.”
135	University of Miami	Coral Gables, FL	“You may apply as a transfer student if…you would like to pursue a second bachelor's degree.”	In Fall 2016, 578 out of 2,778 (20.81%) prospective transfer students matriculated into the school.
135	University of Saskatchewan	Saskatoon, SK
135	Western University	London, ON
154	Auburn University	Auburn, AL	"An Unclassified (or Post-Baccalaureate) student has obtained a four year degree from a university or college. These students may also have obtained upper level graduate degrees and doctorates, but want to return to either [enrol] in some lower level undergraduate courses, or obtain a second degree (i.e. a Bachelor’s degree).”	"Unclassified (Post-Baccalaureate) students must have the following…A 2.5 cumulative career GPA”
154	Oregon Health & Science University	Portland, OR
154	University of Guelph	Guelph, ON
154	University of Idaho	Moscow, ID
154	University of Vermont	Burlington, VT	"If you hold a bachelor’s degree from another higher education institution and have not been previously enrolled as an undergraduate degree student at the University of Vermont, you will need to apply as a transfer student.”
155	Algoma University	Brampton, ON	"Students who already hold a degree in a discipline other than computer science or a diploma in computer science will be able to earn a Bachelor of Computer Science (General) or a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (General) in as little as 12 months, depending upon their previous credentials.”