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Ask HN: I want to get a Bachelor's in CS online. What are some good programs?

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Re: Ask HN: I want to get a Bachelor's in CS online. What are some good programs?

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This hits none of your criteria, but may be useful. Oxford University offer a part-time MSc in Software Engineering. You will need to spend 10 weeks in Oxford, England, over 4 years. People can and do undertake it while living in the USA (and other European countries). It costs £25,000ish. You do not need an undergraduate degree to apply for it. You can take each module by itself for a one-off fee if you're intereste…

This is indeed helpful for me. Have you done this program?

Re: Ask HN: I want to get a Bachelor's in CS online. What are some good programs?

#62

This hits none of your criteria, but may be useful. Oxford University offer a part-time MSc in Software Engineering. You will need to spend 10 weeks in Oxford, England, over 4 years. People can and do undertake it while living in the USA (and other European countries). It costs £25,000ish. You do not need an undergraduate degree to apply for it. You can take each module by itself for a one-off fee if you're intereste…

This is indeed helpful for me. Have you done this program?

Yes

Re: Ask HN: I want to get a Bachelor's in CS online. What are some good programs?

#63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is indeed helpful for me. Have you done this program?

Yes

Do you recommend doing it? I'm applying to other part-time MSc CS programs right now and this looks interesting.

Re: Ask HN: I want to get a Bachelor's in CS online. What are some good programs?

#64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes

Do you recommend doing it? I'm applying to other part-time MSc CS programs right now and this looks interesting.

I learned a reasonable amount, although I suspect the course materials could be improved. Hard to improve on the prestige of a degree from Oxford though unless your backups are Stanford, Caltech, Harvard, Cambridge and MIT.
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