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Some students begin learning a subject at such a young age that more traditional kinds of higher education, like a bachelor鈥檚 degree, can鈥檛 always meet their needs. They end up spending four or five years reinforcing what they already know.聽聽聽

That was the case with Kaushik Muthyalu, a web developer in India. He began learning how to code at age 10 and two years later moved on to web development. As the prospect of university loomed, Muthyalu had a strong foundation in computer science, but higher education didn鈥檛 meet him where he was.聽

鈥淚 studied game development in college for one year before dropping out because I didn鈥檛 find it as interesting as I thought it would be,鈥� he explained. 鈥淚 felt that I wasn鈥檛 learning anything useful that I couldn鈥檛 learn by myself.鈥�

After leaving his bachelor鈥檚 program, Muthyalu wasn鈥檛 sure what to do. His dad approached him with an opportunity to work as a web developer on a new financial app he wanted to launch. Muthyalu spent the next five years working for his father, but when it came time to explore other opportunities, he found that his lack of degree hurt his prospects.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 when I decided to go back to school,鈥� he said. Muthyalu was a unique case. He had a wealth of technical experience and training, so enrolling in a traditional bachelor鈥檚 program to learn much of what he already knew didn鈥檛 seem like the best option. 鈥淚f I did go get a bachelor鈥檚 degree, it would take me four years.鈥澛犅�

When he discovered the University of Colorado Boulder鈥檚 Master of Science in Data Science program, he saw a new way forward. Not only would he earn a graduate degree in less time than an undergraduate degree would take, but he could also gain entry to the program through its performance-based admission. 鈥淚 wouldn鈥檛 need a bachelor鈥檚 degree to get in,鈥� he said.聽

Performance-based admission eschews the traditional college application, which tends to ask for proof of a bachelor鈥檚 degree, along with transcripts and letters of recommendation. Instead, CU Boulder bases admission to certain tech-heavy programs on student aptitude. If you can show your knowledge of either computer science or statistics by passing three pathway courses, then you鈥檙e admitted to the full program.聽聽

What鈥檚 more, certain pathway courses are good for either CU Boulder鈥檚 data science or computer science master鈥檚 degree programs, giving students more options once they successfully pass their pathway courses. Muthyalu knew he wanted to learn data science because of the exposure he鈥檇 finally get to AI鈥攕omething he鈥檇 wanted to study when he first enrolled in his bachelor鈥檚 degree program. 鈥淎s part of data science, I would be learning machine learning and AI so it seemed like the best option.鈥澛犅犅�

Given his background, Muthyalu took the computer science pathway courses. Before he got started, however, he wanted to brush up on his math. He鈥檇 done considerably well in the subject during high school, but he knew that CU Boulder鈥檚 master鈥檚 degree would require a more advanced understanding.聽

鈥淚 never studied calculus and linear algebra, and I knew I would need it, so I ended up learning right before I started with this degree,鈥� he explained. Once in the degree program, he particularly enjoyed the statistics courses he got to take. 鈥淚t鈥檚 actually interesting how I get to predict data from data that I already have,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hat appeals to me the most.鈥澛�

Muthyalu couldn鈥檛 give up his full-time job to attend university, so finding an online program with scheduling flexibility was particularly important. 鈥淚t鈥檚 great because I can do it on my own time, whenever I want,鈥� he said of CU Boulder鈥檚 program. 鈥淚 also like that the degree won鈥檛 say it will be online, so I will be getting the same degree as someone doing this on campus.鈥澛�

As a student learning from India, Muthyalu also took advantage of the degree program鈥檚 Slack channel. When he first started out, he鈥檇 jump online to ask his peers different questions. 鈥淣ow, I鈥檓 more toward the end of the degree, so it鈥檚 usually other people asking me and I鈥檓 always happy to help,鈥� he said.聽

Part of that help involves encouraging prospective students to start slow. 鈥淚f it鈥檚 your first time enrolling, I would definitely suggest just starting out with one course so you know how much you can handle,鈥� he advised. 鈥淚f you finish the course early you can maybe enroll in another course in the same session and maybe the next session you can enroll in multiple courses.鈥澛�