Would it be possible to skip undergraduate college with self study/online courses Hi I was wondering if it were possible to skip undergraduate and apply to a graduate school. I have been taking some math courses through CTY a somewhat accredited program offered by Johns Hopkins university. They offer up to real analysis 1 and complex analysis 1. If I take up to there, would it be possible to skip undergraduate having self studied the higher level courses i.e topology/further analysis courses.
 A: If you plan to study further for Msc or Phd, you could and I think should just enroll in an integrated Bsc+Msc program. You can  either

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*request that you take an exam of the courses you feel like you have learned enough about without taking the course itself,

*or take an otherwise extraordinary amount of courses parallel in your first few semesters without attending the lectures.

Schools tend to accept both kind of requests with relative ease (compared to applying to gradschool without a degree), and you can negotiate with the related departments whether they support your plan or not in advance even before applying.
This way you can trim down a year or two from an otherwise 4-5 years program essentially completing your Master's in only 2-4 years. This is a fairly common occurence, even with students that have no former college education but are just hardworking and talented.
You would get admitted as easily as any Bsc student, but would finish with a masters degree in essentially what is the timeframe for a Bachelors program. And you would receive both degrees without any hussle or worrying about getting admitted to the gradschool.
TL;DR: you should ask your targeted schools whether they support trimming down Bsc+Msc years instead of trying to get them to apply someone to a higher degree program without a bachelors.
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