Admission Requirements

Students seeking admission into the Master of Science and Graduate Certificate  degree programs in Computer Science must meet the admission requirements of Graduate Admissions. Applicants must register for the Graduate Certificate degree programs in addition to the Master of Science program, if they intend to receive Graduate Certificate degrees in addition to the Master of Science degree. In addition, applicants will be evaluated by the department for academic qualification based upon the following requirements:

1. A minimum of 18 undergraduate hours in Computer Science and an undergraduate grade point of 3.00 or greater on a 4.0 scale.
2. A minimum Graduate Record Exam (GRE) combined verbal and quantitative score of 300.
3. Three letters of reference.
4. A statement of educational objectives and career goals.

Applicants not meeting all of the above departmental criteria may be admitted on a conditional basis if they meet Graduate Admissions admission requirements. Upon arrival, all students will be given an assessment exam to determine proficiency in basic topics in Computer Science. Students judged to be deficient in some areas of undergraduate preparation shall be required to complete certain undergraduate prerequisite courses as determined by department faculty. Students may not take 6000-level courses for credit until all undergraduate course deficiencies have been completed.

Accelerated Masters Program

Undergraduate students seeking admission into the Accelerated Masters Program in Computer Science must meet the admission requirements of Graduate Admissions. In addition, applicants will be evaluated by the department for academic qualification based upon the following requirements:

1. minimum overall GPA of 3.00
2. minimum GPA of 3.25 in CS courses (exclusive of CS 1013 and 1114)
3. completion of CS 3113

Applicants not meeting all of the above departmental criteria may be admitted on a conditional basis if they meet Graduate Admissions admission requirements. After admission into the accelerated masters program, undergraduate students may take up to 9 hours of 5000-level coursework as part of the Accelerated Masters Program.

Satisfactory Progress

Students are required to have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 in all graduate coursework in Computer Scienceand approved Mathematics/Statistics courses to be eligible for graduation. A student who receives two “C”s in graduate courses in one semester or receives a “C” in any graduate course while on probation will be terminated from the program. A student who receives one “F” will be removed from the program.