Master of Science in Computer Science

The School of Computer Science selects the candidates most likely for success in our advanced academic programs. We offer Masters, Accelerated BSMS, and Doctorate programs. The Master of Science degree is designed for those wishing to improve their professional competence or to prepare for work towards a doctoral degree. This degree program requires 24 semester hours of courses and 6 semester hours toward completion of a thesis. A non-thesis option requires 33 semester hours of courses. Students pursuing the non-thesis option must pass an oral comprehensive examination.

In order to be admitted to the graduate program in computer science, students must meet the following requirements of the university's Graduate College: -The applicant must hold a bachelor's degree or the equivalent from an accredited college or university. -The applicant must have earned at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale over the last 60 hours of letter-graded undergraduate work at an accredited college or university or, if at least 12 hours of letter-graded graduate work have been completed, have earned at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale on all graduate work. A score of 550 on the paper version (PBT) or 213 on the computerized version (CPT) or 80 on the internet based version (IBT) is required for admission to the graduate program. Or, an official IELTS score of 6.5. Three letters of recommendation which evaluate the candidate's potential for success as a graduate student must be sent directly to the School of Computer Science. Statement of Purpose* Applicants must submit a summary, approximately 250 words, describing their goals, expectations and reasons for wanting to join the prog