Admission Requirements
Computer Science (M.S.)
Admission Requirements
All applicants must meet the graduate school's admission requirements, which can be found here:
/academics/grad/admission-requirements
In addition, the department specific application/admission requirements are as follows:
- Statement of Purpose
- Three letters of recommendation
- GRE score is NOT required
If undergraduate CGPA is not in 4.0 scale, then applicant is required to provide a credential evaluation (i.e., US equivalence in 4.0 scale) from an (e.g., , ).
Applicants without an Undergraduate Degree in Computer Science
Applicants without a 4-year undergraduate degree in Computer Science will also be welcome to the MS in CS program once prerequisites (below) are met. Such students should apply as undergraduate "non-degree" students. Once they complete the prerequisites, they can apply to the graduate program. If a student has significant experience in Computer Science but does not have academic credentials reflecting this experience, contact the Graduate Coordinator to arrange for testing which may result in bypassing some prerequisites.
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Software Design I | CSCI 1581, CSCI 1583 |
| Software Design II | CSCI 2120, CSCI 2121 |
| Data Structures | CSCI 2125 |
| Machine Structure and Assembly Language Programming | CSCI 2450 |
| System Programming | CSCI 2467 |
Transferring Students
Transferring students, including those wishing a change-of-program from within the Univeristy, or those transferring from other institutions, must also meet all department-specific prerequisites prior to entering any graduate degree program offered by the Computer Science Department.