DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
The MSCS program requires 40 semester credits which must be completed within a five-year period – Additional course work may be required for individuals whose academic records reflect the need for preparation in the computer science area. The necessity for preparation is determined during the admission interview. For students with a bachelor's degree in other disciplines, successful completion of five prerequisite undergraduate courses with B or above in each course is required before they are admitted to the MSCS program. The five prerequisite undergraduate courses are CS210 Introduction to programming, CS 340 Operating Systems, CS410 Database Management System, CS350 Data Communication & Networking, and Math 241 Discrete Math.
The degree requirement is changed effective from fall 2007. The new requirementis shown below. If you entered the program before fall 2007, you have an option of following the old requirement or adopting the new one.
Project Option
Total 40 credits
Required Course Listing (20 credits)
- CSC 599A/B: Graduate Project(4 cr each)
- CSC 500: Advanced Algorithm and Data Structure(4 cr)
- CSC 510: Advanced Database Systems(4cr)
- CSC 521: Advanced Computer System Architecture(4cr)
- CSC 540: Advanced Operating Systems(4cr)
- CSC 550: Advanced Network and Data Communications(4cr)
Electives (20 credits). Choose from the two remaining courses from the required list above and from the following list:
- CSC 505: Advanced Computer Graphics(4cr)
- CSC 508: Computer Vision(4cr)
- CSC 512: Intelligent Information System(4cr)
- CSC 522: Embedded Systems(4cr)
- CSC 535: Object Oriented Software Development(4cr)
- CSC 544: Web-based Database Application(4cr)
- CSC 560: Advanced Computer System Security(4cr)
- CSC 570: Creative Technology(4cr)
- CSC 580: Artificial Intelligence and Expert System(4cr)
- CSC 582: Special Topics(4cr)
- CSC 585: Seminar (1-4cr)
Non Project Option
Total 40 credits
Required Course Listing (12 credits)
- CSC 500: Advanced Algorithm and Data Structure(4 cr)
- CSC 510: Advanced Database Systems(4cr)
- CSC 521: Advanced Computer System Architecture(4cr)
- CSC 540: Advanced Operating Systems(4cr)
- CSC 550: Advanced Network and Data Communications(4cr)
Electives (28 credits). Choose from the two remaining courses from the required list above and from the following list:
- CSC 505: Advanced Computer Graphics(4cr)
- CSC 508: Computer Vision(4cr)
- CSC 512: Intelligent Information System(4cr)
- CSC 522: Embedded Systems(4cr)
- CSC 535: Object Oriented Software Development(4cr)
- CSC 544: Web-based Database Application(4cr)
- CSC 560: Advanced Computer System Security(4cr)
- CSC 570: Creative Technology(4cr)
- CSC 580: Artificial Intelligence and Expert System(4cr)
- CSC 582: Special Topics(4cr)
- CSC 585: Seminar (1-4cr)
- CSC 590: Independent Study (1-4cr)
Requirements for Graduation
- Minimum GPA of 3.0 for all course work applied toward the master's degree in computer science.
- Successful completion of Graduate Project.
- Complete all coursework and project within five years of program starting date.
- Other general requirements as set forth in the CLU Graduate Catalog.
Specific Requirements for Five-Year BS/MS
- During the senior year, students should take eight units of graduate Computer Science courses.
- Graduate courses taken in the senior year will count for graduate credit and will not be used to satisfy the BSCS requirements.
- Any graduate courses taken prior to admission into the program cannot count toward the MSCS requirements.
