Minimum degree requirements:
- prerequisites: all courses must have a grade of "C" or better
- a minimum of 18 credit hours (24 credit hours for MCS students) must be selected from the above 3 groups
- at least 18 credits of 6000 level courses
- at most 3 credits of directed independent study (DIS)
- no course more than seven years old
- at most 3 credits of 4000 level courses with the consent of advisor
- all courses must have a grade of C or better
- overall graduate GPA of 3.0 or better
- no more than 6 credits transferred from other institutions
Thesis committee (for MSCE):
- composed of at least three faculty members
- at least two members from CSE Department
- chair or co-chair from the CSE Department
Admission to candidacy:
Students must apply for candidacy as soon as they are eligible. Prior to applying for candidacy, students should prepare, in consultation for a graduate advisor, a plan, i.e. the list of courses, for completing their degree req
uirements. All courses must be approved by the student’s advisor. A student is eligible to apply for candidacy when:
- A minimum of 9 credit hours as a graduate student have been completed.
- A minimum of 3.0 GPA in all courses attempted as a graduate student has been maintained.
Normally no more than 15 credit hours of work completed before admission to candidacy will be accepted toward
Degree program. Students working toward the MSCS degree may not register for thesis until their admission to candidacy.