The course work option requires 30 hours of graded course work. It allows none of the 30 hours of credit required for graduation to be in CS5990, and permits no more than 3 hours of CS5999 credit to be applied to the 30-hour requirement. The student must submit both the M4 form as done in the other MS options and also the M6-D form upon completion of the course work MS. Course work option students have the graduate director as their advisor.