For students who do not have a bachelor's degree in computer science or a closely related discipline, we allow admission to the MS program on a probationary basis. Each application for such an admission will be reviewed separately by the Graduate Committee. The assumption is that students have at least one programming course, preferably using Java, and will follow the course plan below.
 
 

Year	Fall Semester	Spring Semester
Year 1	CS2321 - Data Structures*	CS2141 - Software Development Using C++*
	CS2311 - Discrete Structures*	CS3421 - Computer Architecture*
		CS4121 - Programming Languages*
Year 2	CS4311 - Computation Theory	CS5xxx
	CS4321 - Algorithms	CS4xxx
	CS4xxx	CS4xxx*
	CS4xxx*	CS4xxx*
Year 3	CS5321 - Advanced Algorithms	CS5xxx
	CS5xxx	CS5xxx
	CS5xxx	CS5xxx
		CS5999 - Reading and Research

 

After the first year of courses have been completed the MS Graduate Committee will review the student's record and recommend or deny continued enrollment in the CS program. A student must get at least a B in each course and maintain an average of an AB across all courses to be considered for enrollment past the probationary period. If the student is recommended for continued enrollment, the probationary period is considered over . A ^* denotes courses that do not count towards your degree but are required for background material. It may be possible to waive some of the CS4xxx background requirements, but this requires instructor approval. This schedule of courses assumes the courswork option will be followed. If the student chooses the thesis or project option, appropriate adjustments will be made.

Funding

While on probation, the student will likely not be eligible for funding from the department. After getting off probation, the student will be considered for competetive department funding with all other MS students. Finally, the student may obtain research or outside funding for any portion of the three years (including the probationary period).