Bachelors | 3.0 GPA
- For regular admission to the MSCS program applicants must:
- Have a bachelor’s degree at a regionally accredited institution
- Have an undergraduate grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in computer science and mathematics courses
- Have one year of calculus and a course in discrete mathematics
- Applicants who do not have an adequate math background may also be admitted provisionally and will be required to complete MAT 229 (Calculus II) and/or MAT 385 (Discrete Math)
- Students who do not have an adequate computer science background will be required to complete CSC 500 Object-Oriented Programming (3 credits) and/or CSC 501 Data Structures and Computer Systems (1-3 credits)
- Students with a bachelor’s degree who have a GPA below 3.0 but above 2.6 must contact the MSCS Program Director to be considered for regular admission
- They will be asked to submit additional evidence of their potential for being successful in the MSCS program that is judged satisfactory by the MSCS Admission Committee
- Such evidence may include: a previous graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution, graduate work at a regionally accredited institution with a GPA of 3.0 or above, work experience in the computer science field, GRE or GMAT scores, up to two letters of recommendation, and/or professional certifications
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