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    Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Graduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Computer Science, MS


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The department offers the Master of Science with a major in computer science.

Admission requirements

The student must satisfy all the general admission requirements of the Toulouse Graduate School as well as the following admission requirements of the computer science and engineering department:

  • The Graduate Record Examination (GRE). See the department’s web page for information concerning typical admission test scores.
  • All applicants to the University of North Texas must show proof of English language proficiency (see admissions.unt.edu/international/english-language-requirements).
  • A GPA of at least 3.0 on the most recent 60 hours of course work.
  • Completion of a sufficient amount of prior work in the field of computer science which may entail some undergraduate leveling sequences.
  • At least 12 hours of mathematics, including differential and integral calculus, discrete mathematics and two other courses selected from statistics, linear algebra, abstract algebra, logic, numerical analysis and differential equations.

An overall evaluation of the student’s credentials is used as a basis for admission. Students with an insufficient computer science background may be provisionally admitted to the program and may enroll in graduate-level courses once any required leveling courses are completed with a grade of B or better. Admission is competitive, and satisfaction of the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.

Admission to candidacy

After removal of any deficiencies, graduate students who have been enrolled in 18 or more semester credit hours will be required to submit a degree plan. If a degree plan is not submitted on time, a registration block will be placed, and not removed, until an approved degree plan is submitted to and approved by the Graduate School.

Admission to candidacy is granted by the dean of the Graduate School after the degree plan has been approved.

A change in program from our Computer Engineering Master’s program and our Executive Master of Science with concentrations in Cybersecurity, Data Science or Game Programming will not be approved by the CSE Graduate Committee. If you wish to make a change in program to any other program, it is permissible after you have completed one long semester in your initial program.

Degree requirements

The computer science and engineering department offers two master’s degree options:

Option A: Thesis option (30 hours that include 6 hours of thesis). Leveling and internship courses cannot be counted.

Option B: Course option (36 hours). Leveling and internship courses cannot be counted.

Academic standards

If a student’s GPA on all graduate and/or deficiency courses falls below 3.0, the student will be placed on probation the following term/semester. Students who cannot raise their GPA above 3.0 during that term/semester will be dropped from the program. To qualify for the master’s degree, the student must earn a grade of B or better in each of the core courses.

Course selection


Computer science master’s students are required to take one course from each of the four groups listed below.

  • The remaining courses and areas of specialization are selected in consultation with the student’s advisor. 
  • No more than 3 hours in non-organized courses (such as directed study or special problems) will be permissible.
  • Leveling course(s) are typically required if the applicant does not have a BS with a major in computer science.

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