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Master of Science in Computer Science
Degree Requirements
Candidates for the Master of Science in Computer Science
must satisfactorily complete one of the following options:
- M.S. with thesis: 36 hours of graduate level course work in Computer
Science, including 12 semester hours of core courses and thesis (6 hours).
- M.S. without thesis: 36 hours of graduate-level course work in Computer
Science including core courses and COSC 5380, Research Methods (3 hours).
The 12 semester hour core course requirement for the Master of Science
in Computer Science is as follows:
COSC 5330 Operating Systems
COSC 5340 Programming Languages
COSC 5350 Data Communication and Networks
COSC 5360 Database Design
All candidates for the computer science degree must also meet the following
requirements:
- A minimum grade point average of 3.0 on all graduate level work taken
at UT Tyler. No course with a grade below “C” may be applied
toward this degree.
- Students must complete each core course (COSC 5330, 5340, 5350, and
5360) with a grade of “B” or better.
- Satisfactory performance on a comprehensive written examination.
In order to take the comprehensive exam, students must have completed
the graduate core (COSC 5330, 5340, 5350, and 5360) with a grade of
B or better.
- Students must successfully complete COSC 5380 or COSC 5395/5396.
Students must have completed all of the core courses (COSC 5330, 5340,
5350, and 5360) with a grade of “B” or better in order to
register for COSC 5380 or COSC 5395/5396.
- All COSC 5380 and COSC 5395/5396 students will have a committee composed
of their advisor plus two additional Computer Science faculty members.
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