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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Master of Science in Computer Science - Bioinformatics Concentration Degree Plan/Progress Record

33 Semester-Hour Program

Degree Requirements:

1.  GRE test score  7.  Overall GPA of 3.0
2.  Official transcript(s)  8.  Completion of research requirement with a “B” or better
3.  Unconditional Admission  9.   All credit earned within 8 years of graduation
4.  33 Semester hours of credit 10.  Successfully complete comprehensive exam or thesis
5.  Meet residency requirements 11.  Graduation Application filed
6.  No more than two grades below “B”  

Prerequisite Courses:

Required for students with Bachelor’s Degree outside the field of Computer Science

  • MTH 2215 - Applied Discrete Mathematics
  • CS 2250 - Computer Science I
  • CS 2255 - CS II OR CS 3360 - Object Oriented Programming I
  • CS 3310 - Foundations of Computer Science
  • CS 3323 - Data Structures
  • CS 4445 - Data Communications and Networking

Note:

Note: To remain eligible for Federal Financial Aid, all undergraduate courses MUST be completed before students enroll in any graduate courses. Students on Federal Financial Aid may NOT enroll in undergraduate courses after they have begun graduate coursework.

Required Core Courses: (9 sh)

Non-Thesis Option: (24 sh)

Advisor Approved Electives:

Select 12 hours of advisor-approved Computer Science graduate courses

Thesis Option: (24 sh)

Advisor Approved Electives:

Select 6 hours of advisor-approved Computer Science graduate courses

Items to be Discussed:

  1. One term limit to have transcript(s) and test scores on file
  2. Temporary, Conditional, and Unconditional Admission
  3. Availability of faculty for academic advising
  4. Petition for transfer credit once unconditionally admitted
  5. Class attendance
  6. Drop and Withdrawal procedures; deadlines and consequences
  7. Petition for an incomplete grade
  8. Student participation in course and program evaluation
  9. Thesis and non-thesis options
  10. Other

Progress:

Status Date Initials
Conditional    
Test Scores    
Requirement for minimum undergraduate GPA waived    
Requirement for minimum score of GRE waived    
Unconditional    
Residency    
Comps