In addition to the University’s requirements for admission stipulated earlier in this bulletin, the applicant is expected to have attained a minimum average of B in his/her undergraduate major and to have completed coursework equivalent to an undergraduate major in computer science. Exceptions will be considered by the program’s Admissions Committee for those applicants with an undergraduate major in one of the fields cognate to computer science or with extensive experience in the field.

Specifically, entering students are expected to have a background (minimally, at an undergraduate level) in the following areas: Operating Systems; Fundamental Algorithms; ObjectOriented Programming (e.g., C++ or Java); Databases; Discrete Mathematics; Computer Networks; Theoretical Computer Science (Logic, Models of Computation, Analysis of Algorithms); Programming Languages; and Probability.

Students who are admitted with deficiencies in their background will be required to take graduate (or undergraduate) courses to make up for them prior to attempting the core courses. Courses that are required to fulfill deficiencies can be included in the first 30 credits of the degree if they are approved, if they are graduate courses, and if the student achieves at least a B grade in the course.

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