Degree Programs

Graduate Degree Programs

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering offers three graduate programs: Master of Engineering in Computer Science and Engineering; Mater of Science in Computer Science and Engineering; and Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering. The admission requirements are identical for each program.

Admission Requirements for Graduate Programs in Computer Science and Engineering

All applicants must provide a one page statement of purpose and scores from the general aptitude test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). A subject test in the GRE is not required but the subject test in Computer Science is recommended.

It is expected (but not required) that candidates seeking admission have undergraduate degrees in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely aligned field. In general, an undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or higher (out of 4.0) in courses in the major is expected of candidates.

International students must submit a TOEFL score if English is not their first language, unless they have received a degree from a U.S. institution. Those students seeking an assistantship ARE REQUIRED to submit a Test of Spoken English (TSE) score.

Background Courses

All students are expected to have completed appropriate courses in computer architecture and machine organization, data structures and analysis of algorithms, programming languages, operating systems, and logical design/switching theory or theory of automata. Students who do not meet background requirements will be required to take appropriate 400-level courses to prepare them for 500-level courses. At most, three credits of background course work can be used to satisfy graduate degree requirements.