Graduate students enrolling in CSCI 311 - Algorithms & Data Structures - in order to attain classified standing are administered a placement exam during the first week of courses. Students that are not adequately prepared for CSCI 311 will be placed in a course appropriate to their level of knowledge, either CSCI 111 or CSCI 112.
Graduate students are required to take the Graduate Writing Exam their first semester, or immediately upon completing the prerequisites if coming into the program conditionally classified. The writing exam is administered during the first week of classes. Students that do not pass the writing exam will be enrolled in CSCI 305 -Project Requirements, Design, and Testing.
Masters Project/Thesis proposals must be approved the semester before you wish to enroll in CSCI 699.
The deadline for submitting a proposal for the spring semester will be the 15th of November of the prior year, and for the fall semester will be the 15th of April of the same year (for example, November 15th, 2007 will be the deadline for submitting proposal for spring 2008 and April 15th 2008 will be the deadline for submitting proposals for fall 2008).
In order to submit a proposal, you must have completed the Graduate Literacy Requirement. Students can only take the Graduate Writing Exam twice. If you fail the exam twice, you must immediately enroll in CSCI 305.
Project/Thesis Defense may not be scheduled during the summer.
You do not need to add the CSCI 699 when you submit a proposal, but you must submit the proposals by the above deadlines. Once the proposal is approved by the CSCI faculty and assigned a committee, you will add 699P or 699T the following semester.
Graduate students are expected to take the four core Master's courses during their first year of study after advancing to classified standing. Each core course is offered once a year.
Industry internships (also know as Curricular Practical Training - CPT) must be approved by the Graduate Advisor. Only graduate students meeting the following requirements will be allowed to take an industry internship:
classified standing
3.0 GPA in all post-baccalaureate work
completed the four core courses with a passing grade
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