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academia or the high-tech skilled workforce and for those planning to
enhance their skill levels in a chosen area.

Admission to the Program

1. Completion of bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 3.0
cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale in the last 60 credit hours is
preferred.
2. A minimum of two letters of recommendation.
3. An applicant is expected to possess the prerequisites for
the intended area of study. If a deficiency exists, the
necessary course work must be completed prior to
advancement to candidacy.
4. Students not meeting these requirements may be
admitted on a conditional basis. To be fully admitted, the
conditional student must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0
in at least nine (9) Computer Science graduate credits in
the first year of study.
5. A statement letter indicating educational and professional
objectives of the candidate.

6. A minimum TOEFL score of 550 (International students).

Program Requirements

1. Completion of a minimum of 60
graduate-level credit hours (not
including dissertation) from among the
list of courses for the doctoral program
recommended by the Doctoral Program
Committee. (For those students who do
not have a computer science
background, the Doctoral Program
Committee may assign additional
courses.) Up to six graduate-level
computer science credits may be
counted from qualifying institutions.

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