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Students entering the program with a
Master’s Degree in Computer Science or
related area may be able to count up to
thirty graduate-level computer science
credits from qualifying institutions.

2. Satisfactory completion of the
qualifying examination.

3. Satisfactory completion of the
comprehensive examination.
4. Satisfactory completion of the
dissertation requirements (12 credits).
5. Satisfactory completion of the proposal
defense.
6. Satisfactory completion of the
dissertation defense.

Courses

Students are required to earn 15 credits (5 courses) in core
computer science topics, 36 credits (12 courses) from five of the
knowledge areas, 9 credits (3 courses) from the advanced
research concentration areas, and 12 credits from the
dissertation area.

A. Computer Science Core Topics (15)

COSC 502 Computer Organization
COSC 504 Software Design and Development
II
COSC 514 Operating Systems I
COSC 522 Discrete Structures
COSC 528 Design and Analysis of Algorithms

B. Knowledge Areas (36 Credits)

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