Degree Requirements
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Course Requirements |
PhD |
MS |
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Academic Track | Professional | |
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Thesis | Non-Thesis | Track |
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Core Courses |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
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Prescribed Electives |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Free Electives |
21 |
3 |
12 |
12 |
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Research Courses |
24 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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Dissertation/Thesis |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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Total |
70 |
31 |
34 |
34 |
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Additional Requirement |
Dissertation Defense |
Thesis Defense or *Proposal Defense |
Comprehensive Examination |
Internship |
*Proposal defense if continuing to pursue PhD in CPS
Each degree requires the completion of
- Core Courses: MATH 5329; CPS 5401, 5310, and 5320
- Two Prescribed Electives from the following recommended list of CS, MATH, and STAT courses: CS 5334, 5340, and 5350; MATH 5315, 5330, 5343, and 5345; STAT 5329 and 5385
- Free Electives from the following areas as approved by the Graduate Advisor:
- Computer Science (CS courses)
- Mathematics and Statistics (MATH or STAT courses)
- Science and Engineering (STEM courses other than CS, MATH, and STAT).
Courses taken and not used to satisfy the Prescribed Electives requirement can be used to satisfy the Free Electives requirements (see above table for different degrees).