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Oklahoma City
University's Master of Science in Computer Science degree offers:
The Program
 The degree
program is designed to aid and encourage professional development for
persons in the computer field or in computer-related fields. It is
designed for men and women who want to enhance their computer skills,
extend their expertise into computer science as a new field, or
further enhance their credentials. Current developments in the
computer industry indicate that database, networks, and artificial
intelligence will be intensely developed through the next decade. The
program is structured to permit students to strengthen their
understanding of the complexities of computers and computer
applications, and to specialize in these areas of computer science.
The Curriculum
The degree program
contains four tracks:
Student transcripts
will be evaluated by the graduate faculty on an individual
basis. Students with undergraduate majors in
disciplines other than computer engineering may be required to enroll
in undergraduate prerequisite courses before becoming degree
candidates.
In general, students
will be expected to have completed mathematics through Calculus I,
several programming courses, C programming language, Computer
Structures, Data Structures, and Operating Systems. Work
experience and learning outside the classroom will also be considered
when evaluating transcripts to determine need for any undergraduate
prerequisite coursework for which no graduate academic credit will be
assigned.
Academic
Regulations
Each student will be
required to obtain the approval of his or her course of study by a
graduate advisor. As a general rule, each course of study
requires:
1) three core courses:
5103, 5303 and 5503.
2) two theory courses: 5213 and 5413.
3) two required courses from the major track.
4) one advanced track course.
5) three electives for a total of 11 courses ( 33 semester hours ).
Requirements for a masters
degree will be 33 semester hours (11 courses) of course work without a
thesis or 27 semester hours of course work plus six semester hours of
thesis work; and the successful completion of the Master's
comprehensive exam. After taking all core and theory courses and,
usually, before the final semester each student must take a
Comprehensive exam. This exam is given two or three times a year and
it is the responsibility of the student to schedule this exam with his
or her advisor. The comprehensive Exam will be used to evaluate the
student and university courses. a student may retake the exam once.
A student will be admitted to candidacy when all undergraduate
prerequisites have been completed with a grade of "B" or
better; his or her grade point average in all graduate courses
completed is 3.0 or better; when he or she has no more than two
graduate course grades of "C", and no grades less than
"C" in graduate courses; and when he or she has an approved
course of study plan on file with the department.
Students who do not
have an undergraduate major in computer science or the equivalent will
not be admitted to degree candidacy until undergraduate prerequisites
have been satisfied. A student must make a grade of "B"; or
better in all undergraduate prerequisites. Equivalency and/or
undergraduate prerequisites will be determined by the computer science
graduate faculty, or by testing, but the requirements will not exceed
the requirements of the OCU undergraduate program.
While enrolled in
undergraduate prerequisites and not yet admitted to candidacy, a
student may enroll in other undergraduate courses and, with
permission, graduate courses. Graduate degree credit will be granted
for no more than two graduate courses taken by a student while taking
undergraduate prerequisite courses.
To remain in the
program, prior to degree candidacy, a graduate student is expected to
maintain a grade point average of 3.0 in all graduate courses
completed; to accumulate no more than two course grades of
"C" and not to earn course grades of less than "C"
in graduate courses. Students not meeting these
requirements will be placed on academic probation and will be subject
to dismissal. Any graduate student receiving an
"F" in any graduate course will not be allowed to remain in
the program.
After admission to
degree candidacy, a student is expected to maintain a grade point
average of at least 3.0 overall.
A student not meeting
the entry requirements of the department or the University may, in
extenuating circumstances, be admitted to the program on academic
probation.
If a student is placed
on academic probation, he or she will be required to achieve the
required grade point average by the time three additional courses are
completed or within one calendar year, whichever occurs
first. A student failing to meet these requirements will
be denied further participation in the program.
Students must complete
at least three graduate courses with a grade point average of 3.0 or
better after being admitted or reinstated to candidacy before they may
be considered for graduation.
A student may repeat no
more than two graduate courses, and no graduate course may be repeated
more than once to achieve the required grade point average or number
of "C" grades. A student may repeat additional
graduate courses, but in any event, the prior grade will be used to
decide probation, dismissal, and retention requests.
 A student may earn
undergraduate prerequisites credit by completing approved courses at
another college or university. A student, upon entering the graduate
program, may transfer no more than two graduate courses totaling no
more than six semester credit hours from other colleges or
universities. Transfer credit may be granted for courses completed at
an accredited college or university for graduate credit in computer
science or a closely related discipline with a grade of "B"
or better, and such courses must not have been used for requirements
for a degree from the previous institution. Transfer credit will be
granted only for courses on a student's approved course of study, and
with the approval of his or her academic advisor.
Any graduate courses
completed more than seven years prior to the awarding of a M.S. degree
may not be used to satisfy departmental requirements for that degree. |
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