Ph.D. Coursework
1. Breakdown of Credit Hours
- Total number of hours required for a Ph.D.: 96 (64 with an approved M.S.)
- Minimum number of coursework hours: 48 (16 with an approved M.S.)
- Minimum number of advanced coursework hours: 24 (16 with an approved M.S.)
- Minimum number of Thesis Research (CS599) hours: 32
At most 12 semester hours of previous graduate course work that has not been applied to any other degree and is not more than 5 years old may be petitioned for transfer credit and applied to the Ph.D. degree requirements.
Candidates who complete a Master of Science in computer science as part of their graduate program or enter the Ph.D. program with an approved Masters degree in computer science, require only 64 hours total (minimum of 16 hours must be advanced coursework).
No more than four hours of CS 591 and/or CS 491 can count toward the total hours required for the Ph.D.
2. Advanced Coursework
Courses in computer science numbered CS 500 - CS 590 or CS 598 are considered Advanced Coursework.
Up to 4 hours of CS 597 (Independent Study) or an approved
non-computer science 500-level course may apply as part of the
advanced coursework requirement.
3. Core Coursework
4. Thesis Hours
A minimum of 32 hours of Thesis Research (CS 599) is required.
Thesis hours may be taken in any semester with approval of the thesis advisor. The CS 599 Thesis Advisor Agreement form must be on file prior to enrolling for thesis hours and prior to taking the qualifying exam.
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