■ Master of Science in Computer Science

Program Objective

The Master of Science in Computer Science (M.S.C.S.) and the Master of Science in Information Systems (M.S.I.S.) programs present advanced information on computer information systems, computer programming languages, Internet programming languages, software engineering, computer database applications, computer network, e-commerce and artificial intelligence. Graduates are in great demand by high tech companies and by firms needing to realign their programs and operations to meet the challenges of new technologies.

Graduation Requirements

The M.S.C.S. and M.S.I.S. degrees are conferred upon satisfactory completion of sixty-four (64) quarter units and fifty-six (56) quarter units for students who fulfilled prerequisite requirements. The GPA for the degrees must be 3.00 (B) or better, with no grade below B in the major field. Students must complete all requirements within three (3) years from candidacy.

The graduation requirements are summarized as follows:

Description	M.S.C.S. M.S.I.S. With Prerequisite Courses	M.S.C.S. M.S.I.S. Without Prerequisite Courses
Prerequisite Courses M.S. Required Courses Major Courses Electives	8 units 24 units 16 units 16 units	0 units 24 units 16 units 16 units
TOTAL	64 units	56 units

MS Concentration

M.S. in Computer Science (M.S.C.S.)

The M.S.C.S. program is designed to prepare the graduate student with the skills, knowledge, and creativity to provide the technical leadership required to solve industrial, community, regional, national, and global problems through applied research projects. Students must take the following:

		UNITS	UNITS
PREREQUISITE COURSES (8 Units Required) Prerequisite courses are required for non-computer science or non-information systems undergraduate majors or those students with insufficient background in computer programming.		8	0
Elect two	CS110 Computer Programming 1 CS120 Computer Programming 2 CS180 Digital Computation and Programming CS282 COBOL Programming CS383 PASCAL Programming CS484 C Programming IS100 Introduction to Computer Information Systems IS320 Computer Technology and Applications	4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
M.S. REQUIRED COURSES (Six)		24	24
CS500	Computer Operating Systems	4	4
CS503	Theory of Computation	4	4
CS508	Programming Languages	4	4
CS509	Design and Analysis of Algorithms	4	4
IS505	Computer Information Systems	4	4
IS540	Advanced Internet Programming 1	4	4
MAJOR COURSES (Four)		16	16
CS514	Software Engineering	4	4
CS516	Computer Networks	4	4
CS540	Computer Data Management	4	4
CS599	Computer Science Design Project	4	4
ELECTIVE COURSES (Four)		16	16
Elect four	Student may choose any appropriate computer science, information systems, or business related courses. (Refer to M.S.C.S. Elective Course List)
TOTAL GRADUATION REQUIREMENT UNITS		64	56