{"id":2449,"date":"2020-06-19T10:53:45","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T15:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cs.miu.edu\/mum\/?page_id=2449"},"modified":"2025-12-22T15:15:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T21:15:57","slug":"mscs-degree-graduation-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cs.miu.edu\/mum\/mscs-degree-graduation-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (MSCS) DEGREE REQUIREMENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>There are two options to enroll in the MSCS degree of the Computer Professionals (ComPro) program:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Computer Professionals (ComPro) Program: On-Campus + DE<\/li>\r\n<li>Full-Time On-Campus Program: All On-Campus<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The graduation requirements for each are outlined below.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Computer Professionals (ComPro) Program<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Combination of On-Campus and Distance Education (DE) courses with Curricular Practical Training (CPT)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>To graduate with an MS in Computer Science for Professionals, students must complete 44 total credits with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in Computer Science courses.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>1. Required University Course (4 credits)<\/strong><br \/>FOR 500 &#8211; Science Of Creative Intelligence (SCI) \u2013 4 credits<br \/>This course is mandatory for all MIU Computer Science graduate students.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>2. Computer Science Coursework (40 credits)<\/strong><br \/>Students must complete 40 credits in Computer Science and approved related coursework, which must include:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>CS 401 \u2013 Modern Programming Practices<\/li>\r\n<li>CS 435 \u2013 Algorithms (must be completed with a minimum grade of B- or higher)<\/li>\r\n<li>At least one Systems or Analysis course, selected from the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Big Data<\/li>\r\n<li>Big Data Analytics<\/li>\r\n<li>Big Data Technology<\/li>\r\n<li>Cloud Computing<\/li>\r\n<li>Database Management Systems<\/li>\r\n<li>Parallel Programming<\/li>\r\n<li>Mobile Device Programming<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Graduate-Level Coursework Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Students must complete at least 22 of the 44 total credits in courses at the 5xx level or above.<\/li>\r\n<li>At least 16 of these 22 graduate-level credits must be Computer Science (CS) courses.<\/li>\r\n<li>Up to 8 credits of approved Curriculum Practical Training (CPT) Practicum coursework.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Academic Performance Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>No more than one course may be completed with a grade of C, C+, or C-.<\/li>\r\n<li>The cumulative GPA for Computer Science courses must be 3.0 or higher.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Full-Time On-Campus Program<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><strong><u><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>To graduate with an MS in Computer Science, students must complete 44 total credits with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in Computer Science courses.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>1. Required University Course (4 credits)<\/strong><br \/>FOR 500 &#8211; Science Of Creative Intelligence (SCI) \u2013 4 credits<br \/>This course is mandatory for all MIU Computer Science graduate students.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>2. Computer Science Coursework (40 credits)<\/strong><br \/>Students must complete 40 credits in Computer Science and approved related coursework, which must include:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>CS 401 \u2013 Modern Programming Practices<\/li>\r\n<li>CS 435 \u2013 Algorithms (must be completed with a minimum grade of B- or higher)<\/li>\r\n<li>At least one Systems or Analysis course, selected from the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Big Data<\/li>\r\n<li>Big Data Analytics<\/li>\r\n<li>Big Data Technology<\/li>\r\n<li>Cloud Computing<\/li>\r\n<li>Database Management Systems<\/li>\r\n<li>Parallel Programming<\/li>\r\n<li>Mobile Device Programming<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Graduate-Level Coursework Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Students must complete at least 22 of the 44 total credits in courses at the 5xx level or above.<\/li>\r\n<li>At least 20 of these 22 graduate-level credits must be Computer Science (CS) courses.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Academic Performance Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>No more than one course may be completed with a grade of C, C+, or C-.<\/li>\r\n<li>The cumulative GPA for Computer Science courses must be 3.0 or higher.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong><u>Data Science Certificate:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>All MSCS students can apply for a Data Science Course Completion Certificate with a concentration in Data Science after they complete any three of the following Data Science courses (within the MSCS Program), earning a grade of B or higher:<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\r\n<li>CS 522 Big Data<\/li>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\r\n<li>CS 523 Big Data Technology<\/li>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\r\n<li>CS 488 Big Data Analytics<\/li>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\r\n<li>CS 582 Machine Learning<\/li>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\r\n<li>CS 589 Artificial Intelligence<\/li>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are two options to enroll in the MSCS degree of the Computer Professionals (ComPro) program: Computer Professionals (ComPro) Program: On-Campus + DE Full-Time On-Campus Program: All On-Campus The graduation requirements for each are outlined below. Computer Professionals (ComPro) Program <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cs.miu.edu\/mum\/mscs-degree-graduation-requirements\/\" class=\"read-more\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2449","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"CS Admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.cs.miu.edu\/mum\/author\/csnetadmin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":null,"rttpg_excerpt":"There are two options to enroll in the MSCS degree of the Computer Professionals (ComPro) program: Computer Professionals (ComPro) Program: On-Campus + DE Full-Time On-Campus Program: All On-Campus The graduation requirements for each are outlined below. 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