Computer Science - M.S. (Online) (Thesis)

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Degree Requirements: 30 Credit Hours

Admission Requirements

Regular Admission

Domestic Candidates:

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or in a related field (Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Software Engineering, etc.) from an accredited program OR Bachelor of Science in a non-computing field with at least two years of relevant professional experience in computing.
Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5/4.0 or its equivalent.
Submit a General GRE score.

International Candidates

International students must enroll in the hybrid delivery program in order to be in compliance with F-1 visa status.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or in a related field (for example, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Software Engineering, etc.).
Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 or equivalent.
Submit a General GRE score.
Submit a minimum TOEFL score of 80 (internet-based). The TOEFL will be waived for international applicants who have graduated from a U.S. College or University.

Provisional Admission

Applicants who meet most (but not all) of the Regular admission requirements may be admitted on a Provisional basis. Applicants granted Provisional admission must earn grades of “B” or higher in the courses taken under the Provisional admission status. Any other conditions of Provisional admission will be stated in the admission letter. Applicants with such admission status may take graduate-level courses counting toward the M.S. degree requirements. It is every student’s responsibility to satisfy their conditions of admission as soon as possible after acceptance. Prerequisites for provisionally admitted students consist of the following graduate courses:

Requirements Credit Hours: 10

Total Credit Hours Credit Hours: 10

Non-Degree Admission

Applicants who have a high number of deficiencies may be granted Non-Degree admission to the College of Graduate Studies to take a limitednumber of graduate level courses.

Program of Study

The graduate student and the graduate advisor shall develop a Programof Study that consists of 30 credits of graduate course work, including 10credits of core courses, 11 credits of elective classes at the 7000 level,and 9 credits of Thesis (CSCI 7999 ).

Core Requirements Credit Hours: 10

Concentration Required and Electives Credit Hours: 11

See Concentrations for CSCI 7XXX courses

Thesis Option (during the last semester) Credit Hours: 9

CSCI 7999 - Thesis (1-6 Credit Hours)

Total Credit Hours: 30

Areas of Concentration

Students must complete Computer Science - M.S. (Hybrid) (Thesis) with one of the following areas of focus:

Students with a 3.8 GPA or higher are encouraged to select the Master’s Thesis option.

Accelerated Bachelors to Masters (ABM)

Degree Requirements: 30 Credit Hours

In accordance with SACSCOC requirements, 120 unique credit hours are required in a Bachelors degree program, and at least 30 unique credit hours are required for a Masters degree program. The MSCS-ABM program combines 124 hours from the BS Computer Science program and 30 hours from the MSCS program, exceeding the required 150 unique hours between undergraduate and graduate degree programs by 4 hours. The Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies Handbook for Program Directors and Graduate Advisors permits a maximum of 9 shared credit hours between the undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Therefore, MSCS-ABM students may share a maximum of 4 credit hours of graduate level courses (5000G) in satisfying the requirements of both degree programs.

Admission Requirements

For regular admission to the Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s of Science in Computer Science (ABM-MSCS) degree program, the applicant must have:

Enrollment as a current Georgia Southern undergraduate student majoring in Computer Science.
Between 75 and 95 (inclusive) credit hours completed in the undergraduate program; including the courses CSCI 1301 , CSCI 1302 , CSCI 3230 and CSCI 3236 , each with a grade of C or better.
A 3.0 (4.0 scale) GPA in computer science undergraduate coursework. ABM programs do not allow provisional admission. ABM programs are designed for students who have demonstrated a high level of undergraduate academic performance that validates their ability to be successful graduate students. Students who do not meet the minimum requirements for regular admission may be granted admission to the program upon approval of an admissions committee consisting of at least the Department Chair and the Graduate Program director.

Advisement

Graduate students are advised by their program. Graduate students should reach out to their graduate program director for information regarding the structures in place to facilitate advisement. For more information visit Graduate Academic Advisement .

Graduate students can also contact the Jack N. Averitt College of
Graduate Studies for more information about their program director.
Phone: 912-478-COGS (2647)
Email: gradschool@georgiasouthern.edu