Computer Science - M.S. (Online) (Non-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: 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 limited number of graduate-level courses.

Program of Study

Research Project Option

The graduate student and the graduate advisor shall develop a Program of Study that consists of 30 credits of graduate course work, including 10 credits of core courses, 17 credits of elective classes at the 7000 level, and 3 credits of Research Project in Computer Science (CSCI 7899 )(project option).

Course Only Option

The graduate student and the graduate advisor shall develop a Program of Study that consists of 30 credits of graduate course work, including 10 credits of core courses, 20 credits of elective classes at the 7000 level, and CSCI Graduate Technical Seminar (course only).

Core Requirements Credit Hours: 10

Concentration Required and Electives Credit Hours: 9

See Concentrations for CSCI 7XXX courses

Electives Credit Hours: 8-11

Any CSCI 7XXX Courses

Culminating Experience (during the last semester) Credit Hours: 0 or 3

Total Credit Hours: 30

Areas of Concentration

Students must complete Computer Science - M.S. (Hybrid) (Non-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.

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