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Admission
In addition to satisfying general University of North Florida criteria for admission into a graduate
program, students wishing to enter the degree program leading to the MS in Computer and
Information Sciences must present:
- total verbal and quantitative GRE scores of 1000 or higher,
- a grade point average of 3.0 or higher in all work attempted as an
upper level student, normally the 60 semester hours taken during the
last two years of undergraduate study, and
- an undergraduate degree supporting graduate study in computer and
information sciences.
Students who do not have a degree in the field will need to complete preparatory course work
with grades of B or better as a post baccalaureate student before seeking admission into the
graduate program. Such students may make an appointment with a School of Computing academic advisor to develop a
program of study to meet background preparation requirements, which must be for computer
science, information systems, or software engineering as outlined below.
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Computer Science Preparation
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Information Systems Preparation
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Object-Oriented programming
Data structures |
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COP 3540
at UNF |
| Database systems |
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COP 4720
at UNF |
Financial Analysis
Management and Marketing |
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FIN 5405 and MAN 5036 at UNF |
Software Engineering Preparation
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Object-Oriented programming
Data structures |
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COP 3540
at UNF |
| Database systems |
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COP 4720
at UNF |
A student who meets all admission requirements should apply for admission as a graduate student
through the
UNF Graduate School.
When all transcripts and test scores have been received by
the
UNF Graduate School,
the completed application package is forwarded to the School
of Computing where it is considered by the School's Graduate
Committee. Upon notification of admission to the graduate program, the student should
meet with the Graduate Director to establish a graduate program of study.
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Program Requirements
A student will complete a thesis defined as follows:
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Thesis -- The student is required to complete 30 credit hours of course
work and a master's thesis (6 credit hours), prepared according to University guidelines. The
thesis requires a significant literature review with the application, synthesis and/or extension of the
knowledge gained to add to the discipline of the computing sciences. A supporting programming
effort may be undertaken to the extent that it provides insight to or data for subsequent research.
The overall effort is to be research-oriented or have a unique and
specific application.
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General Requirements
- All courses taken for credit towards the masters degree must be on an approved program of
study developed with the Graduate Director.
- A total of 36 credit hours of approved 5000 and 6000 level courses
must be completed.
- A minimum of 21 credit hours at the 6000 level must be taken
within the School of Computing (includes 6 credit hours of CIS 6970 for a thesis student).
- With the prior approval of the Graduate Director, the program of study may include up to two
independent studies, each one taken with a different faculty member.
- Up to 6 credit hours may be transferred in or taken from other
colleges within the University or through FEEDS with prior approval of the Graduate Director.
- All courses applied to the program of study must be completed with
a grade of B or better. A course may be repeated at most once.
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