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Graduate & Professional :: School of Computing and Engineering :: Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
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Degree Requirement
To earn an M.S. degree in computer science, the student must
satisfy both the general master of science degree requirements of
the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the requirements of the
CSEE Department for either the thesis or non-thesis option as
outlined below.
Specific Requirements for the Thesis Option:
- Complete a minimum of 27 hours of approved coursework for
graduate credit with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.
- Additionally, complete a minimum of three hours CS 5599 Research and Thesis.
- Complete a minimum of nine hours in the emphasis area.
- Contact a thesis adviser in the semester in which the student completes 12 hours of graduate work.
- Present evidence of research abilities in the form of a master's thesis
resulting from enrollment in at least three hours of
CS 5599 Research and Thesis.
- Pass a general oral examination which may cover all the work covered in
the student's graduate program.
- Satisfy all common requirements (see below).
Specific Requirements for the Non-Thesis Option:
- Complete a minimum of 36 hours of approved coursework for
graduate credit with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.
- Complete a minimum of 12 hours in the emphasis area.
- Contact an adviser after completing 12 hours of graduate
work to complete the program of study.
- Satisfy all common requirements (see below).
Common Requirements and Limitations for Both Options:
- Satisfy the core requirement, presently
CS 5592 and two of the three courses:
CS 5520,
CS 5551, and
CS 5566.
- Complete a minimum of six hours in the secondary concentration.
- Each student must have a plan of study approved by both the student's
supervisory committee and the graduate officer before the end of the semester in which the student completes 12 credit hours of
graduate work.
- No more than nine credit hours total from any transferred coursework taken outside the CSEE department and from
CS 411,
CS 421,
CS 423,
CS 457,
CS 458,
CS 461,
(only one of CS 470 and
CS 471),
CS 493 and
CS 494R
can be used to satisfy degree requirements; these courses cannot be identical to courses already taken for a prior degree and must be completed
with a 3.0 or higher GPA for each course used. Other 300- and 400-level courses do not count toward fulfillment of degree requirements.
- No more than three hours of
CS 5597 (directed readings) can be used to satisfy degree requirements. All
CS 5597 courses to be applied to the master of science in computer science degree requirements must be approved by the SCE
Master's Committee at least six weeks before classes begin.
- No more than one course grade below 3.0 may be applied toward the
degree requirements.
Transfer Credit
Not more than six hours of graduate credit may be transferred from
another recognized graduate school or from another academic unit within UMKC. Transfer credit may be applied toward the master's degree requirements on the approval of the student's graduate adviser and the Master's Committee. No credit hours may be transferred when those hours have been used toward the
completion of any other degree program, graduate or undergraduate.
The total amount of transfer credit and credit from approved CS 400-level classes shall not exceed nine hours.
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