COMPUTER SCIENCES Criteria for Satisfactory Progress To make progress toward a graduate degree, students must meet the Graduate School requirements in addition to the requirements of the department or program. See Graduate School degree requirements in the front of this catalog.
M.S.	PH.D.
Overall GPA Follow Graduate School policy	Overall GPA Follow Graduate School policy
Other Grade Requirements Follow Graduate School policy	Other Grade Requirements Follow Graduate School policy
Probation Policy Follow Graduate School policy	Probation Policy Follow Graduate School policy
Specific Courses No	Specific Courses No
Specific Credits Yes A minimum of 24 credits in courses numbered 400 or above; 15 must be taken in core courses (Comp Sci courses numbered 700-889, excluding 799). Contact the department for more information.	Specific Credits No
Examinations No	Examinations / Time Constraints Yes / Yes A qualifying examination in one of ten areas must be passed before being considered eligible for the preliminary examination. Contact the department for more information.
Other Assessments / Time Constraints Yes / No Students may choose to write either a thesis or a project report. Contact the department for more information.	Other Assessments / Time Constraints Yes / No Candidates must conduct a substantial piece of original research in computer science and report it in a dissertation.
Language Requirements No	Language Requirements No
	Minor Requirements Follow Graduate School policy
Advisor Follow Graduate School policy	Advisor Follow Graduate School policy
Review Policy Follow Graduate School policy	Review Policy Follow Graduate School policy