University of Illinois Chicago College of Engineering 7 courses
Applications are considered on an individual basis by the Graduate Admissions Committee. A complete set of transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work is required before an applicant is considered. In addition to the application requirements of the Office of Admissions and the policies set by the Graduate College, applicants must meet the following program requirements: College deadline. Degree requirements: β’ Minimum Semester Hours Required 36. β’ Coursework At least 28 hours (with thesis), 32 hours (with project), 36 hours (for course-work-only); 12 hours of which (for thesis and project) and 16 hours (for coursework-only) must be CS course offerings at the 500 level (excluding CS 590, CS 597, CS 598, and CS 599). No more than one special topics course (CS 594) may be counted toward the 500-level CS requirement. At most 8 hours of preapproved non-CS graduate courses may be counted toward the overall requirement. β’ Comprehensive Examination None. β’ Thesis, Project, or Coursework-Only Options Thesis, project, or coursework-only required. β’ Thesis: Thesis students must earn 8 hours in CS 598; no more than 8 hours of CS 598 may be applied toward the degree. β’ Project: Project students must earn 4 hours in CS 597; no more than 4 hours of CS 597 may be applied toward the degree. β’ Coursework-Only: Students must earn all 36 hours from coursework as described above in Coursework. β’ Student may elect to declare a co-op track at the time of matriculation. The co-cop track requires the completion of ENGR 490 and CS 591. Students must meet the requirements of the department to enter the coursework-only co-op track.
Courses Named in the Requirements
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CS 590 | Research Methods in Computer Science | 4 |
| CS 597 | Project Research | 0-9 |
| CS 598 | M.S. Thesis Research | 0-16 |
| CS 599 | Ph.D. Thesis Research | 0-16 |
| CS 594 | Special Topics | 4 |
| ENGR 490 | Professional Skills for Engineers and Computer Scientists | 1 |
| CS 591 | Internship in Computer Science | 4 |
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