An
applicant must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution
and satisfy entrance requirements set forth by the Graduate School of
The University of Southern Mississippi.
Program
Prerequisites
Prospective students must show proficiency in certain Computer Science
and related areas before attempting graduate level classwork. Prerequisites
are dependent upon which degree program the student wishes to enter.
Prerequisites
For Entrance Into The M.S. Program In Computer Science
Prerequisites
for the M. S. degree in Computer Science fall into four categories.
1. The student
must show proficiency in materials encompassed in eight areas as outlined
in The Association for Computing Machinery's (ACM) Curriculum 91. These
areas and their USM equivalent course numbers are listed below.
Operating
Systems and Computer Architecture I (CSC 306 & CSC 306L)
Data
Structures and Algorithm Analysis (CSC 307)
Organization
of Programming Languages (CSC 308)
Software
Design and Development (CSC 414 & CSC 414L) {Software Engineering}
2. The student
must additionally show proficiency in the material encompassed in any
3 additional areas. These areas and their USM equivalent course numbers
are listed below.
Introduction
to File Processing (CSC 205)
Multiprocessing
(CSC 410)
Database
Management Systems Design (CSC 411)
Artificial
Intelligence (CSC 412)
Algorithms
(CSC 413)
Theory
of Programming Languages (CSC 415)
A student's
plan and time table may affect his/her selections from the above mentioned
courses. E.G., a student may plan to take 600 level classes from the graduate
core in the first semester. In this case, it is highly recommended that
these areas include CSC 410 and CSC 415 since these courses are prerequisites
for courses in the graduate core. Some other student may prefer to take
the graduate versions of these courses, CSC 510 and CSC 515, in his/her
first semester of graduate studies. 3.
The student is expected to be proficient in mathematics through integral
calculus, basic probability, discrete mathematics, and linear algebra. The
USM course equivalents of these course are listed below:
Calculus
II with Analytic Geometry (MAT 168 )
Methods
of Mathematical Statistics (CSS 415 or MAT 470)
Discrete
Mathematics (MAT 340 or CSC 301)
Linear
Algebra (MAT 316 or MAT 326)
4. The student
is also expected to have satisfactory written and oral communication skills.
Prerequisites
For Entrance Into The M.S. Program In Computational Science
The prospective student must show proficiency in the subject material
covered in the following courses:(USM equivalent course numbers have been
placed in parentheses behind each course title)
Calculus
I With Analytic Geometry (MAT 167)
Calculus
II With Analytic Geometry (MAT 168)
Calculus
III With Analytic Geometry (MAT 169)
Multivariable
Calculus (MAT 280)
Linear
Algebra (MAT 326)
Introduction
To Differential Equations (MAT 385)
General
Physics I (PHY 201)
General
Physics II (PHY 202)
Mechanics
(PHY351) or Elementary Modern Physics (PHY 361)
Computer
Science I (CSC 101)
Computer
Science II (CSC 102)
Data
Structures And Algorithm Analysis (CSC 307)
Students
Who Have Not Acquired The Required Proficiency
The student who does not have proficiency in these areas must obtain them
before attempting graduate level courses which have these courses as prerequisites.
This proficiency is usually attained by completing the appropriate undergraduate
courses. Prerequisite courses must be taken for letter grade credit.
The Graduate
Record Examination
All graduate students are required by the USM Graduate School to take
the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) before nine hours of graduate-level
classwork are completed. No other test (ex: GMAT, LSAT, Miller Analogies,
etc.) may be substituted for the Graduate Record Examination. Students
with undergraduate Computer Science backgrounds are encouraged to take
the Advanced Test in Computer Science. Additional information concerning
this examination may be obtained by writing:
Educational
Testing Service
Box 955
Princeton, NJ 08540
This test
is usually administered five times per school year (October, December,
February, April, and June).
