Transcript About Early entry MS program

5-Year BA/BS-MS Degree
Program
Department of Computer Science
University of North Carolina Charlotte
Dr. Barry Wilkinson
Computer Science MS Program Director
[email protected]
Program Description
A dual degree program that allows you to obtain a
BA or BS and an MS degree in Computer Science.
Up to 12 hours of graduate courses can double
count in your BA/BS degree.
MS degree in Computer Science requires 30 hours of
coursework. 12 of these hours can also be used in
your undergraduate degree leaving only 18 more
hours to get your MS degree!!!
Why do it?
According to Winter 2006 Salary Report from
National Association of Colleges and
Employers, average starting salary of
undergraduate computer science graduates is
$50K, and average starting salary of Master's
degree computer science graduates is $68K.
By spending an extra year in school, you can
increase your starting salary by 36%!
Eligibility
• Have taken at least 75 hours of coursework
applicable to the undergraduate CS degree;
• Have achieved a GPA of at least 3.2 overall
and 3.3 in Computer Science courses;
OK How do I apply?
• Meet with MS Program Director to receive advising
about early-entry program.
• Take GRE exam (only verbal, quantitative, and
analytic parts required).
• Submit application for early-entry MS in Computer
Science to the Graduate School.
– Use regular on-line MS application. Check early entry box.
How do I get the degrees?
• Select up to 12 hours of graduate courses from
a list and double count for both BA/BS and MS
degrees.
• Complete requirements for BA/BS degree in CS
– Graduate course work substitutes for
corresponding undergraduate courses
• Carry on taking graduate courses to get MS
degree.
Approved Course Substitutions
Best substitutions are to take 5xxx courses for both
graduate and undergraduate credit.
5xxx level graduate courses are co-taught with 4xxx
level and are essentially the same courses except
possibly some extra assignment work.
Example
ITCS 4102/ITCS 5102 Survey of Prog. Languages
Some 4xxx/5xxx courses
Games courses
• ITCS 5230 Introduction to Game Design and Development
• ITCS 5231 Advanced Game Design and Development
• ITCS 5232 Game Design and Development Studio
• ITCS 5235 Game Engine Construction
• ITCS 5236 Artificial Intelligence for Computer Games
• ITCS 5237 Audio Processing for Entertainment Computing
Some 4xxx/5xxx courses
Graphics/Visualization courses
• ITCS 5120 Introduction to Computer Graphics
• ITCS 5121 Information Visualization
• ITCS 5122 Visual Analytics
• ITCS 5123 Visualization and Visual Communication
• ITCS 5152 Computer Vision
Some 4xxx/5xxx courses
Distributed computing courses
• ITCS 5145 Parallel Computing
• ITCS 5146 Grid Computing
Other Approved Course Substitutions
Elective CSCI U/G Graduate substitutions
(up to 9 hours)
ITCS 3XXX/4XXX (not above) Any CCI graduate course
More Information
• Program home page:
http://www.cci.uncc.edu/cs/site/undergrad_new/five_year_program.cfm
• CS MS degree home page:
http://www.cci.uncc.edu/cs/site/ms/ms_overview.cfm
• All from main CS department home page.
http://www.cci.uncc.edu/cs/site/
Questions