Master in Computer Science for current CS undergraduate students (4+1 Program)
The program should be followed by the student who wants to get a head start on the Master's degree. Graduate Program Director or Academic Advisor identifies students who are eligible for admission to the combined degree program.
Eligibility Requirements
Must be currently enrolled as a degree-seeking FIU undergraduate student
Must have earned at least 70 to 90 credits toward their bachelor’s degree
If over 90 credits completed, must not have started the last 30 credits, final year, of their bachelor’s degree
Must meet all of the graduate admissions requirements for the master’s degree program. Note: The combined programs in CEC require between a 3.25 and 3.3 GPA, depending on the major, on both the overall and upper-division coursework. Please see program description in graduate catalog for applicable GPA requirement.
Application Process
Eligible students print out and complete the combined degree application available online at >http://gradschool.fiu.edu/downloads/4+1_Application_New_2009R.pdf
The Graduate Program Director for the master's program must sign the bottom of the form, stating that the student has met all of the admissions requirements as stated above.
The completed and signed application should be submitted along with a non-refundable $30.00 Application Fee (payable to "Florida International University") to Ms. Maria Parrilla in the Engineering Dean's Office, EC 2430, or to the Graduate Admissions Office, PC 230.
Since the application has been signed off by the GPD of the program, the student's application is automatically updated in PantherSoft as an admission to the program. The admission letter is then printed and sent to the student.
Program Progression after Admission
Registration: Admitted students meet with the Graduate Program Director or Advisor to map out the graduate coursework that will be counted for both programs. (Only 5000 or higher-level courses and no more than 6-12 graduate credits, as specified in the catalog description for the program, can be applied to both degree programs.)
Graduation from BS program: Students are expected to apply for graduation from their bachelor’s degree in the semester in which their undergraduate requirements will be met. (Note: students who have yet to graduate from the bachelor’s degree are considered undergraduates and are therefore ineligible for graduate assistantships and other graduate benefits.)
Entry into Graduate Program: Once the bachelor’s degree is posted, students are automatically enrolled into the master’s degree program.
Graduation from MS Program: Students are expected to graduate from the master’s degree program within a year of completing their bachelor’s degree. NOTE: Both degrees cannot be awarded in the same semester.
Gerneral Requirements
Completed Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at FIU
Coursework:
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Required:
CEN 5011 Advanced Software Engineering COT 5420 Theory of Computation I COP 5725 Principles of Database Management COT 5407 Introduction to Algorithms COP 5614 Operating Systems
Required courses must be completed with an average of "B" or higher, and only one course may receive a grade less than "B-".
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Elective: 5 courses selected from the SCS Graduate Course Offerings
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Overlap: Up to 4 courses (12 credits) may be used in satisfying both the Bachelor's and Master's degree requirements. Courses must be 5000-level SCS Graduate courses.
5000-level Graduate Course Satisfies BS Requirement CEN 5011 Advanced Software Engineering CEN 4010 Software Engineering COP 5725 Principles of Database Management COP 4710 Database COP 5614 Operating Systems COP 4610 Operating Systems COT 5420 Theory of Computation I MAD 3512 Algorithms COT 5407 Introduction to Algorithms Any Set 2 elective * CEN 5120 Expert Systems Any Set 1 elective * CEN 5076 Software Testing Any Set 1 elective * CAP 5602 Artificial Intelligence Any Set 1 elective * COP 5621 Compiler Construction Any Set 1 elective * CAP 5771 Principles of Data Mining Any Set 1 elective * * The courses in each elective set are defined in the computer science information
