The Master of Science (M.S.) in Computer Science is a research-oriented degree that can be counted toward the Computer Science Ph.D.
Course List
Code |
Title |
Hours |
CS 599 | Thesis Research (minimum applied toward degree) | 4 |
| 9-12 |
| 12 |
| 4-7 |
Total Hours | 32 |
Other Requirements1
Grad Other Degree Requirements Single Column
Requirement |
Other Requirements and Conditions may overlap |
A minimum of 16 CS credit hours must be taken from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus. |
A minimum of 12 500-level credit hours overall. |
A maximum of 4 hours of CS 591 and CS 491 may be applied toward the degree. |
A grade of B- or higher is required for Breadth Requirement course work. |
At most, 12 semester credit hours of previous graduate course work may be transferred and applied to the M.S. degree requirements and 12 credit hours of non-degree graduate courses completed in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign may be transferred and applied to the M.S. degree requirements. |
It is each student's responsibility to secure a M.S. thesis advisor and start thesis research no later than the beginning of the third semester in the program. |
All degree requirements must be completed within five consecutive semesters (only fall and spring semesters are counted). |
The minimum program GPA is 3.0. |