Program Description

The Department of Computer Science offers programs leading to the Master of Science and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees with a major in computer science. The department's programs prepare graduate students for positions in the design and development of computer systems and applications in business and industry and for scientific positions in industrial or academic computing research. Areas of research interest within the department currently include algorithms (bioinformatics, geometric, graph), artificial intelligence (natural language processing, machine learning, vision), parallel, distributed, and high performance computing, programming languages and compilers, security, systems (operating systems, networking, storage, databases), and visualization and graphics.

Admission Requirements

• A recognized undergraduate (bachelor’s) degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the United States based on comparable credit. Or, for international students, an equivalent/comparable bachelor’s degree.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher (last 60 units completed)
• Computer Programming Requirement: Recent (no more than 3 years) coursework and/or experience in computer programming OR students must successfully pass the Python Challenge, a Python skills assessment

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
6	6	6	6	7

Remarks:

• Yearly tuition fee is given
• I20(Visa Letter) can be obtained only after submitting a bank statement with a balance of USD $59,275.