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Masters Degree Details
The B.S. and M.S. are separate degrees.
- Students will be admitted to the Masters program while undergraduates, but don’t attain graduate student status until their Bachelor degree is completed
- Up to 12 credits towards the Masters degree requirements earned after admission* and prior to completion of the Bachelors degree can count towards the Masters degree provided that
- Courses are 500-level* and above
- Courses are not used to fulfill any Bachelors degree requirements
*with a specific exception for students admitted Spring 2008
Degree Requirements
40 credits total, including:
- 36 credits of approved graded 400-level and 500-level courses except as substituted by research credit as described below. Of these courses:
- at least 32 credits must be Computer Science and Engineering courses.
Students who wish to substitute courses in other fields for Computer Science and Engineering courses may petition to do so by presenting a coherent course plan and written justification for this plan to the program advisor for approval by the start of their Master's degree program.
- at least 20 credits must be from 500-level Computer Science and Engineering 4-credit graded courses or other approved Computer Science and Engineering graded coursework at the 500-level totaling at least 20 credits.
- one course must provide training in writing; e.g. TC 401 (5) Style in Scientific and Technical Writing or TC 509 (3) Writing the Scientific Article. This requirement is waived for students who have TC 333 or other course with similar training in writing.
- Four (4) additional credits of Computer Science and Engineering research colloquium or single credit research seminars.
- Students may substitute up to 12 credits of CSE 600 that includes a final written report on the research in place of graded Computer Science and Engineering courses in 1 (a) above. Of these, 4 credits of research may be substituted for graded credits in 1(b) above.
- Subsequent to their admission to the Master’s program, students must complete
- either an approved internship/co-op or at least 3 credits of Computer Science and Engineering research .
- at least one approved course from the Computer Science and Engineering Integrated Project course list
- Up to 12 credits at the 500-level or higher as required above taken subsequent to admission to the Master's program and prior to completion of the Computer Science or Computer Engineering Bachelors degree requirements but not used to satisfy those requirements may be applied to the Master's degree requirements.
Curriculum details:
Writing requirement: One course must provide training in writing; e.g. TC 401 (5) Style in Scientific and Technical Writing or TC 509 (3) Writing the Scientific Article. This requirement is waived for students who have taken TC 333 or some other course with similar training in writing. (TC 333 is required for Computer Engineering)
Integrated Project & Research/Internship Requirements: Subsequent to their admission to the Masters program, students must complete either
- an approved internship/co-op or at least 3 credits of CSE research (CSE 498/9 or 600)
- at least one approved CSE Integrated Project (i.e., Capstone) course. These courses include new 500-level capstone-style courses we will develop as well as CSE 428, CSE 454, CSE 441, CSE 460, CSE 468, CSE 477, and CSE 481.
Potential timelines for completing the degree:
- All masters work in one year
3 graded courses per quarter plus 1-2 credits colloquium/research seminar per quarter
1 course per quarter can be replaced by research
- 12 credits as an undergrad, plus one year of master's work
2 graded courses per quarter or 1 graded course plus research
Questions or concerns?
Please also read through our BS/MS FAQ page. This page, and the FAQ, contains all current details on the CSE combined BS/MS program, and will be updated as new details emerge. While we can't provide any additional details, please contact us if you have questions or concerns.
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