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      P.O. Box 32133
      CAP Science Building
      Boone, NC
      28608-2133
      (828) 262-2370
      FAX: (828) 262-7000

      Chairperson:
      Dr. James Wilkes
      jtw@cs.appstate.edu

      General Questions:
      info@cs.appstate.edu

Graduate Program Course of Study

The Master's (M.S.) Program

Candidates for the M.S. degree must choose a thesis or non-thesis track.

Thesis track
Students in the thesis track must complete 30 semester hours of approved coursework including 4 to 6 hours for a thesis and an oral defense of their thesis.

Non-thesis track
Students in the non-thesis track must complete 36 semester hours of approved coursework, including the 3 hour project course, CS 5800.

ALL students
All students must take CS 5100, Seminar in Computer Science, and the following four core courses:

CS 5110, Design and Analysis of Algorithms
CS 5483, Computer Architecture
CS 5520, Operating Systems
CS 5666, Software Engineering

Finally, students must demonstrate proficiency in each of the core courses by making a B or higher, or passing a comprehensive written examination for the course.

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