Computer Information Systems (M.S.)

Academic Year

2012-2013

School

Graduate School School Web site

School Dean

Henry Flores, Ph.D. hflores@stmarytx.edu

Department

Computer Science

Program Director

Carol Luckhardt Redfield, Ph.D. credfield@stmarytx.edu

Admission Requirements

To be considered for admission into St. Mary's University Graduate School, you will need to submit the following (along with application):

• (2) Letters of Recommendation
• (2) Official Transcripts reflecting your degree earned.
• Official GRE or GMAT Scores
• Official TOEFL or IELTS (international students only)
• Financial Guarantee (international students only)

Program Specific Admission Requirements

Admission is granted to those with high promise for success in graduate study. Applicants demonstrate this potential through previous academic records, testing, certification and work performance. Some talented undergraduates may want to apply to our combined BA/BS+MS program where a student can take up to 12 credit hours of graduate work while completing an undergraduate degree. Those students may take the GRE anytime before the first semester after completing the undergraduate degree. For Admissions to the Master of Science in Computer Information Systems program, applicants should have typing, word processing (Microsoft Word equivalent), and computer programming (any high-level language) skills in addition to the following prerequisites:

• Undergraduate mathematics class, algebra or higher, with a C or better
• Programming classes including data structures with a C or better
• One other technology-related class

Applicants for other disciplines or those lacking specific classes may be admitted with the provision that they take the prerequisite courses selected by the graduate program director on an individual basis. Some of these prerequisites may be fulfilled by work certification or previous experience. Applicants that fail to meet any of the above standard may be admitted on a conditional basis.

Prerequisites

To be considered for admission to this master's program, applicants should have acquired the following prerequisites:

• Minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.7 out of a possible 4.0 in a bachelor's degree
• Minimum Graduate Record Exam quantitative score of 143 or better (480 on tests prior to 2011), or a minimum GMAT score of 334
• For international students, minimum TOEFL score of at least 80 on the Internet-based test or 5.0 on IELTS. Some students may be required to take an English class for graduate international students as part of their degree plan.
• Completed application form with
  • written statement of purpose indicating interest and objective
  • two letters of recommendation
  • official transcripts of all college-level work

International Students

Please note that for students from outside of the United States, completed applications must be in the Graduate Admissions office at least 6 weeks before classes begin to be considered for that semester. GRE and English proficiency scores must be at St. Mary's before the application can be reviewed, and if accepted, an I-20 can be issued. International students may be required to be evaluated by English department faculty and may be required to take English classes so that the students can be successful in our classes.

Our students should have their own laptop computers that they bring to class and a printer at their home. To be compatible with St. Mary's computer systems, check the characteristics of other notebooks computers.

Degree Requirements

Computer Information Systems (33hrs)

Course #	Course Title	Hours
Computer Science Core (15hrs):
CS6310	Systems Analysis & Design	3
CS6320	Files & Databases	3
CS6330	Advanced Network & Data-Communications	3
CS6340	Advanced Software Engineering	3
CS6350	Hardware & Operating Systems	3
Computer Science Electives (9hrs):
CS6185	Internship	1
CS6285	Internship	2
CS6315	Artificial Intelligence	3
CS6325	Computer Graphics	3
CS6375	Special Topics in Computer Science (May be taken more than once with different topic)	3
CS6385	Internship	3
Business Electives (9 hrs):
Any three 3-credit hour BA classes for which the pre-requisites are met.
Total hours		33

Computer Information Systems (33hrs)
Thesis Option

Course #	Course Title	Hours
Computer Science Core (15hrs):
CS6310	Systems Analysis & Design	3
CS6320	Files & Databases	3
CS6330	Advanced Network & Data-Communications	3
CS6340	Advanced Software Engineering	3
CS6350	Hardware & Operating Systems	3
Computer Science Electives (6hrs):
CS6315	Artificial Intelligence	3
CS6325	Computer Graphics	3
CS6375	Special Topics in Computer Science (May be taken more than once with different topic)	3
CS6385	Internship	3
Business Electives (9 hrs):
Any three 3-credit hour BA classes for which the pre-requisites are met.
Thesis (3hrs):
CS6390	Thesis	3
Total hours		33

Department Courses and Descriptions

Department Courses and Descriptions

Department Faculty

Computer Information Systems (M.S.) Faculty Website

Department Website

Computer Information Systems (M.S.) Website