Master of Science Degree

The guidelines on this website describe departmental requirements for the Master of Science degree program in Computer Science (CS) at Oklahoma State University. Admission requirements are also included.

These guidelines are those of the Computer Science Department. Certain other regulations are imposed by the Oklahoma State University Graduate College and are described in the Oklahoma State University Catalog. It is the student's responsibility to satisfy all requirements of the Computer Science Department and the Graduate College.

Graduate students are expected to participate in the professional activities of the department. This includes attending seminars and colloquia, and suggesting improvements in curriculum and teaching.

• Requirements for Admission

  In addition to the requirements listed in the Catalog, students must satisfy the following requirements:

   

  1. A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university;

  2. Either a "B" average or better during the last two years of studies or a substantial demonstration of mature performance in an industrial environment;

  3. English language proficiency as determined by the graduate college. See English Proficiency

  4. Successful completion of an 8-hour calculus sequence;

  5. An undergraduate major in computer science or significant course work or work experience in computer science.

  6. Official GRE Verbal and Quantitative scores are required

   

  A student well prepared for M.S. study should have a good background in mainstream computer science. This includes experience with procedural programming languages (e.g., Ada, C, C++, Java, Pascal, or Smalltalk), and non-procedural languages (e.g., Lisp, Prolog, or ML); background in computer architecture or assembly language, data structures, operating systems, software engineering, and related mathematics (e.g., mathematical logic, discrete mathematics, and calculus). A student who lacks experience in some of these areas may be admitted with deficiencies listed.

   

  There are no minimum requirements for admission, either on grades or on GRE scores; each application is considered and judged as a whole by the Graduate Committee.

   

  The TOEFL for international applicants is a matter for the Graduate College rather than for the department. The Graduate College will not forward an international application to the department until the applicant has satisfied whatever TOEFL requirement, if any, is required for that applicant. Even if a TOEFL score is high enough for admission, the Graduate College may require a newly admitted international student to take one three-hour English course. If this is the case, it will be specified on the Certificate of Admission that is sent to the applicant when he or she is admitted.

   

  • Nominal deadlines for application to CS graduate study are April 1 for study beginning in a fall semester and September 1 for a spring semester.

  • The application cannot be considered until all of these materials are received by the department.

  • Send all application materials to the Graduate College. Application forms are available at the Graduate College site.

• Academic Catalog

  Master's in Computer Science

• Frequently Asked Questions
  Graduate Program FAQ
• Financial Aid for Graduate Students in Computer Science

  Several teaching and research assistantships are available each semester. Stipends for half-time assistantships for graduate students are $17,359 for the academic year (nine months). Recipients qualify for in-state tuition rates.

  
  Some graduate students are employed by other departments on campus as research assistants or as programmers. Opportunities arise at various times throughout the year for qualified applicants. Some of these jobs carry in-state tuition rates, but most do not.