Program Description
The MS CS for Professionals program (ComPro) is designed to facilitate students' entry into industry positions by allowing up to half the credits to be taken by distance education while working in an industry position. The ComPro curriculum shares the same industry relevant courses as the on-campus MS CS program with an additional 8 credits for Curriculum Practical Training (CPT) Practicum courses completed as part of the student's work in a computer science industry position.
Entrance Requirements
Applicants must hold a four-year undergraduate degree, or an approved equivalent, and present a minimum GPA of 3.0 overall or 3.2 in their final two years of study. In addition, students must have a minimum of two years of recent and consecutively paid professional programming experience.
Satisfactory Academic Progress Requirements
Students must achieve a CGPA of 3.00 or higher in all computer science courses.
Graduation Requirements
To graduate with an MS in Computer Science for Professionals, students must complete 44 total credits with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in Computer Science courses.
1. Required University Course (4 credits)
FOR 500 - Science Of Creative Intelligence (SCI) – 4 credits
This course is mandatory for all MIU Computer Science graduate students.
2. Computer Science Coursework (40 credits)
Students must complete 40 credits in Computer Science and approved related coursework, which must include:
- CS 401 – Modern Programming Practices
- CS 435 – Algorithms (must be completed with a minimum grade of B- or higher)
- At least one Systems or Analysis course, selected from the following:
- Big Data
- Big Data Analytics
- Big Data Technology
- Cloud Computing
- Database Management Systems
- Mobile Device Programming
Graduate-Level Coursework Requirements
- Students must complete at least 22 of the 44 total credits in courses at the 5xx level or above.
- At least 20 of these 22 graduate-level credits must be in Computer Science (CS) courses.
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- Students must complete at least 8 credits of approved CPT practicum coursework. These credits are considered equivalent to 4 credits of a 5xx-level CS course and count toward the 20-credit CS requirement.
Academic Performance Requirements
- No more than one course may be completed with a grade of C, C+, or C-.
- The cumulative GPA for Computer Science courses must be 3.0 or higher.
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