The M.S. General Option is specifically deigned for students who are interested in acquiring the necessary knowledge in development of large software systems ranging in scope from database management systems and data communications networks to operating systems, distributed systems, and graphics and animation systems.

A total of ten (six core and four elective) courses is the minimum required for the M.S. in Computer Science with General Option. Of these, a maximum of two courses may be for an approved research project.

Students take the following six core courses:

• CSC 4005: Object Oriented Design and Data Structures
• CSC 4015: Design and Analysis of Algorithms
• CSC 4035: Computer Systems
• CSC 4045: Theory of Computation
• CSC 4055: Computer Architecture
• CSC 5105: Software Engineering

The core courses require that a student must earn a grade of B or better.

Students take any four CSC courses numbered 5000 and above.

Year/Semester	Fall	Spring
Year One	Core Core Elective	Core Core Elective
Year Two	Core Core Elective	Elective

Note: Students wishing to graduate in 1.5 years may do so by taking four courses during their last fall semester.

Year/Semester	Fall	Spring
Year One	CSC 3405/3605 Elective	Core Core Elective
Year Two	Core Core Elective	Core Core Elective

Note: Students who do not meet prerequisite requirements may also need to take CSC 3675.