On Campus Program Overview
The computer science M.S. program at Syracuse University is designed to make sure graduates are at the leading edge of modern technology and in demand by industry. Students will learn from internationally renowned leaders in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, software design, cyber-physical systems, quantum computing and wireless systems. The program has two special characteristics: flexibility in its program structure and emphasis on mathematical content. A candidate for MSCS degree is required to take ten graduate-level courses (30 credits), including four required (core) courses.
In each of the core courses, the student must achieve a course grade of B- or better.
In each of the core courses, a student is assigned an additional grade based solely on his/her performance in the final comprehensive examination of the course. The candidate is required to achieve an average grade of B- (2.667) or better in these four final exam grades.
The remaining six courses are chosen by the candidate from a wide range of graduate-level courses in computer science and computer engineering offered each semester to form a coherent program of study.
Also, the conditions for successful completion of MSCS degree are:
- At most, two courses at the 500 level may be included in the program of study.
- The program of study of ten courses must be ‘coherent,’ i.e., graduate courses taken outside of computer science area must meet relevancy criteria.
- Within this program, the student may elect to prepare and defend a master’s thesis, in accord with the rules of the Graduate School, for up to six of the required 30 credits.
