Outline � General information � Admission conditions UTSA Computer Science � Transfer credits MS Degree Program � Program options � Courses & Comprehensive exam � Academic Status � Financial Aids Weining Zhang � Ph. D. program General Information General Information � Program Administration � Number of Students � Graduate Studies Committee Fall 2002 Spr 2003 Sum 2003 Fall 2003 Spr 2004 Sum 2004 Fall 2004 Spr 2005 Sum 2005 Fall 2005 • Deal with issues of admissions and petitions Admitted 56 27 4 64 22 7 28 19 5 40 for both Ph.D. and Master programs Enrolled 64 66 8 69 51 22 54 57 18 59 � Graduate Advisor of Record • General administration (mostly paperwork) Graduated 15 22 17 � Department staff • Secretary for graduate programs � Graduate Faculty • Developing guidelines and curriculum http://www.cs.utsa.edu/graduate/ms.shtml • Teaching, supervising 1
Academic Advisors Admission Conditions � One is assigned for each MS student � Typical admission conditions are � the name is listed on the admission letter � Taking some undergraduate courses � A faculty who advises about academic � Admission in probation status � Must be satisfied in a year since admission issues, such as taking courses, degree � Course conditions can be removed if options, comp. exam, etc. � they are completed with a grade B or better � Can be changed at anytime � an equivalent courses ware taken at another � with a Change of Advisor form institute � requires signatures of current and new � course condition is not satisfied by passing a advisors. graduate course of the same subject Admission Conditions Transfer Credits � To remove the admission condition, submit � The regulation: � Must be graduate credits earned in other a petition using the Student Petition form institutes � Include supporting documents, such as � Has not been counted towards another Master • Course descriptions degree • Syllabus of the courses � Up to 6 credit hours, depending on courses • … � Submit a Student Petition form � The petition must be approved by the Graduate Studies Committee � With supporting documents (course descriptions, syllabus, etc.) � Graduate Studies Committee will make decisions case-by-case 2
MS Degree Requirements Thesis Option � In general, 36 credit hours � Requirements � Specifics depending on Options � 12 hours of required courses • CS 5363, 5513, 5523, 5633 1. Thesis Option � 18 hours of elective courses which may include 2. Non-thesis Option up to 6 hours of CS 6953 Independent Study I. Project � 6 hours of CS 6983 Master Thesis II. Course • The actual number of hours required by the thesis may be more than 6, but only 6 hours will be counted towards the degree • Thesis research is supervised individually by faculty � Pass a Comprehensive Exam (Thesis defense) Project Option Time Required by Research � Requirements � Thesis/project options typically take two or � 12 hours of required courses more years � 18 hours of elective courses not Including CS � Students should look for research topics 6953 Independent Study and supervisors early in the program � 6 hours of CS 5971-6 Directed Research or CS6953 Independent Study (hopefully in the second semester) • The actual hours required may be more than � Must realize that research always takes 6, but only 6 hours will be counted towards longer than one may expect the degree • Directed Research is supervised individually by faculty � Pass a Comprehensive Exam (project presentation) 3
Course Option Concentrations � Requirements � MS program has two concentrations: � 12 hours of required courses � Security Concentration � 24 hours of elective courses � Software Engineering Concentration • CS 6953 Independent Study is not � Each concentration has some required recommended for this option courses � Pass a Comprehensive exam (research paper � These courses cannot be substituted by CS presentation, more on this topic later) 6953 Independent Study Non-CS Courses Non-lectured Courses � A maximum 6 credit hours of non-CS � These include Independent Study, Directed courses may be counted towards the Research, & Thesis courses Masters degree � Suggestions: � In the past, not many requests were approved � take no more than 3 hours per semester � To get a course counted, a student must � discuss with the instructor if you want more � petition with supporting documents describing than 3 hours in a semester the course such as instructor, syllabus, � An incomplete (IN) grade of these courses textbooks, assignment, exams, etc. may cause some visa problems for an � Get a supporting letter from a faculty advisor International student � Grad Studies Committee makes a decision case-by-case 4
Comprehensive Exam Academic Status � Required for every MS student � Good Standing � The procedure: � with no pending condition � maintain 3.0+ overall GPA and 3.0+ semester � choose a topic (typically 3 research papers) GPA � submit a form to create an exam committee � Academic Probation consisting of 3 graduate faculty members (at least 2 from CS) � overall GPA >= 3.0 but semester GPA < 3.0, or � reserve a room (usually for 1.5 hour) � a D in a course � provide exam committee members with � Academic Dismissal reading materials (papers, copy of slides, etc.) � overall GPA < 3.0, � take the exam by giving a presentation and � an F in a course, or answering questions from the committee � Academic Probation in two consecutive semesters Reinstatement Financial Aid � Teaching Assistants � If dismissed, the student may apply to the � Assigned by Department Chair Graduate School for reinstatement � Recommended by faculty � But must wait after a regular semester (sooner if � Research Assistants approved by GSC) � Supported by individual faculty members � Reinstatement needs the approval of GSC, � Scholarships dept chair, associate dean, & graduate dean � Available from time to time � A request for reinstatement may be denied � Sign on scholarship@cs.utsa.edu � May need to take 9 hours of graduate courses � If so, an international student may have to leave or perform research tasks the country � Small grants � May be available from various sources • The university, Graduate School, NSF, etc. 5
Ph. D. Program in CS Further Questions � Research-oriented, leading to the highest � Direct your questions to degree, different career paths � Department staff � Graduate Advisor of Record � Can apply with or without a MS degree in � Academic Advisor CS � the Graduate School � deadline: Feb. 1 for Fall enrollment � If interested, discuss it with faculty or with Graduate Advisor of Record 6
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