BS in CS/CIS and MS in SE Combined Program

Department of Computing Sciences

BS in CS/CIS and MS in SE Combined Program

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science/Computer Information Systems
and
Master of Science in Software Engineering

The Combined Program

An undergraduate student majoring in Computer Science (CS) or Computer Information Systems (CIS) at the University of Scranton may apply for the Combined B.S. (in CS or CIS) and M.S. (in Software Engineering) Program hosted by the Department of Computing Sciences. Such a student would normally be able to earn both the Baccalaureate and Master's degrees in a total of five years of study.

Normally a baccalaureate degree takes four years to complete and a master's degree takes an additional two years. A student can finish the Combined program in only five years because it allows up to 12 credits of graduate work to be applied to both degrees. For Computer Science majors,

SE510 replaces CMPS374
SE598 replaces CMPS490
SE504 replaces CS elective
SE521 replaces CS elective (namely, CMPS341)

and for Computer Information Systems majors,

SE524 replaces CMPS331
SE521 replaces CMPS341
SE598 replaces CMPS490
SE510 replaces CS elective (namely, CMPS374)

SE 510 and SE 598 have been used to satisfy the Writing Intensive requirement of the undergraduate GE Curriculum.

Students in the Combined Program are eligible for graduate assistantships.

Admission Requirements

A CS or CIS student at the University of Scranton may apply for the Combined B.S. and M.S. program if he/she has achieved an overall Grade Point Average of

3.5 after 64 semester hours,
3.4 after 80 semester hours,
3.3 after 96 semester hours, or
3.2 after 112 semester hours.

A student who has earned credits elsewhere, including transfer credits from other colleges and/or AP courses taken in high school, may also apply for the Combined Program after he/she has earned at least 32 graded semester hours at the University of Scranton within the indicated GPA requirements.

The Combined Program prefers that applicants have at least one summer of internship experience (or the equivalent) in the discipline before entering the program and that they complete a second summer internship while in the program.

Application for Admission

A student who is interested in the Combined Program is encouraged to talk to the program director of the Software Engineering program and to his/her undergraduate academic advisor. Application for the Combined program entails:

Completing the Application for Graduate Admission.
Completing the Combined Baccalaureate and Master's Degree Program form.
Providing three letters of recommendation. The letters should be written by instructors who are familiar with the student's achievements and intended academic goals. References may use the graduate school's recommendation form.
Providing official transcripts ("student" copies are not acceptable) of all previous undergraduate and graduate work completed at accredited institutions.
Submitting a GRE or GMAT score.

Sample Course Schedules

The following tables show a typical course-taking schedule of CMPS and SE graduate courses for Computer Science and Computer Information Systems majors.

For Computer Science majors:

	Fall	Spring
Freshman	CMPS134	CMPS144
Sophomore	CMPS240	CMPS250 CMPS260
Junior	CMPS340 CMPS350 CMPS352	SE521 CMPS344 CS elective
Senior	SE510 or SE516^* SE501 SE500	SE532 or SE524^* SE504 SE507
Fifth Year	SE516 or SE510^* SE515 SE598	SE524 or SE532^* SE599

For Computer Information Systems majors:

	Fall	Spring
Freshman	CMPS134	CMPS144
Sophomore	CMPS240	CMPS250
Junior	CMPS330 CMPS340 CMPS352	SE521 CS elective CS elective
Senior	SE510 or SE516^* SE501 SE500	SE532 or SE524^* SE504 SE507
Fifth Year	SE516 or SE510* SE515 SE598	SE524 or SE532* SE599

* Indicated pairs of courses are offered in alternating years. One is taken in the senior year, the other in the 5th year.