Head of the Department: D.H. Lawrie
Correspondence and Information: Academic Office, 2413 Digital Computer Laboratory , Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 West Springfield Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801; (217) 333-3527. Electronic mail: academic@cs.uiuc.edu.
GRADUATE FACULTY
Professors: G.G. Belford, R.H. Campbell, N. Dershowitz, H. Edelsbrunner,
M. Faiman, M. Heath, T. Kerkhoven, W.J. Kubitz, D.H. Lawrie, C.L. Liu, J.W-S.
Liu, S. Muroga, S.R. Ray, D. Reed, E.M. Reingold, P.E. Saylor, R.D. Skeel
Associate Professors: G. Agha, G. Dejong, H.G. Friedman, Jr., M.T. Harandi, L.V. Kale, S.N. Kamin, S. Kaplan, M.D. Mickunas, D. Padua-Haiek, L. Pitt, J. Ponce, U. Reddy, L.A. Rendell, P. M. Vaidya, M. S. Winslett
Assistant Professors: A. Chien, R. Gupta, C. Hayes, S. Mehrotra, F. Saied, J. Torrellas
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
The Department of Computer Science offers graduate programs leading to the
degrees of Ph.D., M.S., M.C.S. (a nonthesis option), and M.S.T.C.S. (for
teachers). The M.S. requires 8 units of course work, including a l-unit thesis
(1 unit equals 4 semester hours). The Ph.D. requires 24 units, including 12
units of course work, which usually includes an M.S., and a thesis describing
original research. The M.C.S., a terminal degree, requires 9 units of course
work. The M.S.T.C.S. requires 8 units of course work and approved teaching
experience. There are also programs that enable students to combine an M.C.S.
with an M.Arch. or an M.B.A. For an application and departmental materials that
provide greater detail on programs, offerings, admission, degree requirements,
and financial aid, contact the department at the above addresses or telephone
number.
ADMISSION
Those seeking admission to any of the department's graduate programs should
write, telephone, or send e-mail for an application package. Applicants should
state whether they are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or international
students. All materials, credentials, and test scores must be received by the
following deadlines: there is no separate deadline for summer or fall
terms--January 15; for spring terms--September 1. Applicants must hold (or be
about to receive, for admission only applicants) a bachelor's degree equivalent
to that granted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Their
grade-point average (GPA) for the last 60 semester hours of undergraduate study
must correspond to a B or higher. If they also hold a master's degree, the GPA
for that must also be at least a B. In addition to a completed application
form, applicants must send the designated fee payable to the University,
official copies of transcripts of all completed university course work, and
three letters of reference. All applicants must also submit their scores on the
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general aptitude tests: verbal, quantitative,
and analytical portions. A score for the Computer Science Subject Test is not
required, but if included will be considered in evaluating the application.
International applicants whose native language is not English and who have
attended a university in an English-speaking country for less than two years
must submit a score of at least 570 for the Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOFEL). In addition, all applicants, regardless of U.S. citizenship,
whose native language is not English and who wish to be considered for teaching
assistantships must submit a score of 230 or more for the Test of Spoken
English (TSE). This is a law of the state of Illinois which the department has
no authority to waive. The recommended background for entering students is a
bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or computer engineering.
Students with degrees from other disciplines who have had mathematics through
calculus and linear algebra are also admitted, but may not be qualified
initially to be awarded assistantships in computer science. The GPAs of
applicants admitted for the past few years have averaged 4.6 (A = 5.0); the
total GRE (general) scores averaged 2,000 (2,400 maximum).
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