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Programs of Study, 1997-1999
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Head of the Department: Daniel Reed
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. E-mail: academic@cs.uiuc.edu. URL: http://www.cs.uiuc.edu
GRADUATE FACULTY
Professors: G.G. Belford, R. H. Campbell, G. F. Dejong, 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, D. A. Padua-Haiek, S. R. Ray, D. Reed, E. M. Reingold, P. E. Saylor, R. D. Skeel
Associate Professors: G. Agha, A. Chien, H. G. Friedman, Jr., M. T. Harandi, L. V. Kale, S. N. Kamin, M. D. Mickunas, L. Pitt, J. Ponce, U. Reddy, L. A. Rendell, P. M. Vaidya, M. S. Winslett
Assistant Professors: R. Gupta, C. Hayes, S. Mehrotra, K. Nahrstedt, F. Saied, J. Torrellas
GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
The Department of Computer Science offers graduate programs leading to the degrees of Ph.D., M.S., and M.C.S. (a nonthesis option). The M.S. requires eight units of course work, including a one-unit thesis (one unit equals four 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 nine units of course work. 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 recommended for applicants to the Ph.D. program. 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 3.6 (A = 4.0); the total GRE (general) scores averaged 2,000 (2,400 maximum).
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