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Head of the Department: Marc Snir
Department of Computer Science
1210 Siebel Center
201 N. Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-4428
academic@cs.uiuc.edu
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 32 gh of coursework, including a 4 gh thesis. The Ph.D.
requires 96 gh, including 48 gh of coursework, which usually includes
an M.S., and a thesis describing original research. The M.C.S., a
terminal degree, requires 36 gh of coursework. 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 visit the department’s Web site and download
the necessary forms and information. If this is not possible, then
they may 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: for summer
or fall term–December 20; for spring term–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. The minimum grade point average (GPA)
for the last 60 semester hours of undergraduate study (or for all
graduate study if applicant holds a master’s degree) must correspond
to a B or higher. 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 coursework, and three letters
of reference. All applicants must also submit scores for 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 on the paper-based Test of English
as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) (230 on the computer-based version).
In addition, all applicants, regardless of U.S. citizenship, whose
native language is not English and who wish to be considered for teaching
assistantships (the most common form of financial aid for new graduate
students in the department) must submit a score of 50 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).
Graduate Teaching Experience
Although teaching is not a general Graduate College requirement, experience
in teaching is considered an important part of the graduate experience
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