Programs

At least 31 credit hours of course work (ten courses) are required. At least 21 credit hours must be in courses bearing the CSC prefix, and must include CSC 600 plus three core courses.

The remaining courses may be chosen from the following:

• graduate courses within the College of Engineering (including Computer Science)
• graduate courses in the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• other graduate courses approved by the student's academic advisor
• at most one 400-level course outside computer science, approved by the advisor

All computer science credits must be at or above the 500 level. At most three credits outside computer science may be at the 400 level.

The GRE is required for all students except for those who have graduated from a U.S. university with a major in computer science or computer engineering and have an overall GPA of 3.5. Guideline scores are: Verbal Reasoning 65%, Quantitative Reasoning 85%, Analytical Writing 60%.

Applicants must have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 in order to be considered.

Applicants who do not hold a B.S. degree in computer science may be admitted with preparatory course work which should include a three-semester sequence in differential and integral calculus, a calculus-based course in probability and statistics and 15 credit hours of specified computer science courses.

Letters of recommendation are required.

The TOEFL or IELTS scores (no more than two years old) are required for international applicants unless they have completed one year of study at a university in the United States, Canada or Great Britain.

Graduate School application deadlines:

• Fall semester: June 25 (US citizens); March 1 (Internationals)
• Spring semester: November 25 (US citizens); July 15 (Internationals)
• Summer I: March 25 (US citizens); December 15 (Internationals)
• Summer II: May 10 (US citizens): December 15 (Internationals)

The program consists of 31 credit hours. A full-time graduate student may take 9 credit hours of course work per semester; part-time students typically take 3 or 6 credit hours of course work per semester. All requirements for the degree must be completed within six years of enrolling in the first course which appears on the NC State graduate transcript. All students must comply with Graduate School regulations for continuous registration or must request a leave of absence not to exceed one year.

Students who are employed full-time may enroll in only two courses per semester. It is highly recommended that new students enroll in just one course during their first semester.

Students are assigned an academic advisor and work with this advisor to develop an individual Plan of Graduate Work. Some specialty areas have specific course requirements.

To register for Engineering Online courses, visit the Engineering Online Registration website.