Requirements

Admission Requirements

• The general admissions requirements for this program are set by the Auburn University Graduate School.

Graduate School Minimum Requirements:

• A minimum of 15 semester credits in 7000/8000 level courses
• A minimum of 21 semester credits in the major area
• A minimum of 24 semester credits taken at Auburn

Degree Requirements

• The Master of Computer Science and Software Engineering program requires 33 semester credit hours:
  • 33 semester hours course work concentration in software engineering, networks, operating systems, intelligent systems
  • 3 hours of Software Engineering Design Project (included in the 33 hours)

Departmental Prerequisites

For those applicants with little formal training and/or experience in Computer Science or Software Engineering, the following prerequisite areas are considered essential to succeed in our graduate programs.

1. FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCEINCE, including programming in C, C++, or Java, and data structures.

2. MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, including discrete structures, algorithms design and analysis.

3. COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND SYSTEM SOFTWARE, including assembly language and operating systems.

However, the prerequisite prescription is largely dependent on the individual applicant's background and experience.

One limitation of the Outreach program is that the undergraduate prerequisites (see below) are not available through the Auburn Outreach program. Potential applicants without formal Computer Science or Software Engineering education would have to fulfill the prerequisite requirement from other universities or colleges.

Equipment Requirements

• Students are required to have either a Personal Computer or Laptop (Celeron 1.0 GHz minimum/ Pentium 4 1.5 GHz desired). CDROM drive required/DVD drive suggested
• Students must have access to the Internet (dial up minimum, high speed suggested)
• Course materials are delivered in DVD-R format, therefore students must have access to a DVD player\drive on which to view the course videos.

Other Requirements

• Each candidate must pass an on-campus final written examination covering the course work taken for this degree.
• The Graduate School allows a student 5 years from the time of admittance to complete the degree program.