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Nov 27, 2024
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2009-2011 Graduate Catalog ARCHIVED CATALOG: CONTENT MAY NOT BE CURRENT. USE THE DROP DOWN ABOVE TO ACCESS THE CURRENT CATALOG.
Informatics M.S.
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The objective of the M.S. in Informatics is to provide graduates with a balanced mix of theoretical and practical knowledge of Informatics. Graduates will be capable of assisting organizations of all sizes in leveraging information technology in other disciplines.
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Admission Requirements
Admission to the program may be granted for either the Fall or Spring semester. Admission requirements include:
- Online application to the Graduate College.
- Bachelor’s degree degree in informatics, computer science, information systems, information science or one of the cognate areas.
- A minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or a 3.25 for the last 2 years of undergraduate work is required.
- GRE 1200 minimum with no less than 500 in either the verbal or quantitative test.
- TOEFL minimums of 213 (Computer), 550 (paper), 80 (Internet) for international applicants.
- Three letters of recommendation from former instructors or employers that address the applicant’s potential as a graduate student in the informatics area.
- Academic transcripts.
- Resume.
- A personal statement of purpose, which should be as specific as possible, and should include the applicant’s objectives and areas of interest(s).
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Degree Requirements
The degree is comprised of 36 credits of coursework. Fifteen (15) credits comprise an essential set of core courses. Fifteen (15) credits address elective topics or pre-approved courses from cognate areas. Students must complete:
INF 790 - Informatics Project and:
INF 792 - Internship .
The informatics core courses include: Notes
Master’s degree with “thesis-option” is also available. The thesis option would be consisted of the same coursework load as the “non-thesis option” except that at least 6 credits of M.S. thesis work would take the place of INF 790 Informatics Project and one of the Cognate or Informatics Elective Course.
Students must meet a minimum 3.0 GPA for graduation. Students must also agree to abide by the Association for Computing Machinery’s “Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct” for computing professionals (http://www.acm.org/constitution/code.html). |
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