Department of Math and Computer Science
CS Master's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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1. What are the requirements/prerequisites for the Master's program?
   MS Admission Prerequisites
2. What are the requirements if I have just a three year degree?
   Fourth Year Bridge Program
3. What are the requirements for the Master's degree?
   MS Brochure
4. What about the comprehensive exam?
   MS Comprehensive Exam
5. What are the requirments for the Writing Skills Test (WST)?
   WST
6. What about the new GRE's Analytics Writing Measure?
   GRE Analytic Writing Measure
   Note this score is listed as WAS (Written Analytic Skill) on Sailor.
   A score of 0045 (i.e., 4.5) means the student is exempt from the WST.
7. How do I switch to classified status?
8. How do I file for graduation?
9. Do I have to take a course over again?
   • If you received a D+ or lower, you must take the course over again.
   • Instead of Academic Renewal (for undergraduates), graduate students can have courses removed from the GPA calculation with "z-coding".
   • A student who retakes a course where the original grade was C+ or lower may have the old grade removed from the transcript GPA ("z-coding") with the permission of the CS Graduate Committee. Both grades will still appear on the transcript.