Degree Requirements

Undergraduate

• Degrees Offered

  • B.S. in Computer Science, Professional Computer Science Concentration (accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org)
    • minor of your choice required - possible 4 year course schedule (pdf)
  • B.S. in Computer Science, Business Applications Concentration (not accredited)
    
    • minor option 1, Business Administration - possible 4 year course schedule (pdf)
    • minor option 2, Mathematics with additional business courses - possible 4 year course schedule (pdf)
  • Computer Science minor - 17 semester hours
    
    • CSCI 1170
    • CSCI 2170
    • additional courses including 6 hours selected from upper-division Computer Science with approval of the minor advisor
    • credit in secondary computer languages toward a minor is limited to three hours
    • GPA of 2.00 is required in the Computer Science minor
  • Bachelor's degree requirements (detailed catalog description)
  • undergraduate course descriptions
  • course prerequisite map (pdf)
  • course scheduling patterns
  • possible transfer equivalencies
  • Tennessee Transfer Pathway
  • For help with this process, contact your major and/or minor advisor
  • To obtain a major advisor, come to the Department of Computer Science office (KOM 306)
  • See Dr. Chrisila Pettey for minor advising

• Graduation Information

  • general graduation related forms are located on the Records forms page, you will need the following:
    
    • Intent to Graduate (Undergraduate Notice)
  • upper division forms
  • exit interview
  • major field test
    • major field test sample questions
  • general education exit exam

• Internship Information (if you desire credit for 4910)

  • intern manual (pdf)
  • intern evaluation form (pdf)

Additional information about undergraduate programs is available in the MTSU Undergraduate Catalog.

Graduate

• Degree Information

  • admission to the Master's program
  • Master's degree requirements
  • graduate course descriptions
  • course scheduling patterns

• Graduation Information

  • general graduation related forms are located on the College of Graduate Studies forms page, you may need the following:
    
    • Master/Ed.S. Degree Plan (under Master and Specialist in Education Graduation Forms)
    • Intent to Graduate Guidelines (under Graduation Forms)
    • Intent to Graduate (under Graduation Forms)
    • Thesis Advisory Committee and Advancement to Candidacy (under Other Program Forms)
    • Thesis Checklist (under Other Program Forms)
  • CSCI document templates
    
    • CSCI thesis template (doc)
    • ACM SIG and Conference word template (doc) (for use with the thesis checklist as sample "instructions for author" style manual)

Additional information about graduate programs is available in the MTSU Graduate Catalog.

The Department enforces academic integrity standards in all its programs.