A Letter to Prospective Graduate Applicants
Dear
Prospective Graduate Student:
Thank you for your interest in
the graduate
program of the Computer Science
Department at Kent State
University.
The Department
offers four graduate degree programs:
A
Master
of Science degree program with two concentration tracks:
A
non-thesis Master's degree program that supports the needs of
persons seeking graduate education for entry into non-academic
careers or to enhance and expand their career options.
A
thesis Master's degree program that fosters close collaboration
between research and academic needs. It is designed for students
who seek academic careers or positions in industrial research and
development (R&D), or students who want to continue their
education into the PhD program.
While
the latter requires writing a thesis, the former does not require
writing a thesis, but the student is required to complete a project
and take an oral examination.
A
Master
of Art degree program that provides students with the technical
knowledge and skills necessary for success within the information
and high technology industries. The program emphasizes breadth of
knowledge in advanced computer science topics to augment the
student's baccalaureate degree.
A
PhD
degree program that promotes research, discovery and
integration. It is designed for students interested in becoming
professional scholars, college and university teachers, or
independent research workers in private, industrial or government
research institutions.
A Combined
Baccalaureate and Masters (4+1) degree program which is a
fast-track to graduate education. It is designed primarily as an
option for advanced students in our Baccalaureate program .
The
Computer Science Department has 19 faculty
members, approximately 100 graduate students and approximately
250 undergraduate students. The department covers nearly every aspect
of computer science, including:
database
systems, data mining,
distributed
systems, parallel processing, interconnection networks
,
graphics,
scientific visualization, image processing,,
software
engineering,
algorithms
and computational theory, computational
intelligence,
communication
networks, wireless and sensor networks, and multimedia networking,
web-based
applications, symbolic computation, multimedia languages,
information
security, and network security.
Students entering
our Master's program are generally expected to have a Bachelor's
degree in computer science or a related discipline, with a grade
point average of 3.0 out of 4.0. GRE is not required but recommended
for admission and used as one of the criteria for financial aid
consideration. A minimum TOEFL score of 527 (paper base), 197
(computer base), or 71 (IBT) is required for International
applicants.
We
expect applicants to our program to have mathematical proficiency
through Linear Algebra and Discrete Mathematics, and to have taken
computer science course work that minimally includes Data Structures,
Structure of Programming Languages, Operating Systems, and Computer
Architecture.
Several types of Graduate
Assistantships are available on competitive basis. The
assistantship normally carries tuition scholarship plus stipend.
Applications
for financial assistantship must be received before the deadlines of
January 31
(for Fall
applications) or September
15 (for
Spring applications). Students who receive awards will be notified by
early March, or late October, respectively. Unfortunately, due to the
large number of requests, we can only notify applicants who will be
awarded an assistantship. All graduate applicants will automatically
be evaluated for graduate assistantship.
If you
are interested in our program, please apply
electronically through the Admissions
Office at Kent State
University. Please refer to FAQ to find answers to some
typical questions about the graduate program.
If you have any further questions, please contact
cs-gradcoord@cs.kent.edu
.
We
appreciate your interest in our program, and we look forward to
considering your application!
Graduate
Coordinator
cs-gradcoord@cs.kent.edu
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