Graduate Advising Center

Yes, in certain instances the GRE can be waived.

For Master's students, applicants with a Wright State University BA or a BS degree from the College of Engineering and Computer Science whose undergraduate GPA is above 3.3 are not required to take the GRE. Additionally, applicants with a graduate degree in engineering, science, or mathematics from a United States institution are not required to take the GRE. However, the GRE is highly recommended for applicants who are or will be applying for graduate assistantships.

Teaching assistantships are available on a competitive basis for students who have established strong academic credentials and can demonstrate good communication skills and teaching potential. Candidates are ordinarily chosen based upon credentials established at Wright State University.

Students employed as teaching assistants are required to complete the thesis option.

Candidates are ordinarily chosen based upon credentials established at Wright State University. Research assistantship availability is dependent upon faculty research grants and contracts.

Students employed as research assistants are required to complete the thesis option.

A student entering the program with a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree must complete a minimum of 136 credit hours.

A student entering the program with a Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field from a regionally accredited university must complete a minimum of 91 credit hours.

• A student must complete a minimum of 76 hours of course work at the graduate level. CS 600 and CEG 633 will not be counted toward meeting this requirement. The 76 credit hours in courses must include completion of either the Computer Science or Computer Engineering Core courses.
• At least 40 hours of formal computer science and computer engineering courses available to graduate students only (CS/CEG 700/800 level).
  
  • A course other than those listed may be used to satisfy the graduate only course requirement if it is part of a coherent program and has received approval from the Graduate Studies Committee prior to enrollment in the course.
• At least 24 hours of graduate level Computer Science and Engineering technical electives including at least 8 hours of formal course work. Up to 12 hours of thesis research (CS 799 or CEG 799) taken at Wright State in the successful completion of a Master's thesis may be included in these hours.
• At least 12 credit hours of graduate courses outside of the Computer Science and Engineering Department e.g. mathematics or statistics, electrical engineering, psychology, biology, etc. that provide a coherent second area of specialization that complements the student's research area.
  • Courses that are co-listed as CS or CEG cannot be used toward this requirement (Except MTH 607, MTH 619, MTH 656, MTH 658, EE 619, EE 654, EE 656, EE 659, EE 662, and HFE 665).

Computer Science Core Curriculum

• Operating Systems CEG 730
• Data Base CS 701
• Programming Languages CS 784
• Computer Science Theory CS 740

Computer Engineering Core Curriculum

• Operating Systems CEG 730
• Architecture CEG 720
• Networking CEG 702
• Theory CEG 770

Additional Requirements

A student's program of study must include:

• Registration for the Candidacy Examination (CS 894 or CEG 894)
• Registration for the Dissertation Defense (CS 896 or CEG 896)
• Registration for 36 hours of Residency Research (CS 897 or CEG 897)
• Passing the Ph.D. Qualifying Examination

To satisfy the Qualifying Requirement a student should complete the computer science or computer engineering core courses and accumulating a GPA of 3.75 or higher. The student may retake the final examination in any of the core courses that received a grade lower than A at the next offering of the course. The effective grade of a core course for the purpose of calculating the Qualifying Examination grade point average (QEGPA) will be the higher of the original course grade and the subsequent examination grade. If at any time the student's QEGPA in core courses reaches 3.75, the student will satisfy the Qualifier requirement. Alternatively, if student's QEGPA in core courses reaches 3.5 and satisfies either of the following, again the student will satisfy the Qualifier Requirement:

• the student's GPA in her/his approved program of study exceeds 3.75, or
• the student's GPA in her/his approved program of study falls between 3.5 and 3.75 and the student demonstrates progress in her/his research by having a paper accepted in a journal or a competitive conference in computer science or computer engineering.

A student who does not satisfy the Qualifier Requirement within two years after entering the program will be dismissal from the Doctoral program.

Please download our Department of Computer Science and Engineering Graduate Policies Manual. This manual will provide you with all of the information you need to become a graduate student at Wright State University.