Graduate
Programs
Effective:
October 1999
The following
recommendations are scheduled to appear in the 2000-2001 Hofstra
Bulletin. Students are urged to pursue this course of study
immediately upon entering the program.
Requirements
- Completion
of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution, and
- An
undergraduate minimum grade-point average of 3.0 on a 4.0
scale, and
- Achievement
in General (verbal, quantitative, and analytic) GRE scores.
Prerequisite
Requirements
The following
prerequisite courses or their equivalents must be completed
with a 3.0 grade-point average before commencing graduate-level
courses. These courses do not count toward the graduate degree.
CSC 14,
15, 16, 110, 112, 120, 161; MATH 19, 20. (See course offerings
page)
| Master
of Arts Computer Science |
| Degree Requirements |
Candidates for graduation
must fulfill the following requirements.
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- The successful
completion of at least 33 semester hours and a grade of C or better
in all courses with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 in work
completed at Hofstra toward the graduate degree.
- The completion
in residence at Hofstra of 27 semester hours in computer science
- Required courses
CSC 204 Algorithms I: Sorting
and Searching
CSC 256 Advanced Operating
Systems Design
- Electives
Eight additional graduate courses (24 semester hours) taken under advisement. Up
to 6 s.h. of graduate courses in areas outside of computer science
may be taken with the prior approval of the graduate coordinator
- Capstone Experience*
CSC 300 Independent Projects
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| Master
of Science Computer Science |
| Degree Requirements |
Candidates for graduation
must fulfill the following requirements.
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- The successful
completion of at least 33 semester hours and a grade of C or better
in all courses with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 in work
completed at Hofstra toward the graduate degree
- The completion
in residence at Hofstra of 27 semester hours in computer science
- Required courses
CSC 204 Algorithms I: Sorting and Searching
CSC 256 Advanced Operating Systems Design
- Breadth Requirement
One course in each of the three following areas: theory, software and
hardware
TH: CSC 201B, 202, 205, 206,
207, 208
SW: CSC 252, 253, 254, 258
HW: CSC 280, 282, 284, 286, 287
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Capstone Experience*
CSC 301-302 Thesis
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Partial
Listing of Computer Science Graduate Courses
and Prerequisites 
Prerequisite
courses (or their equivalents)
- CSC
014 Discrete Structures
- CSC
015 Fundamentals of Computer Science I
- CSC
016 Fundamentals of Computer Science II
- CSC
110 Introduction to Computer Architecture
- CSC
112 Computer Operating Systems
- CSC
120 Algorithms and Data Structures
- CSC
161 Introduction to Automata Theory
- MAT019
Calculus I
- MAT020
Calculus II
Credit
by examination
Graduate
students who have a strong background in Computer Science
but do not have certain prerequisite courses may attempt to
have their prerequisites waived by taking special examinations.
For further details consult the Graduate Credit by Examination
section of the Hofstra Bulletin.
Certificate
of Computer Science program (School of Continuing Education)
Students
who graduate from the Certificate in Computer Science program
at the Hofstra School of Continuing Education will have most
of their Computer Science prerequisites waived.
M.A.
Required Courses
- CSC
204 Algorithms I: Sorting and Searching
- CSC
256 Advanced Operating Systems Design
- CSC
300 Independent Projects
M.S.
Required Courses
- CSC
204 Algorithms I: Sorting and Searching
- CSC
256 Advanced Operating Systems Design
- CSC
301-302 Thesis
M.S. Breadth Courses
Theory
- CSC
201B Logic Applications to Software
- CSC
202 Computability
- CSC
205 Algorithms II: Combinatorial Algorithms
- CSC
206 Analysis of Algorithms and Complexity Theory
- CSC
207 Advanced Data Structures
- CSC
208 Formal Languages, Grammar, and Automata
Software
- CSC
252 Survey of Programming Languages
- CSC
253 Design of Programming Languages
- CSC
254 Database Design
- CSC
258 Compiler Construction
Hardware
- CSC
280 Logic Design and Switching Theory
- CSC
282 Real-Time Systems
- CSC
284 Computer Communication Networks and Distributed Processing
- CSC
286 Computer Organization I
- CSC
287 Computer Organization II
*A 3 semester hour elective is recommended in the research
area
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