M.A. and M.S. in Computer Science

Admission Requirements

1. Completion of a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
2. An undergraduate minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
3. Achievement in General (verbal, quantitative and analytical writing) GRE scores.

Prerequisite Requirements

1. Discrete Mathematics
2. Programming Principles and Techniques
3. Algorithms and Data Structures
4. Computer Architecture
5. Operating Systems
6. Calculus II (Integral Calculus and Analytical Geometry)

Students may satisfy any or all of the listed prerequisites by completing equivalent courses at Hofstra or an accredited institution. With the permission of the Graduate Program Director, eligible students may elect to sit for proficiency examinations. Applicants without undergraduate computer science degrees may be admitted as provisionally matriculated students if they meet all admission criteria except for the required prerequisites. They can enroll in graduate courses if they meet individual course prerequisites and satisfy the general requirements before completing 12 semester hours of graduate study. This condition is automatically lifted as soon as the prerequisites or their equivalents are satisfactorily completed.