Computer Science

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Faculty

All applicants must submit the following:

1.       A completed Iona graduate application form.

2.       Official transcripts from all undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools attended. Student copies are not accepted.

3.       At least one recommendation, completed on the Iona recommendation form and submitted by the recommender directly to Iona’s Graduate Admissions.

4.       A statement of professional and personal goals.

5.       Payment of the application fee.

NOTE: The GRE is not required in the Computer Science program.

Applications are reviewed by Iona’s Graduate Admissions Office and the Computer Science Department. When reviewing applications, Iona’s admissions team examines both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the candidate’s application, including their academic background, professional development and aspirations, and other circumstances. Based on the above, a student may be admitted with a matriculated or conditional status:

Matriculated Status

Accepted students will typically be considered for a matriculated status if they provide evidence of completion of a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a closely related field with a minimum 3.0 GPA.

Conditional Status

In some cases, students may be admitted to the program with non-matriculated status based on an evaluation of all quantitative and qualitative factors and circumstances of the applicant’s academic and professional background. Such circumstances may include a GPA lower than 3.0 or an undergraduate degree in a field other than Computer Science or a related field. In such cases, after a consultation and upon the recommendation of the graduate program coordinator, the student may be accepted as non-matriculated until the specified conditions for matriculation are met:

• Applicants who do not have an undergraduate degree in Computer Science or a related field must demonstrate academic aptitude towards Computer Science by completing two transition courses (CS 510 Discrete Mathematics and CS 520 Introduction to Computer Science) and achieving a ‘B’ or better in each course.
• Students admitted with a GPA lower than 3.0 must obtain a ‘B’ or better in all courses during their first semester at Iona.

Competency Equivalencies

Students who can demonstrate course competencies in core courses may request that those specific course(s) be waived. Waiving a particular core course does not reduce the overall credit count of the program: Each waived course will be substituted with an appropriate CS elective course in consultation with the departmental graduate coordinator and with the approval of the Iona School of Arts & Sciences director of graduate programs. A copy of this approval will be presented to the Dean’s Office in the School of Arts and Science for placement in the student’s folder.

Graduation Requirements

1. Completion of 33 credits including the appropriate distribution of credits. Note: Transition courses do not count toward the 33 credits required for graduation.
2. A minimum GPA of 3.0.
3. Acceptance of a thesis or completion of CS 780  and CS 784  capstone sequence.
4. All requirements must be completed within five years from the date of admission.

Student Learning Outcomes

At the end of the program, students should be able to

1. Work independently to analyze the requirements of problems of appropriate complexity and then design and implement solutions.
2. Communicate clearly and effectively on technical issues in both oral and written form.
3. Work collaboratively on problems of appropriate complexity.
4. Adapt readily to new technologies and/or disciplines.

Programs

• Computer Science, MS (0701)
• Computer Science, MS with a Concentration in Cyber Security (0701)
• Computer Science, MS with a Concentration in Game Development (0701)

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