EECS Department
1000 E. University Ave
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307 766 2279
Email: eecs@uwyo.edu
The combined BS/MS program in Electrical, and Computer Engineering enables especially well-qualified students to be admitted to the MS program during the junior year, allowing a simultaneous pursuit of the BS and MS degrees. BS/MS students may have up to six credit hours count toward both the undergraduate and graduate requirements to reduce the period of study.
Students enrolled in this program gain the advantage of a reduced course workload so that they may devote more time to investigation, thus enhancing the quality of research products and expediting degree completion.
A BS/MS student with fewer than 128 credit hours is considered an undergraduate, subject to the department undergraduate regulations and not eligible to be a graduate assistant.
A maximum of 6 credit hours of ECE courses at the 4000 or 5000 level may be counted toward both the undergraduate and MS degree requirements, subject to the approval of the student's advisor and the ECE Graduate Coordinator.
A BS/MS student must secure a faculty advisor and submit a plan of study by advising
The MSCS Quick Start program in Computer Science (COSC) is designed to present highly qualified UW students with the opportunity to begin graduate study while they complete their bachelor of science (BS) degree in COSC. These students may apply for admission to the Quick Start program during the second semester of their junior year or during their senior year.
This program allows for early planning of the graduate portion of a student’s education and provides more flexibility in the number of required courses and the order in which they are taken. The more efficient and better-planned use of time should result in reduction of the time required for obtaining the Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS) degree. Students who enter the Quick Start program must accept the primary responsibility for actively planning their programs of study to assure timely completion of their coursework and research programs.
The Quick Start program contains two essential elements:
Students are eligible to apply to the MSCS Quickstart program in the second semester of their Junior year. Applications must be submitted through the Office of Admissions and approved by the COSC Graduate Admissions Committee. Minimum requirements for admission to the joint program are:
In lieu of requirement (1) above, undergraduate transfer students must have successfully com- pleted, with a grade of B or better, two equivalent courses from two of the four areas listed below. Course equivalents are determined by the graduate admissions committee. Transfer students must have also completed at least 12 credit hours of courses at UW in order to be eligible for admission.
Area |
Course |
Title |
ALG |
COSC 3020 |
Algorithms and Data Structures |
TH |
COSC 4200 |
Computability and Complexity |
PL |
COSC 4780 COSC 4785 |
Principles of Programming Languages Compiler Construction I |
OS |
COSC 4740 |
Operating Systems Design |
Prior to completion of all requirements for the BS degree, students in the Quick Start program must complete all requirements for admission to the COSC graduate program. The Graduate Records Examination may be waived. Failure to complete admission requirements will result in suspension from the program.
A student in the Quick Start program must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00 in his or her undergraduate courses, a GPA of at least 3.0 in COSC courses and a GPA of at least 3.0 in 5000-level courses in order to remain in good standing in the program. Failure to meet the GPA requirement places a student on probation for one semester. If the GPA requirement is not met after that semester, the student will be suspended from the program.
Students in the Quick Start program must begin full-time graduate study in the semester following completion of the BS degree. A student who fails to remain continuously enrolled at UW will need to apply for readmission to the graduate program.
The program of study may include courses to be taken from the senior year through the end of the MS program. This plan must be submitted to the students faculty advisor and filed in the students COSC Department records by the end of the first semester in which the student has been admitted into the program. The plan of study is to be submitted to the registrar by the end of the students first semester in the graduate program.
EECS Department
1000 E. University Ave
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307 766 2279
Email: eecs@uwyo.edu