CS Department Requirements Employment 5 year BSMS

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CS Department RequirementsEmployment5 year
BS/MS
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Degree Options

• The department has 5 options for the
  undergraduate degree
• Science
• Information Systems (soon to be Software
  Development)
• Digital
• Bioinformatics
• Information Technology (soon to be IS)

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Day vs Distance Program

• Generally, when a course is offered in the
  evening program (gt2420), it is not offered that
  semester in the day program
• To find the evening courses, look under Regional
  Campuses Distance Education Face-to-Face
  Broadcast courses
• Day students can register for distance classes
  there is no longer a fee difference.

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Options - Differences

• Science
• More math
• Additional 2 semesters of math after calculus
  (1220)
• Scientific applications
• Good for graduate work in CS
• ABET/CSAB accredited

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Options - Differences

• Information Systems
• Less math
• Still requires 1 year of Science/Engineering
  calculus
• Business or IS applications
• Works best for MIS graduate schools or MBA, but
  still ok for CS grad work
• ABET/CSAB accredited

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Options - Differences

• Digital
• Similar to ECE (Computer Engineering)
• Some ECE courses to take
• Good for people wanting hardware/software/interfac
  e/embedded systems type work
• Good for graduate programs, CS or CE
• ABET/CSAB accredited

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Options - Differences

• Bioinformatics
• Similar math to digital systems - but
• More Biology Chemistry
• New emerging field
• Good for graduate school, especially
  Bioinformatics
• ABET/CSAB accredited

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Options - Differences

• Information Technology
• Strong Business emphasis
• Not MIS/BIS much more rigor and programming,
  similar business classes
• Good for MBA (business core almost completed)
• Will be ABET/CSAB CS/IS accredited

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The BS and Accreditation

• Every BS degree offered by USU is accredited
• That is not the same accreditation as say a
  diploma mill
• ABET (Accrediting Board for Engineering and
  Technology) is now the CS professional
  accreditation
• ABET also accredits Engineering programs

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Distance CS Programs

• All of the offered Distance CS Degrees are ABET
  accredited

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Course Requirements

• Every BS degree has
• Major core or foundation course requirements
• Option course requirements
• College of Science Requirements
• General Education
• States General Ed
• USUs general Ed includes (beyond the associate
  degree)
• Depth SS
• Depth HA
• Total Credits gt 120
• gt 40 credits at 3000-level or above

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• Major Core Computer Science All options
  14
• CS 1700 Intro to Computer Science CS 1
  3
• CS 1710 Intro to Computer Science CS 1 LAB
  1
• CS 1720 (QI) Intro to Computer Science CS 2
  3
• CS 2200 (QI) Algorithms and Data Structure CS 3
  3
• CS 2370 (CI) Software Engineering 3
• CS 3000 Undergraduate Seminar 1

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• Major Core Computer Science All options
  14
• New State mandated numbering (Fall 2006)
• CS 1400 Intro to Computer Science CS 1
  3
• CS 1405 Intro to Computer Science CS 1 LAB
  1
• CS 1410 (QI) Intro to Computer Science CS 2
  3
• CS 2420 (QI) Algorithms and Data Structure CS 3
  3
• CS 2450 (CI) Software Engineering 3
• CS 3000 Undergraduate Seminar 1

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• Mathematics Core Science/Digital/IS/Bio.
  11
• Math 1210 Calculus 4
• Math 1220 Calculus 4
• Math 3310 Discrete Math 3
• Mathematics Core IT 4
• Math 1100 Calculus Techniques 4
• Or
• Math 1210 Calculus 4
• Operations Research IS/IT 3
• BA 3080 Operations Research 3

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• Statistics Core Science/Digital/Bio.
  3
• Stat 3000 Statistics for Scientists Engineers
  3
• Or
• Math 5710 Probability and Statistics 3
• Statistics Core IS/IT 4
• Stat 2300 Business Statistics 4

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• Org Arch Science/IS/Bio./IT 6
• CS2550 Computer Organization 3
• CS3550 Computer Architecture 3
• Or
• CS2810 3
• Org Arch Digital 8
• ECE 2250 Electrical Circuits 4
• ECE 2700 Digital Circuits 4

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Core Course Changes

• Software Engineering
• Becomes CS2450, 3450 starting Spring 2009
• Computer Organization(2550, 2810 gt 2810, 3810)
• Last offering of CS2550 Spring 2008
• Last offering of CS2810 Fall 2008
• New CS2810 Fall 2008
• New 3810 Spring 2009

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• Additional Math./Quantitative Requirements -
  Science
• Science 10
• Math 2210 (QI) Multivariable Calculus 3
• Math 2250 (QI) Linear Alg Diff. Equations
  4
• 5610 Comp Linear Alg Solutions of Sys of Eq 3
• Or
• Additional science class accepted by the
  department
• Note
• One more appropriate math course gives math
  minor
• Department adviser has a list of accepted
  classes
• Note
• The math department suggests it is better to
  take math 2270 (LA,3) and 2280 (DE,3) in place of
  2250 (LADE, 4)

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• Additional Math./Quantitative Requirements
• Digital 4
• Math 2250 Linear Alg. Diff. Equations 4
• Bioinformatics 3-4
• Math 2250 Linear Alg. Diff. Equations 4
• Or
• Math 2270 Linear Algebra 3

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• Additional Math./Quantitative Requirements
• IS/IT 10
• Acct 2010 Survey of Accounting I 3
• Acct 2020 Survey of Accounting II 4
• Econ 1500 (BAI) Intro to Economic Inst 3

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• CS Foundation Science/Digital/IS/IT/Bio. 9
• CS 3100 Operating Systems Concurrency 3
• CS 4700 Programming Languages 3
• CS 5050 Advanced Alg. 3
• CS 5070 Computer Science Capstone 1
• (Capstone is required for all CS majors)

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What is the Capstone Class?

• P/F, 1 credit, software project
• Most easily taken with a 4 credit class
• Not part of the course, graded separately
• Can be taken with a 3 credit 5000 or 6000 level
  class
• Must be approved by the 5070 instructor
• Will be an expansion of the 4-credit class
  project, or possibly a new project associated
  with a 3 credit class
• Must include components as described in the 5070
  evaluation sheet
• Project is turned in on Thursday of dead week,
  and is evaluated by a faculty committee during
  finals week. It includes a student oral
  presentation.

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What is the Capstone Class?

• Technical skills which should be exhibited in a
  capstone project
• Programming skills (from CS 1700 1720
  persistent stores, classes, objects, etc.)
• Use of data structures (from CS 2200 trees,
  queues, hashing, etc.)
• Software engineering principles (CS 2370
  planning, analysis, design, user interface,
  implement, testing, documentation)
• Machine architecture (CS 2550 2650 assembly
  language, data representations)
• Operating system / network knowledge (CS 3100
  concurrency, scheduling, memory management,
  interrupt servicing, communications, etc.)
• Programming language concepts (CS 4700 parsing,
  language representation, finite automata, etc.)

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What is the Capstone Class?

• Communication skills which should be exhibited in
  a capstone project
• Written communication via the following kinds of
  documents
• User guide
• Project Plan
• Requirements Definition
• System Design Document
• Implementation Documentation
• Testing Plan and Results
• Clarity and Completeness
• Style and Correctness
• Oral Presentation
• Delivery and Visual

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• Ethics All Options 3
• Phil 2400 (BHU) Ethics 3
• or 2500 (BHU) Social Ethics 3
• or 3520 (DHA) Business Ethics 3
• or 4540 (DHA) Human Values Technology 3
• or Biol 3100 Bioethics 3
• Note Biol 3100 is required for Bioinformatics
  options
• Speech Science/Digital/IS/Bio./IT 3
• Speech 1020 Public Speaking 3

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• Science Requirement Science/IS 8-10
• Phyx 2210 (QI) Gen Physics 4
• Phyx 2220 (QI) Gen Physics 4
• Or
• Biol 1210 (BLS) Biology I 4
• Biol 1220 (BLS) Biology II 4
• Or
• Chem 1210 Principles of Chemistry I 4
• Chem 1230 Principles of Chemistry Lab I 1
• Chem 1220 (BPS) Principles of Chemistry II 4
• Chem 1240 Principles of Chemistry Lab II 1
• Or
• Geol 1150 (BPS) Physical Geology 4
• Geol 3200 (DSC) The Earth Through Time 4

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• Science Requirement Digital 8
• Phyx 2210 (QI) Gen Physics 4
• Phyx 2220 (QI) Gen Physics 4
• Science Requirement IT 8-10
• Same as Science IS options with addition that
  can also use
• Phyx 2110 4
• Phyx 2120 4
• Science Requirement Bio. 16
• Biol 1210 (BLS) Biology I 4
• Biol 1220 (BLS) Biology II 4
• Chem 1210 Principles of Chemistry I 4
• Or
• Chem 1110 General Chemistry I
  4
• Biol 3200 Genetics 4

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• Additional Science Requirement Science/Digital/IS
  2-4
• In addition to completing a designated science
  sequence, Science, Digital, and IS options must
  complete at least 2 to 4 more science credits to
  total at least 12 semester credits
• Any individual course from the previous slides or
  one on the next slide is acceptable. Any other
  course requires prior adviser approval.

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• Additional Science Requirement Science/Digital/IS
  4
• Phyx 2200 Elements of Mechanics 2
• Phyx 2710 Introductory Modern Physics 3
• Phyx 2500 Intro to Computer Methods in Physics 2
• Phyx 4010 (QI, DSC) Chaos Under Control 3
• Chem 2310 Organic Chemistry I 3
• Chem 3060 (QI) Physical Chemistry 3
• Geol 3500 Mineralogy Crystallography 4
• Biol 2200 (QI) Principles of Genetics 4
• Biol 2220 (QI) General Ecology 3
• USU 1350 3
• USU 1360 3

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• Additional Requirements IT 27
• CS1010 Foundations of CS 3
• CS3010 Information Acquisition 3
• CS4720 Networking 3
• CS5800 Database 3
• CS5850 Systems Analysis 3
• BA3400 (QI) Corporate Finance 3
• BA3500 Fundamentals of Marketing 3
• MHR3110 (DSS) Managing Organizations People 3
• MHR3710 Developing Team Interper. Skills 3
• Additional Requirements IS 3
• MHR3110 (DSS) Managing Organizations People 3

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College of Business Changes

• For non-majors, some of the required COB class
  prefixes are being changed for classes such as
  MHR 3110 to BUS 3110.
• Stay in touch with the department adviser Myra
  Cook - to remain current.

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• Upper Division Electives Science/Digital/IS
• MUST complete 19 credits. At least 13 credits
  MUST be in CS 5000 or above, and all credits must
  be at least 3000 level CS or above.
• Other courses used to meet dept. requirements may
  NOT be used as part of these credits, i.e.
  CS4700, CS5050, etc.
• For the Digital Systems Option, ECE 3710 is
  required as part of these 19 credits.
• For the IS option 2 of CS5370, CS5700, CS5800,
  and CS5850 must be included in the 19 credits.
• For courses NOT listed, ALWAYS obtain advisor
  approval before registering.

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• CS 4250 Coop (max total) 3
• CS 4270 Networking I 3
• CS 4730 Networking II 3
• CS 4950 Undergraduate Research 3
• CS 5000 Theory of Computation 3
• CS 5100 Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) 4
• CS 5200 Distributed Network Programming 4
• CS 5300 Compiler Construction 4
• CS 5370 Advanced Software Engineering 3
• CS 5400 Computer Graphics 4
• CS 5450 Multimedia Systems 4

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• CS 5500 Parallel Algorithms 3
• CS 5600 AI Problem Solving Expert Systems 3
• CS5620 Bioinformatics I 3
• CS5630 Bioinformatics II 3
• CS 5700 OO Software Development 3
• CS 5800 Database Systems 3
• CS 5850 Systems Analysis 3
• CS 5890 Topics in Computer Science 1-4
• CS 5950 Undergraduate Research 1-6
• ECE 3720 Micro. Systems Programming 3

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What If?

• AA goes to a CS faculty member for advice on
  classes to take, and this faculty member tells
  him to take math 3200 instead of math 3310. (CS
  faculty member must verify this)
• BB works out his own schedule and, after talking
  to AA, also decides to take math 3200 instead of
  math 3310
• CC goes to Myra, and Myra, gets mixed up and
  instead of writing math 3310 on Jennies schedule
  writes math 3200, which Jennie takes.

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What if?

• What is the difference between these three
  computer science majors?
• AA and CC will graduate with math 3200 instead of
  math 3310, BB will not

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CS4250 COOP

• The COOP class is designed for those students who
  have computer related work. Dr. Steve Allan
  supervises CS4250, so you must have his approval
  to sign up for it.
• It must be computer related and of sufficient
  hours/week to qualify
• Only if it is taken for a grade (A-F), can it be
  used as part of the upper division electives 3
  credits maximum.

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CS5950 Undergraduate Research

• In order to register for this class a student
  must file, with the secretary, a CS5950 form
  stating the topic, credit hours, the supervisor,
  and a brief description of the project and the
  deliverables. This form must be signed by the
  supervising faculty member and the department
  head.
• Credits are now fixed at 3.

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• Upper Division Electives Bioinformatics 15
• CS 5620 CS Applications in Bioinformatics I
  3
• CS 5630 CS Applications in Bioinformatics II
  3
• Stat 5650 Statistical Methods in Bioinformatics?
  3
• CS 5800 Database Systems 3
• CS 5--- Elective 3
• In addition, students are encouraged to include
  Biol/Chem 5730 among their total credits. With
  prerequisites, this requires
• Chem 1220 (must take Chem 1210 and not Chem
  1110)
• Chem 2300
• Chem 3700
• Biol/Chem 5730 Functional Genomics and
  Bioinformatics

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• Upper Division Electives IT 10
• CS 5000 Theory of Computation 3
• CS 5100 Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) 4
• CS 5200 Distributed Network Programming 4
• CS 5300 Compiler Construction 4
• CS 5370 Advanced Software Engineering 3
• CS 5400 Computer Graphics 4
• CS 5450 Multimedia Systems 4
• CS 5500 Parallel Algorithms 3
• CS 5600 AI Problem Solving Expert Systems
  3
• CS 5700 O-O Software Development 3
• CS5850 Systems Analysis 4
• CS 5890 Topics in Computer Science 1-4
• CS 5950 Undergraduate Research 1-6

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• University Studies
• Freshman English
• ENGL 1010 OR 3 or better on AP
• English Exam OR 29 or better on
• ACT English OR 500 or better on English
  CLEP 3
• Sophomore English
• ENGL 2010 3

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• University Studies
• Communications Intensive (CI) 2 courses
• Quantitative Intensive (QI) 2 courses 
• Computer Information Literacy 6 tests
• American Institutions (BAI designated)
• Breadth Depth (3 credits for each class 27
  credits)
• Humanities BHU designated
• Creative Arts BCA designated
• Social Science BSS designated
• Physical Science BPS designated  
• Life Science BLS designated
• Social Science DSS designated
• Humanities Creative Arts DHA designated
• Dont forget the 2 USU designated classes.

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• University Studies
• Note that in the Science, Digital, IS, and
  Bioinformatics options, in addition to the normal
  University studies classes, one additional
  SS/HU/CA class (3 credits) is required, i.e. you
  must have a total of 30 credits.
• This requirement is for ABET accreditation
•  

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Came from another school

• Have an Associates degree from a Utah school
• Meets our general ed requirements except
• DSS, and DHU/CA still needed
• Need a 3 credit SS/HU/CA class for ABET
• Took courses but did not finish Associates degree
• Reviewed on a course-by-course basis
• May want to consider transferring USU course(s)
  back to get Associates degree

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Advanced Standing

• To attain advanced standing a student must
  demonstrate adequate proficiency in the CS core,
  required mathematics, and general USU courses.
  This proficiency will be measured as follows

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Advanced Standing BIG CHANGE!!

• achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all
  USU courses
• achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 and a
  grade of C- or better in all advanced standing
  courses or their equivalent, as determined by the
  Computer Science Department
• Pass CS3000 - Seminar
• The advanced standing courses are defined by
  option as follows

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• Science Option CS 1700, 1710, 1720, 2200, 2370,
  2550, 3000 and Math 1210, 1220, 3310
• Information Systems Option CS 1700, 1710,
  1720, 2200, 2370, 2550, 3000 and Math 1210, 1220,
  3310
• Digital Systems Option CS 1700, 1710, 1720,
  2200, 2370, 3000 ECE2250, ECE 2700 and Math
  1210, 1220, 3310
• Bioinformatics Option CS 1700, 1710, 1720,
  2200, 2370, 2550, 3000 and Math 1210, 1220, 3310
• Information Technology Option CS 1700, 1710,
  1720, 2200, 2370, 2550, 3000 and Math 1100, Stat
  2300

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Department Requirement

• In addition to the advanced standing requirement,
  there are three additional Computer Science
  graduation requirements
• All courses required in the major and/or the
  option, this will include courses such as Econ
  1500 for the IS and IT options, must be taken for
  a grade.
• The minimum grade in all courses required in the
  major and/or option, this includes courses such
  as Econ 1500 for the IS and IT options, is C-.
• No more than one CS5000-level class with a grade
  below C- can be on the transcript

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What does that last requirement about number of
C- classes mean?

• No more than one CS5000-level class with a grade
  below C- can be on the transcript
• On the second or subsequent 5000-level class
  below C-, you must retake the class

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Advanced Standing

• Students apply for advanced standing by
  completing the advanced standing form (obtained
  from the Department secretary or Myra Cook
  (department adviser)) and submitting it to the
  Computer Science Department.
• Students may apply for advanced standing during
  any semester.
• Advanced standing should be acquired before the
  first semester in which advanced standing classes
  are taken.

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Advanced Standing

• If a student has
• satisfactorily completed all prerequisite courses
  for a gt3000-level CS course
• is making satisfactory progress to meet the
  advanced standing requirement,
• and their schedule requires that the gt3000-level
  CS course be taken before all advanced standing
  courses are completed,
• Then they may petition the Department for written
  permission (a waiver) to register for the
  course(s) without advanced standing. While
  granting of such permission is not automatic, no
  more than one semester of such waivers may be
  granted. Go to Myra

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THE WAIVER

• Students in CS3000 receive their one semester
  waiver by pre-registering for upper division
  classes during the semester in which they are
  taking CS3000.
• After that waiver, no more waivers are granted
  so pass CS 3000 ASAP!

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What Happens w/o Advanced Standing?

• Lets say I fail CS3000 Fall Semester
• Will I get to take upper division classes for
  Fall 2006?
• Probably unless we do the paperwork to catch
  it, and only if you have pre-registered. Register
  late and it will be caught
• Make sure you take CS3000 (and pass it) Spring
  semester
• You wont be able to pre-register for upper
  division CS classes for Fall

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Remember!

• You must be meeting all requirements for advanced
  standing in order to be eligible for a waiver to
  get into upper division classes!

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Graduation

• Dont forget the gt 40 credits of course work gt
  3000 level
• You must have advanced standing to apply for
  graduation
• What if its my last semester, and I still dont
  have advanced standing It shouldnt be.

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Im Ready to Graduate Now what?

• Do you have advanced standing?
• How far ahead do I apply for graduation
• At least 2 semesters why?
• Go to the graduation office (TSC246) and fill out
  the request for graduation form
• Return in a few days and pick up the form
• Take the form and meet with the department head
  for an exit interview.
• Having gotten his/her signature, then meet with
  Myra Cook (Main 424)
• Must be prepared to list all courses to take in
  remaining semester(s)

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Im Ready to Graduate Now what?

• If you have a minor(s) (after getting department
  signatures, go to the department of the minor(s)
  and get the appropriate signature(s).
• Take the completed form to the College of Science
  Deans office for approval (ESLC 245)
• You will be given a survey form to fill out. You
  cant get your graduation form back until you
  have completed and returned the survey
• Pick up approved form from College of Science and
  go to cashier (TSC 246) and pay the graduation
  fee.
• Pass all classes on form with C- (if required by
  degree), or D if not required by degree.

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When do I apply for Graduation?

• There are three graduations at USU Spring
  (traditional), summer, and Fall
• For Spring graduation, the application must be
  completed (and turned in with fees paid) before
  the end of Fall semester
• 50 fee for late application, and it still may
  not be processed

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The Job Market

• The job market is excellent. In fact, openings
  now exceed those of the late 1990s.
• The trend should continue at least for the next
  decade
• This means more opportunities, more pay, more job
  interviews.

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• College of Education had greatest diversity in
  starting salaries
• HPER (Full time) 2,700 to 80,000
• ECE had the highest single starting salary
  109,000
• For Computer Science
• all those whose jobs were not directly computer
  related were listed as somewhat related
• The 53K average for CS was Highest at USU. 2nd
  was ECE _at_49,250, and 3rd was 44k in MAE
• Lowest average starting salary was 19,000 in
  History

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What about outsourcing?

• For the most part
• Generally, only large companies can outsource
• The more technical and skilled your job, the less
  likely it is to be outsourced
• Much of the outsourcing is because there are not
  enough CS graduates
• Outsourcing increase rate is lt job growth rate

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In the news recently, UVSC was listed as the Utah
college whose graduates had the highest starting
salary

• They dont have history majors
• Newspaper people are challenged when it comes to
  separating statistics and facts

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How can I improve my employment opportunities
and/or starting salary?

• Experience and diversity of experience are the
  two best ways to improve employment opportunities
• Depth of Experience in a specific area is the
  best way to improve (increase) ones starting
  salary

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Employment

• Gaining Experience, Diversity of Experience, or
  Depth of Experience
• Internships, summer jobs
• Part-time or Full-time employment
• Undergraduate research (CS4950, 5950)
• Do it for pay
• Do it for free
• Good letters of reference
• More education, i.e. graduate school

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• Five Year BS/MS
• An option (in place of seeking employment
  immediately upon completing the BS) is to
  continue and thus obtain a MS/CS by enrolling in
  the graduate program for one additional year.

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• Five Year BS/MS WHY?
• The MS/CS is generally an advantage in hiring
• MS/CS pays more
• Can complete it at USU in 12 months

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5 Year BS/MS Split Form

• If you are within 30 credits of the BS, you may
  take graduate courses concurrent with your
  undergraduate courses (9 credits maximum)
• Of the 5000-level (or 6000-level) CS courses used
  for your undergraduate degree, you may split out
  9 of these credits and apply them to the MS as
  graduate courses

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Split Form

• Must file an on-line application for admission to
  the Graduate School (55) Do not yet have to
  have taken the GRE, but will have to before
  completing the admission process
• Courses shown on split form cannot also show on
  the application for graduation- hence must decide
  early
• A separate split form is turned in for each
  semester in which you split out courses
• Split form must be turned in before completion of
  semester
• 1-2 weeks after submitting the split form, check
  with Graduate School to see that it has been
  processed (they have been lost)

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Split Form

• On the application for graduation, you must
• Have gt 40 credits 3000-level or above
• Meet all University graduation requirements
• General Education
• gt 120 semester credits

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5 Year BS/MS Plan A

• 30 total credits
• 24 hours course work
• CS6900 Seminar
• 4 6000-level CS classes
• 6 credit thesis (original component)

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12 months split out 9 credits

• Plan A - 30 credits
• Split 9 credits
• Summer 9 credits (includes CS6970 3 credits)
• Decide on thesis topic and do enough to write
  proposal
• Fall 9-10 credits (2-3 courses and 1 credit of
  CS6900)
• Still working on thesis research
• Spring 3 credits of thesis, write and defend
  thesis

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5 Year BS/MS Plan B

• 34 total credits
• 32 hours course work
• CS6900 Seminar
• 4 6000-level CS
• lt 15 credits below 6000-level
• 2 credit report (no original component)

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12 months split out 9 credits

• Plan B - 34 credits
• Split 9 credits
• Summer 9 credits (includes CS6950 3 credits)
• Decide on report topic and do enough to write
  proposal
• Fall 9-10 credits (2-3 courses and 1 credit of
  CS6900)
• Working on report
• Spring 5 credits (2 credits CS6970)
• Write and defend report

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5 Year BS/MS Plan C

• 37 total credits
• 37 hours course work
• CS6900 Seminar
• 4 6000-level CS
• lt 15 credits below 6000-level
• At least one 5000-6000 sequence, e.g. CS5500,
  6500, CS5300, 6300, etc. (See the department web
  site for a full listing of sequences)

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12 months split out 9 credits

• Plan C - 37 credits
• Split 9 credits
• Summer 9 credits (includes CS6950 3 credits)
• Fall 9-10 credits (2-3 courses and 1 credit of
  CS6900)
• Spring 9-10 credits