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Policies for CS Graduate Students
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- Course Registration
- Graduate students are required to consult with the Graduate
Coordinator regarding all course registration. Before completing the
first 15 hours of credit toward his/her degree program, a graduate
student should submit a tentative degree program (TDP) to the Graduate
Coordinator. If a graduate student fails to submit a TDP or does not
adhere to the TDP, he/she may not be in compliance with the
requirements for the MS degree. This may extend the time required to
complete the degree. Any subsequent changes to the TDP must be approved
by the Graduate Coordinator.
Some graduate students are required to take undergraduate computer
science courses as prerequisite to their graduate program. The Graduate
Coordinator meets with each student at the beginning of their program
to determine their prerequisites.
Course Selection for Students who were BGSU
Undergraduates- BGSU undergraduates often complete several 400-level courses as
part of their degree program. Courses completed at the 400-level cannot
be retaken at the 500-level for credit. For example, a student who
takes CS 429 as an undergraduate cannot receive credit for CS 529 as a
graduate student.
- Satisfactory Progress Policy
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Students are required to make satisfactory progress towards their
degree each semester. The Graduate College requires the student to
maintain a 3.0 GPA and to complete at least two-thirds of the classes
attempted each semester.
The Department of Computer Science has the following additional
requirements regarding academic progress:
- Students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA. If the GPA falls
below 3.0 in a semester, that student is given one additional
semester to raise the GPA to at least 3.0. A student whose GPA
remains below 3.0 for two consecutive semesters will generally be
dismissed from the program.
- A student who receives three grades of C in graduate courses
will generally be dismissed from the program.
- A student who receives a grade lower than C in a graduate
course will generally be dismissed from the program.
Students who wish to appeal a decision to be dropped from the
program should contact the Graduate Coordinator to arrange a hearing
at the department level. The student also has the right to appeal to
the Graduate College.
- Internship Credit Policy
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Academic credit is available for internships that a student completes
while enrolled in the MS program in computer science. The internship
must be related in some way to the studies at BGSU. Students can
receive 1 to 3 hours of credit in CS 589 for each internship, but the
total hours received for all internships can be no more than 3 credit
hours.
These are the specific requirements for obtaining internship
credit:
- You must have completed at least one semester in the MS program
before starting the internship.
- In most cases, academic credit for an internship is awarded in
a semester subsequent to the semester(s) of employment.
- Approximately 600 hours of work experience are needed to
qualify for 3 hours of credit, with proportionately less required
for 1 or 2 hours of credit.
- Participation in a panel discussion with other CS internship
students is sometimes required.
- To apply for internship credit, fill out the internship form
and deliver it to the Graduate Coordinator by 5 p.m. on the first
Thursday of the semester in which you wish to receive credit. The
form is available here:
http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/compsci/forms/InternshipForm.pdf
- You must provide the name, email, and phone number of your
immediate supervisor on the internship form. In most cases, the
Graduate Coordinator will contact your supervisor to verify that
your position was suitable for academic credit and that your
performance was good.
- You will be notified if your application for internship credit
is approved. The department will register you for CS 589.
- If you prefer, you can request that CS 589 credit be obtained
through the "credit by examination" process. This requires you to
pay an exam fee, but does not involve any instructional or general
fees. This might be desirable if you are a part-time student or if
the internship credit would put you over the 18 credit hour limit.
Request this option when you fill out the internship registration
form.
- Transferring Courses from other Academic
Institutions
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The process of transferring one or more courses is initiated by the
graduate student and is handled by the Graduate Coordinator. A
graduate student may transfer up to 9 graduate credit hours from
other institutions with the approval of the Graduate Coordinator. The
following are required for transferring a course:
- the student must have received a grade of "B" or better in that
graduate course
- the course must have been completed within the past six
years
- the course credit must not have been used, in whole or
in part, toward any other degree or certificate
- the student must submit to the Graduate Coordinator a copy of
the official transcript along with the course syllabus and a copy
of the course description from the graduate catalog of the
institution at which the course was taken
- the transfer must be approved by the Graduate Coordinator
- The grades for transferred courses are not officially recognized or
recorded on the student's transcript. Therefore transferred courses do
not affect the student's cumulative GPA at BGSU.
Professional Development Grants-
The Graduate College and the Department of Computer Science have
provided funding for travel grants for computer science graduate
students. The purpose is to help fund travel that promote the
student's professional development. Grants are available to help fund
the following kinds of activities:
1. participation in workshops, conferences, meetings, or other
similar educational experiences; or,
2. participation in a formal course of study as might be sponsored
by a professional organization or educational institution.
Grants can pay up to $300 for registration fees, transportation
costs (mileage, airfare, etc.), and lodging. A student can receive no
more than one grant per academic year.
The department's Graduate Committee will consider grant applications
each year on February 1 and October 1. Applications are made to the
Graduate Coordinator before these dates. You should provide a
brochure or other information describing the event you wish to
attend, and should also submit a word processing document containing
the following information:
- your name
- the name and dates of the event you wish to attend
- a narrative describing how this event will contribute to your
development as a computer science professional
- a proposed budget, showing the amount that you are requesting,
the amount that will be paid from your funds, and the amount to be
paid from other sources
- If appropriate, you may optionally provide a letter of support from
a faculty member.
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