Students entering the master's program should have a background in computer science equivalent to that provided by the core undergraduate curriculum:

• C or C++ Programming Ability
• Object-oriented Programming
• Operating Systems
• User Interface Design and/or Software Engineering
• Data Structures
• Computer Organization
• Differential and Integral Calculus
• Discrete Mathematics

The prerequisites may be satisfied by courses taken as an undergraduate, by remedial course work taken while a graduate student, or by substantial practical experience in the computing field. Additional courses in mathematics and statistics are also desirable.