MSCS Bridge Program Requirements

The MSCS Bridge Program is a 60 unit program that requires three years of full-time study.

Required Courses

The program follows a cohort model during the first and second years. As a result, all students will take the following core courses at the same time:

Year 1

Course	Title	Units	Term	Year	Prerequisite(s)
CS 514	Object Oriented Programming	6	Fall	1	None
Math 501	Discrete Mathematics	4	Fall	1	None
CS 520 or 521	Modern Parallel Programming (520) C & Systems Programming (521)	4	Spring	1	>= B in CS514 >= B in Math 501
CS 545	Data Structures and Algorithms	4	Spring	1	>= B in CS514 >= B in Math 501
CS ***	Elective (300 or 400 level)	4	Spring	1	CS 514
CS 590 or 695	CS 590 Practical Project Development CS 695 Practicum	2	Summer	1	>= B in CS514 >= B in Math 501

Year 2

Course	Title	Units	Term	Year	Prerequisite(s)
CS 601	Principles of Software Development	4	Fall	2	None
CS 673	Algorithms	4	Fall	2	None
CS 621 or 631	CS 621 Network Programming CS 631 Systems Foundations	4	Spring	2	>= B in CS 601 >= B in CS 673
CS Development Course	One of the following: Distributed Software Development, Machine Learning, or Big Data	4	Spring	2	>= B in CS 601 >= B in CS 673

Year 3

Course	Title	Units	Term	Year	Prerequisite(s)
CS 690	Masters Project	4	Fall	3	Enrolled in Year 2
CS 6**	Elective	4	Fall	3	Enrolled in Year 2
CS 6**	Elective	4	Fall or Spring	3	Enrolled in Year 2
CS 6**	Elective	4	Spring	3	Enrolled in Year 2
CS 6**	Elective	4	Fall	3	Enrolled in Year 2

Graduate Electives

Students must take 16 units of 600-level graduate CS electives during their second year. A maximum of 4 units may come from CS 695 Practicum Study or CS 698 Directed Study. A rotating selection of graduate electives will be available every semester.

Continuation Policy

Students are required to maintain a 3.3 cumulative GPA after their first year of study to continue to years two and three. Students below a 3.3 will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. For questions, please contact Professor Karpenko or Gian Bruno.