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Ph.D. Qualifying Examination

The Qualifying Examination for the Ph.D. in Computer Computer Science degree will consist of  eight questions. There will be one question from each course in the M.S. Core.

Group 1: Theory
    CSCI 6470 Algorithms 
    CSCI 6610 Automata and Formal Languages 
Group 2: Software Design
    CSCI 6050 Software Engineering 
    CSCI 6370 Database Management 
    CSCI 6570 Compilers 
Group 3: System Design
    CSCI 6720 Computer Architecture and Organization 
    CSCI 6730 Operating Systems 
    CSCI 6760 Computer Networks: Technology and Application 
           
Ph.D. students will need to answer  four of the eight questions, with at least one from each group. Students will have  two and a half hours to take the exam.  Seventy percent or higher is required to pass the exam.


Administered by: Departmental Examination Committee

A student has at most two attempts to pass this exam.

 
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