Admission Requirements
Submit the following items to:
Jackson College of Graduate Studies
100 N. University Drive, NUC 404
Edmond, OK 73034
• Online application for admission (www.uco.edu/graduate/).
• Official copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts from each institution attended with all degrees posted. All transcripts must be from accredited institutions. Undergraduate transcripts must show: *
• Bachelor’s degree in any subject area. If not in an area of science, technology, engineering or mathematics, then applicant should demonstrate work or other experience that has prepared them for the PSM program.
• Undergraduate and graduate transcripts from all institutions attended that record a minimum overall GPA of 2.75 and a minimum of 3.00 in the last 60 hours.
• The GRE exam is not required, but a minimum combined verbal and quantitative score of 300 is recommended.
• Two letters of recommendation. Letters of recommendation are requested through the online application portal.
• Meet with the PSM program director to plan the curriculum and Integrative Project prior to enrollment in the first semester of study.
• Establish a professional social media presence (Linkedin.com for example) and link to the PSM program director.
*Students falling below these standards may qualify for conditional admission. See Admission to Graduate Studies
Note: Students must meet with faculty mentor/advisor in group or individual advisement session before enrolling.
Other Requirements
• Plan of Study. Each student must file a plan of study with their graduate program advisor and the Jackson College of Graduate Studies (JCGS) by the end of the first semester during which they complete their twelfth hour of graduate work. The plan must be signed and dated by the student and the graduate program advisor before it can be considered official.
• Academic Standards. Meet the following course work standards:
- Minimum cumulative graduate GPA of 3.00 in all graduate courses.
- No more than six (6) graduate credit hours of C grades.
- Courses with a grade lower than a C do not apply toward graduation.
- Successful completion of the Integrative Project sequence.
- In the final semester of study, apply for graduation through the JCGS by the advertised deadline.
Accelerated Degree Pathway: BS to PSM
Accelerated Degree Pathway students who are accepted to the B.S. in Computer Science - Computer Science, Computer Science - Information Science, or Software Engineering may apply to take 5000-level courses up to a maximum of 10 hours during their senior year of the bachelor’s degree. These courses will count toward both the B.S. and P.S.M. Computational Science - Computer Science. The approved graduate courses are CMSC 5043 Applications Database Systems, CMSC 5283 Software Engineering I, CMSC 5323 Network Security. These courses are specified on the degree sheet. During the last semester of their junior year or within 30 hours of graduation, undergraduate students with a 3.0 overall GPA may apply for admission to the Accelerated Degree Pathway.
Accelerated Degree Pathway: BS to PSM
Accelerated Degree Pathway students who are accepted to the B.S. in Data Science - Data Science may apply to take 5000-level courses up to a maximum of 10 hours during their senior year of the bachelor’s degree. These courses will count toward both the B.S. and P.S.M. Computational Science - Computer Science. The approved graduate courses are CMSC 5043 Applications Database Systems, CMSC 5143 Algorithms for Machine Learning, STAT 5213 Applied Regression Analysis, STAT 5533 Data Mining and Statistical Learning. During the last semester of their junior year or within 30 hours of graduation, an undergraduate student with a 3.0 overall GPA may apply for admission to the Accelerated Degree Pathway.
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