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 a minimum GPA of 3.0 overall or a 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours attempted.*
• An undergraduate degree in Computer Science or evidence of completion of all prerequisites (if any), as determined by the graduate advisor
• A GRE score is not required. However, we recommend a minimum combined GRE verbal and quantitative score of 290 with a minimum quantitative core of 150.
• Requests for conditional admission may be made by
- students having an overal undergraduate GPA of at least 2.50 and a minimum combined GRE verbal and quantitative score of 310 with a minimum quantitative score of 155; or
- students having an overall undergraduate GPA of at least 2.25 with five year of experience in the discipline since the date of their first bachelor’s degree.
• Students with a native language other than English must submit evidence of English language proficiency. See Admission to Graduate Studies - English Language Proficiency .
*Students falling below these standards may qualify for conditional admission. See Admission to Graduate Studies
Other Requirements
Plan of Study. Each student must file a plan of study with the program director and the Jackson College of Graduate Studies (JCGS) by the end of the first semester of graduate work. The plan must be signed and dated by the student and the program director before it can be considered official.
Academic Standards. Meet the following course work standards:
- Minimum cumulative graduate GPA of 3.00 in all courses listed in the certificate.
- No more than six (6) graduate hours of “C”.
- Courses with a grade lower than a C do not apply toward graduation.
- Apply for graduation through the Jackson College of Graduate Studies by the advertised deadline.
Thesis (optional). If applicable, complete an acceptable thesis and successfully defend it in public. Submit two paper copies of the thesis and one electronic copy to the library through Proquest and the thesis’ original title page, original signature page, summary and abstract page to the JCGS.
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