Guidance on CS MS Admission Prerequisite Courses

The Catalog states:

"Student admission will be based on:

1. Prerequisites

• Math Requirement:
  • Calculus (6 hours)
  • Linear Algebra or Statistics
  • Discrete Mathematics
    
    
• Computer Science Requirement:

• • Programming Languages
  • Data Structures
  • Computer Architecture or Operating Systems
  • Additional courses in Computer Science"
    
    
• [ https://cci.uncc.edu/academics/computer-science/masters-program/ms-admissions , retrieved 12/3/2018 ]
  
  

Math Requirement Guidance:

• Calculus (6 hours)
  • Representative Example:
    • MATH 1241 - Calculus I - UNCC catalog details
    • MATH 1242 - Calculus II - UNCC catalog details
• Linear Algebra or Statistics
  • Representative Example:
    • MATH 2164 - Matrices and Linear Algebra - UNCC catalog details
    • MATH 3122 - Probability and Statistics - UNCC catalog details
• Discrete Mathematics
  • Representative Example:
    
    • ITSC 2175 Logic and Algorithms - UNCC catalog details
      or
    • MATH 1165 - Introduction to Discrete Structures - UNCC catalog details

Computer Science Requirement Guidance:

As guidance towards interpreting the above, below are related undergraduate courses in the UNCC CS BS program.

• Data Structures
  • Representative Example:
    • ITSC 2214 - Data Structures and Algorithms 
  • Note:   Similar to any university "Data Structures" course (typically a sophomore level course), this course has two pre-requisites which are typically freshmen level courses.   Sometimes these are generically referred to as CS 101 and CS 102.
    • Representative Example:
      • ITSC 1212 - Introduction to Computer Science I 
      • ITSC 1213 - Introduction to Computer Science II
• Programming Languages
  • Representative Example:
    • ITCS 4102 - Programming Languages
• Computer Architecture or Operating Systems
  • Representative Example:
    • ITSC 3146 - Introduction to Operating Systems and Networking
      or
    • ITSC 3181 - Introduction to Computer Architecture
      
• Additional courses in Computer Science

See also:

• What are the official requirements for admission?
• For Prospective Students