Computer Science, PhD
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2019-2020. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Total Hours: 60 Hours
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements 1, 2 | ||
| CS 5113 | Computer Organization and Architecture | 3 |
| CS 5313 | Formal Language Theory | 3 |
| CS 5323 | Design and Implementation of Operating Systems II | 3 |
| CS 5413 | Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis II | 3 |
| CS 5513 | Numerical Computation | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
| Research Specialization | ||
| Select 12 hours from one area of CS at the 6000 level, excluding CS 6000. | 12 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 12 | |
| Secondary Area of Study | ||
| Select 6 hours in one area of CS at the 6000 level, outside the area of specialization and excluding CS 6000. | 6 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 6 | |
| Electives 3, 4 | ||
| Select 6 hours of elective CS courses at the 5000-level or above. | 6 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 6 | |
| Other Requirements | ||
| CS 6000 (Offered for variable credit, 2-15 credit hours, maximum of 40 credit hours.) | 21 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 21 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
| 1 | For Ph.D. students who have not earned a master's degree, at most one grade of "C" in a core course is acceptable providing it is offset by a grade of "A" in another core course. |
| 2 | A student who has completed a master's degree at another university may petition to have one or more of the OSU core courses waived in favor of equivalent graduate-level course(s) taken elsewhere. The question or whether or not a course at another university is equivalent to an OSU core course is entirely up to the judgment of the department. |
| 3 | These elective hours cannot include any courses claimed Core Requirements, Research Specialization or Secondary Area of Study, nor may they include any courses used on the plan of study for a master's degree, nor may they include any hours of CS 5000 or of CS 6000. |
| 4 | Students who have not completed a master's degree must satisfy the above elective requirements in this item plus the elective requirements for the master's degree (under the thesis option) in this department. |
General Graduate College Requirements
- A minimum Grade-Point-Average of 3.00 is required
- A minimum Grade of "C" is required in all degree applicable courses
- No courses utilizing the Pass-No Pass grading system are permitted
- GRAD 5082 or GRAD 5092 may not be used to meet degree requirements
Additional Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.) Requirements
- 90 credits beyond the Bachelor's degree, 60 credits beyond the Master's degree are required
- At least seventy-five percent of coursework on the Plan of Study must include 5000 and 6000 level courses
- A minimum of 15 hours at the 6000 level with a grade of SR for the doctoral dissertation must be complete. The maximum number of dissertation hours (6000 with a grade of SR) permissible on a Plan of Study must not exceed three-fourths of the total credit hours in the approved graduate degree program
- Credit for all courses on a graduate Plan of Study must have been awarded within 10 years of completion of all degree requirements
- A minimum of 30 in-residence credit hours are required
- Non-Course requirements:
- Doctoral Candidacy
- Dissertation Defense
- Dissertation Submission/Approval