Computer Science Master's Bridge Certificate Requirements
Students are eligible to apply to the Computer Science Masters Bridge Certificate Program (CSMBC) if they have completed the equivalent of a 3-year undergraduate degree at an institution of higher education outside of the United States and wish to pursue a computer science graduate degree in the United States.
Admissions and Enrollment Protocols
1. Admission to the Computer Science Masters Bridge Certificate Program (CSMBC)
- Students apply to the Computer Science graduate program with all required materials (English proficiency scores, transcript and transcript evaluation, financial statement, graduate application fee, etc.) and apply to CSMBC.
- If academically qualified for admission to the CS master's program and possessing a minimum 2.50 undergraduate GPA, the School of Graduate Studies provides the CSMBC students with a letter of conditional admission, contingent upon successful completion of the CSMBC and Undergraduate Admissions will provide a full admission letter for the CSMBC.
2. Advising and Good Standing
- Computer Science Masters Bridge Certificate students will be advised primarily by the College undergraduate advising office.
- Students may not enroll in more than one on-line course per semester.
- CSMBC students must maintain a 2.00 cumulative GPA each semester to remain in good standing. They may be dismissed, pending appeal to the college Assistant Dean, if they are not in good standing.
3. Certificate Achievement and Graduate Studies Admission
- CSMBC students who complete the 30-credit program with a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher will be admitted to the CS graduate program in good standing.
- CSMBC students who complete the 30-credit program with a cumulative GPA of between 2.50 and 2.74 may be admitted to the CS graduate program on probation.
- Students admitted to the CS graduate program will receive a letter of full admission.
Certificate Requirements
- Computer Science Masters Bridge Certificate - 30 units of UW-Whitewater coursework and a 2.75 UW-W cumulative GPA are required to earn the certificate.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Mathematics requirements- total of 12-15 units chosen from the core and electives areas. | 12-15 | |
| Computer Science Core - 12 units or waivers | ||
| DISCRETE STRUCTURES | ||
or MATH 280 | DISCRETE MATHEMATICS | |
| DATA STRUCTURES | ||
| EMBEDDED SYSTEMS | ||
| THEORY OF ALGORITHMS | ||
| Computer Science/Math Electives chosen in consultation with the program advisor from the following list. | ||
Any 300 or 400-level Computer Science course | ||
| CALCULUS AND ANALYTIC GEOMETRY I | ||
| CALCULUS AND ANALYTIC GEOMETRY II | ||
| CALCULUS AND ANALYTIC GEOMETRY III | ||
| APPLIED PROBABILITY THEORY | ||
| MATRICES AND LINEAR ALGEBRA | ||
| DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | ||
| GRAPH THEORY | ||
| NUMERICAL ANALYSIS | ||
| APPLIED STATISTICS | ||
| Breadth Requirements - total of 15-18 units | 15-18 | |
| CORE 390 | WORLD OF IDEAS | 3 |
| U.S. History, Politics, and Culture 3-6 units | ||
ENGLISH 163 | ||
| MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE OF THE UNITED STATES | ||
| MODERN BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY | ||
or HISTRY 141 | MODERN BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY | |
| INTRODUCTION TO INDIGENOUS/FIRST NATIONS STUDIES | ||
or HISTRY 102 | INTRODUCTION TO INDIGENOUS/FIRST NATIONS STUDIES | |
| NATIVE NORTH AMERICA TODAY: PEOPLE, CULTURE AND SURVIVAL | ||
| AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1877 | ||
| AMERICAN HISTORY SINCE 1877 | ||
| RACE, ROCK & ROLL AND AMERICAN HISTORY | ||
| INDIGENOUS HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO CHICANX STUDIES | ||
| AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | ||
| AMERICAN MINORITY POLITICS | ||
| ASIAN AMERICANS IN U.S. POLITICS | ||
| RELIGION IN AMERICAN CULTURE | ||
| RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS | ||
| ASIAN AMERICANS | ||
| RACE, ETHNICITY AND FILM | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES | ||
| WOMEN IN AMERICAN CULTURE | ||
| Communication Skills 3-6 units | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SPEAKING | ||
| INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING | ||
| COMMUNICATION AND TEAM BUILDING | ||
| PERSUASION | ||
| CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| ADVANCED COMPOSITION | ||
| TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING | ||
| Personal and Social Responsibility 3 units | ||
| TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | ||
| CONTEMPORARY MORAL ISSUES | ||
| BUSINESS ETHICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |