PLAN OF STUDY
Expected
Graduation Date
_________
Last Name


The Graduate School
Louisiana Tech University
First Name
Last Name
First
Original
Revision
100-00-000
Middle
Campus-wide ID Number
TYPE ADDRESS HERE
Mailing Address
Degree Pursued
Major
Masters of Science
Computer Science
Minor
_____ Dissertation
______ Thesis
Language(s) or Proficiency Tools to be Used
_____ Practicum
__X___ Coursework Only
English
List all courses to be applied toward the degree which carry Louisiana Tech credit. If the course was taken, or is to be taken by
extension, write “Ex” at the right of the place for the grade; if taken or to be taken at Barksdale, write “BAFB” at the right of the place
for the grade. List major subject area courses first; then courses in the minor subject area.
Department
& Numbers
CSC 520
CSC 521
CSC 532
ENGR 510
ENGR 589A
Course Title
Name of Instructor
CORE (12 SCH)
Adv. Analysis of Algorithms & Complexity
Advanced Computer Architectures
Advanced Topics in Software Engineering
Engineering and Science Research Methods
Special Topics
Semester
Hours
Credit
Grade
Term
Taken
3
3
3
2
1
ELECTIVES (24 SCH)
(at least 12 SCH CSC; at least 6 SCH
graduate level only; no more than 6 SCH
CSC 550X; no more than 9 SCH CSC
557)
(See attachment for a list of
recommended electives)
(See reverse side)
GS Form 6 (2/04)
List all transfer credit which is to be applied toward the degree, a maximum of 12 credit hours. If the course was taken by
extension, write “Ex” at the right of the place for the grade.
Department
& Number
Course Title
Name of
Instructor
Credit
Grade
Name of Instructor
Credit
Grade
Name of Instructor
Credit
Grade
List all courses required to remove subject matter deficiencies.
Department
& Number
Course Title
List all courses required to be utilized as course substitutions.
Department
& Number
Course Title
Signature of Student
Date
Approved:
_Jean Gourd_______________________ _________
Chairman, Advisory Committee
Date
__________________________________ _________
Advisory Committee Member
Date
__________________________________ _________
Advisory Committee Member
Date
__________________________________ _________
Advisory Committee Member
Date
_Jean Gourd _______________________ _________
Department Head
Date
_James Palmer______________________ _________
Director of Graduate Studies
Date
_Hisham Hegab_______________________ _________
Dean of the College
Date
_Sheryl Shoemaker______________________ _________
Received, Graduate School
Date
__________________________________ _________
Advisory Committee Member
Date
GS Form 6
(2/04)
Recommended MS CS electives include (but are not limited to*):
Mathematics (all courses are 3 SCH):
MATH 407 Partial Differential Equations
MATH 435 Introduction to Graph Theory
MATH 460 Number Theory
MATH 505 Linear Algebra
MATH 515 Numerical Analysis
MATH 535 Graph Theory
MATH 574 Numerical Solutions for PDE I
MATH 575 Numerical Solutions for PDE II
Statistics (all courses are 3 SCH):
STAT 405 Statistical Methods
STAT 505 Statistics for Engineering and Science
STAT 520 Theory of Probability
STAT 521 Theory of Statistics
STAT 650 Time Series Analysis
STAT 651 Discrete Markov Processes
STAT 652 Stochastic Processes
Electrical Engineering (all courses are 3 SCH):
ELEN 567 Wireless Sensor Networks
Physics (all courses are 3 SCH):
PHYS 540 Computational Methods in Physics Modeling and Simulation I
PHYS 541 Computational Methods in Physics Modeling and Simulation II
Industrial Engineering (all courses are 3 SCH):
INEN 504 Systems Simulation
INEN 506 Dynamic Programming
INEN 509 Economics and Decision Making
INEN 518 Project Management
* Electives must be approved by the student’s advisory committee.