APPLICATION FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE
COMPREHENSIVE MASTER’S EXAMINATION
Time: 9:00 – 4:00
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YOU MUST HAVE A FORMAL/SIGNED DEGREE PLAN ON FILE BEFORE TAKING THIS
TEST. (IF YOU DON’T HAVE ONE MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE ONE MADE
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YOU MUST HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THE GRE TEST BEFORE YOU CAN TAKE THE
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COSC 5330
Operating Systems
COSC 5340
Programming Language
COSC 5350
Data Communication and Networks
COSC 5360
Database Design
University Prerequisites or Equivalents Met?
Data Structures
Computer Organization
NOTE: ADMISSION TO CANDIDACY REQUIRED (MUST HAVE COMPLETED EACH CORE
CLASS- COSC 5330, COSC 5340, COSC 5350, COSC 5360 WITH A “B” OR BETTER.). If this is
your second attempt, please confer with the Chairman of the Computer Science Department before you
sign this application.
STUDY GUIDE FOR M.S. COMPUTER SCIENCE
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
The following guide is designed to aid the graduate computer science student who is preparing to take the
comprehensive examination. (These are a few of the books you will need to be familiar with).
COSC 5330: OPERATING SYSTEMS
OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS
Silberschatz and Galvin, 6th Ed., 2002
Chapters 1-14, 18, 19
And
MODERN OPERATING SYSTEMS (Prentice Hall)
A.S. Tanenbaum (2nd Edition, 2001)
ISBN: 0-13-031358-0
COSC 5340: PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES, DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION
Pratt and Zelkowitz
COSC 5350: DATA COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKS
DATA AND COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS
W. Stallings; 6th Ed., ISBN: 0-13-084370-9 (Prentice Hall) 2000
COSC 5360: DATABASE DESIGN
FUNDAMENTALS OF DATABASE SYSTEMS
Benjamin/Cummings; 2nd Edition, 1994
Elmasri and Navathe
And
DATABASE SYSTEM CONCEPTS
H.F. Korth and A. Silberschatz, 4th Edition
And
DATABASE SYSTEMS: THE COMPLETE BOOK
(Newest Version) ISBN: 0-13-0319953
Jeffrey D.Ullman, JenniferWidom, Hector Garcia-Molina
PROCEDURES AND RULES
FOR THE M.S. IN COMP. SCI. COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION
1.
2.
3.
The M.S. Computer Science Comprehensive Exam will be administered the first or second Friday
during the months of October, February and June. Please check with the Administrative Assistant
in RBN 3001 to get the dates – (903.566.7403).
The student must fill out an “Application for Computer Science Master’s Examination” sheet no
later than one week preceding the date of the exam in the office of Lisa Wyatt, RBN 3001.
The exam session will usually be conducted according to the following schedule:
9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M.
1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
COSC 5330 and COSC 5340
Break For Lunch
COSC 5350 and COSC 5360
4.
The rules of conduct for taking the exam are as follows:
a.
Each student must provide pencils, erasers, and non-programmable calculators. One blue
book for each exam area will be provided by the department.
b.
All personal items including but not limited to caps, hats, gloves, books, backpacks,
purses, and briefcases are to be left at the front of the classroom unless otherwise directed
by the proctor.
c.
Students may not leave the room during the testing without proper authority. Only one
person at a time will be given leave.
d.
Students are expected to refrain from talking, gesturing, or communicating in any manner
with other students during the examination.
e.
Test instruments must be returned to the proctor at the conclusion of the exam period.
5.
Only two exam sessions may be attended by a student. After that, you must meet with the Chair
of the Computer Science Department for further advisement. During the first session, all four
exams must be taken.
a.
If a passing grade is received on all four exams, then the exam requirement is fulfilled.
b.
If a passing grade is received on three exams and a failing grade on the fourth, the fourth
exam must be retaken and passed during the second exam session.
c.
If a passing grade is received on two exams and a failing grade on the remaining two, the
two exams not passed must be retaken and passed during the second exam.
d.
If a passing grade is received on only one exam or on none of the exams, all four exams
must be retaken and passed during the second exam session.
NOTE: A Master’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Tyler will not be
awarded to any student until all sections have been passed on the comprehensive exam.
DO NOT WAIT TILL YOUR LAST SEMESTER TO TAKE THE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM!!
AS SOON AS YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL THE CORE CLASSES WITH A “B” OR BETTER,
YOU SHOULD TAKE THE COMP. EXAM THE VERY NEXT TIME IT IS OFFERED!