1. Accelerated B.S./M.S
An approved Accelerated BS/MS program allows an undergraduate student to take up to 6 graduate level credits as an undergraduate student. 
These credits may double count toward BS and MS programs. 
To register for graduate credit, students need to complete a GP

2. Thesis Option
A student must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours subject to the following restrictions:
No less than 15 credit hours of Computer Science courses numbered COSC 6318 – COSC 6393 or COSC 7340 – COSC 7388.
An additional 9 credit hours must be taken from: regular COSC courses, special topics COSC 6397 (limit 2), special problems COSC (limit 2), outside department courses (limit 2-requires permission), or courses transferred from previous college (limit six credit hours).
6399, 7399 in two consecutive semesters.
A student in the thesis option of the M.S. degree program must complete a thesis.

3. Non-Thesis Option
A student must complete a minimum of 36 credit hours subject to the following restrictions. There is no thesis requirement.
No less than 24 credit hours of Computer Science courses numbered COSC 6318 – COSC 6393 or COSC 7340 – COSC 7388.
An additional 12 credit hours must be taken from: regular COSC courses, special topics COSC 6397 (limit 2), special problems COSC (limit 2), outside department courses (limit 2-requires permission), or courses transferred from previous college (limit six credit hours).

4. Data Analytics Track Block 1: Introductory
COSC 6323: Statistical Methods in Research
COSC 6335: Data Mining
COSC 6336: Natural Language Processing
COSC 6340: Database Systems
COSC 6342: Machine Learning
COSC 6344: Visualization
COSC 6368: Artificial Intelligence
COSC 6373: Computer Vision
COSC 6380: Digital Image Processing
Block 2: Advanced Topics
COSC 6391: Biomedical Image Analysis
COSC 7336: Advanced Natural Language Processing
COSC 7362: Advanced Machine Learning
COSC 7373: Advanced Computer Vision
COSC 7378: Advanced Image Computing

5. Parallel and Distributed Systems Track
Block 1: Introductory
COSC 6327: Shared Memory Programming
COSC 6365: Introduction to High Performance Computing
COSC 6374: Parallel Computation
COSC 6377: Network Systems
COSC 6376: Cloud Computing
COSC 6384: Real-Time Systems
COSC 6326: Distributed Algorithms
Block 2: Advanced Topics
COSC 6339: Big Data Analytics
COSC 6375: Computer Systems Performance Evaluation
COSC 7364: Advanced Parallel Computations
COSC 7388: Advanced Distributed Computing

6. Interactive Media Track
Block1: Introductory
COSC 6344: Visualization
COSC 6355: Ubiquitous Computing
COSC 6356: Computer Animation and Simulation
COSC 6358: Introduction to Game Development
COSC 6372: 3D Computer Graphics
COSC 6373: Computer Vision
COSC 6380: Digital Image Processing
Block 2: Specialization
COSC 6348: Introduction to Game Art & Animation
COSC 6349: Intermediate Game Art & Animation
COSC 6359: Intermediate Game Development

7. Core Track Block 1: Theory COSC 6320: Data Structures & Algorithms
COSC 6342: Machine Learning
COSC 6364: Numerical Analysis
COSC 6369: Theory of Computation
Block 2: Systems
COSC 6340: Database Systems
COSC 6360: Operating Systems
COSC 6361: Language & Compilers
COSC 6377: Computer Networks
COSC 6385: Computer Architecture

8. Courses eligible for dual credits
COSC Shared Memory Programming
COSC Data Mining
COSC Big Data Analytics
COSC Visualization
COSC Introduction to Game Art and Animation
COSC Intermediate Game Art and Animation
COSC Computer Animation and Simulation
COSC Interactive Game Development
COSC Intermediate Game Development
COSC Languages and Compilers
COSC Introduction to High-Performance Computing
COSC Artificial Intelligence
COSC Computer Graphics
COSC Computer Vision
COSC Parallel Computations
COSC Cloud Computing
COSC Computer Networks
COSC Digital Image Processing
COSC Real-Time Systems