Requirements

Admission Requirements

This program seeks high-performing, qualified computer science professional students. Information about applying to the MSE program can be found at ECS Graduate Admissions. 

In addition, MSE applicants are required to submit a resume in order to assess their prior work experience and the equivalence of CPSC 362 Foundations of Software Engineering (Course Description: Basic concepts, principles, methods, techniques and practices of software engineering. All aspects of software engineering fields will be covered briefly. Software engineering tools are recommended to use.) Please send your resume.

 

Program Requirements

The program requires 10 courses (30 units) of online instruction to be completed over a 22-month-long, year around program with students taking two courses per semester. Students are grouped in cohorts that follow the same class schedule throughout the program. The courses are paired both theoretically and practically with learning goals integrated throughout the entire program.

In addition to the course requirements, students will be required to complete an orientation prior to the beginning of the program. Students will also participate in a midpoint seminar to authenticate and assess their progress in the program. The orientation and midpoint symposium will be held at CSUF, but students who are not able to physically attend will be able to participate online.