The program of study consists of at least 48 semester hours of resident graduate coursework. This includes

1. at least 15 hours of CSCI 6000-level coursework,
   
   • (4) CSCI 4470 / 6470 - Algorithms (Fall 2001) [Group 1: Theory]
   • (4) CSCI 6370 - Databases (Spring 2001) [Group 2: Software Design]
   •  (4) CSCI 6570 - Compilers (Spring 2001) [Group 2: Software Design]
   • (4) CSCI 6730 - Operating Systems (Fall 2001) [Group 3: Systems]
   • (4) CSCI 6720 - Computer Architecture (Fall 2004) [Group 3: Systems]
   Completed: 20 credits
2. at least 20 hours of CSCI 8000-level coursework,
   
   • Core Curriculum
     • (4) CSCI 8060 - Advanced Software Engineering (Spring 2001)
     • (4) CSCI 8370 - Advanced Database Systems (Fall 2001)
     • (4) CSCI 8350 - Enterprise Integration (Semantic Enterprises) (Fall 2002)
     • (4) CSCI 8730 - Software Systems for Parallel and Distributed Computing (Spring 2002)
     • (4) CSCI 8140 -  Parallel Processing and Computational Science (Fall 2002)
         Completed: 20 credits
   • Non-Core Curriculum
     •  CSCI 6900 - Special Topics - Transactions and Query processing (Spring 2004)
3. at least 1 hour of CSCI 8990 Research Seminar,
   
   • (1) CSCI 8940 - Research Seminar (Summer 2001)
   Completed: 1 credit
4. at least 6 hours of coursework in a doctoral minor,
   
   • (3) MIST 6090 - Intro MIS (Fall 2003)
   • (3) MIST 8990 - Directed Study (Spring 2004)
   Completed: 6 credits
5. at least 6 hours of CSCI 9300 Doctoral Dissertation.
   
   • (Fall 2005 3 credits)
   • (Spring 2006 3 credits)
   Completed: 6 credits