2026-2027 Graduate Catalog

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2026-2027 Graduate Catalog

Computer Information Sciences, High-Performance Computing Concentration Sequence

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Recommended Sequence for the Two-Year Master of Science in Computer Information Sciences Program with a concentration in High-Performance Computing

The sequence that appears below is based upon the availability of specific courses in each semester and the successful completion of course prerequisites.

First Year

Fall Semester

CISC 530 - Computing Systems Architecture (3 semester hours)
CISC 610 - Data Structures and Algorithms (3 semester hours)

Total Semester Hours: 6

Spring Semester

CISC 520 - Data Engineering and Mining (3 semester hours)
CISC 605 - Contemporary Computing Systems Architectures (3 semester hours)

Total Semester Hours: 6

Summer Semester

CISC 603 - Theory of Computation (3 semester hours)
CISC 609 - Contemporary Computing Systems Programming (3 semester hours)

Total Semester Hours: 6

Second Year

Fall Semester

CISC 525 - Big Data Architectures (3 semester hours)
CISC 619 - Contemporary Computing Systems Modeling (3 semester hours)

Total Semester Hours: 6

Spring Semester

Elective (3 semester hours)
or
CISC 684 - Special Topics in High-Performance Computing (3 semester hours)
GRAD 695 - Research Methodology and Writing (3 semester hours)

Total Semester Hours: 6

Summer Semester

Elective (3 semester hours)
or
CISC 694 - Current Topics in High-Performance Computing (3 semester hours)
CISC 699 - Applied Project in Computer Information Sciences (3 semester hours)
or
GRAD 699 - Graduate Thesis (3 semester hours)

Total Semester Hours: 6