Admission Requirements
Software Engineering courses can be taken for graduate credit leading to an advanced degree or a limited number of courses (up to 9 credit hours/unit) can be taken without formal degree candidacy. All students must apply for admission to the Graduate School as either an MSE degree candidate or as a special "non-degree seeking" student and must submit a copy of their undergraduate transcript.
To apply as a degree-seeking student, follow the instructions for Applying for Admissions. All application materials should be sent directly to the Computing and Information Sciences department. (See "Contact Us")
Degree-Seeking Students
The admission requirements for the MSE program are:
- A baccalaureate degree in computer science, computer engineering, a mathematical science, or a related engineering or science area (applicants with degrees in other areas must have mathematical maturity characteristics of students who have taken courses in symbolic logic (K-State-CIS 301) or discrete mathematics (K-State-MATH 510).
- An undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or above (junior/senior years).
- Undergraduate courses in programming, data structures and algorithms, and software architecture and design (K-State-CIS 200, 300, 501), and software engineering (K-State-CIS 540 or equivalent practical software engineering experience).
If the prerequisite courses mentioned above have not been taken, several additional courses may be required to improve the student's preparation for graduate study. Contact the CIS department to discuss.