Non-thesis MS requirements:

   A total of 30 graduate credit hours must be taken excluding
   seminars and research credit.  At most 3 of these hours can
   be independent study (CS 6950 and CS 7950).  At most 6 hours
   can be courses outside of Computer Science.  Students must take 
   CS 6100 (Foundations of Computer Science), CS 5460 (Operating 
   Systems), and CS 6810 (Advanced Computer Architecture),
   plus two of the following four courses: CS 5470 (Compiler Principles 
   and Techniques), CS 6480 (Data Communications and Networking),
   CS 6520 (Programming Languages and Semantics), and CS 6210 (Advanced
   Scientific Computing).  The comprehensive exam will be adminstered
   by the student's supervisory committee and can be coupled with a 
   project proposal defense, and/or meeting a specified level of 
   performance on a set of classes.  A student may obtain a waiver 
   for any of these required courses by demonstrating prior knowledge 
   (e.g., completion of a similar course taken at another University). 
   This waiver is obtained by petitioning the Graduate Studies Committee. 
   The waiver procedure should be initiated by first contacting 
   the Graduate Coordinator.  Waiving a required course does not reduce the
   30 graduate credit hour requirement.