Students entering the MSCSSE program have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or have completed the CSS Graduate Certificate in Software Design & Development, and are currently working or desire to begin work in the software industry.
Admission to the MSCSSE degree requires the following courses or their equivalents:
- Fundamental and Intermediate Object-Oriented Programming (equivalent to CSS 161, CSS 162 & CSS 342)
- Data Structures & Algorithms (equivalent to CSS 343)
- Discrete Mathematics (equivalent to CSS 342)
- Software Engineering (equivalent to CSS 360)
- Analysis and Design (equivalent to CSS 370)
- Calculus 1 (Math 124)
Please contact the Computing & Software Systems Graduate Advising Office to establish equivalent competencies. Curriculum in the MSCSSE program will build upon these competencies in core and elective classes. Applicants seeking establishment of competencies should be ready to submit course syllabi or detailed course descriptions of equivalent coursework. The Graduate Advising office can be reached at (425) 352-5279 or cssinfo@uwb.edu.
For those who are currently working in the software industry, but lack formal training in computer science, the CSS program offers a Graduate Certificate in Software Design & Development (GCSDD). GCSDD courses formalize practical education with an in-depth introduction to programming, algorithms and the software development lifecycle. For more information, please visit: Graduate Certificate in Software Design & Development .