Frequently asked

• How to apply?
• How to fulfill the object-oriented programming and data structure admissions requirement?
• Can you fulfill the object-oriented programming and data structure admissions requirement at CPCC?
• Is the Masters of Science Information Technology program an automatic feeder program to the IT Ph.D. program?
• What courses may be transferred to the Masters of Science Information Technology program?
• What is an acceptable GRE / GMAT score?
• Is a computer required for every student?

How to apply?

You can apply online through the UNC Charlotte Graduate School.

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How to fulfill the object-oriented programming and data structure admissions requirement?

You can fulfill the requirement in one of three ways:

1. One option to fulfill this requirement is to take the sequence ITCS 1214 and 1215 at UNC Charlotte.
2. If you would like to take a different set of courses, please consult the following syllabus to make sure that they cover the same material.
3. If you can demonstrate substantial professional experience in the following topic list areas:

• Basics of input/output
• Control structures - if/else, while, do-while, for, break and continue
• Recursion
• Arrays and Strings
• Pointers and relationship to arrays and strings
• Objects, information hiding, references, public and private constructs
• Constructors and destructors
• Method overloading, operator overloading, friends keyword
• Classes and inheritance
• Virtual functions and polymorphism
• Files and Streams
• Stacks, queues, lists, and heap
• Sorting
• Searching (binary trees)

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Can you fulfill the object-oriented programming and data structure admissions requirement at CPCC?

Yes. ITCS 1214 is equivalent to CSC 120 at CPCC. ITCS 1215 is equivalent to CSC 130 at CPCC

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Is the Masters of Science Information Technology program an automatic feeder program to the IT Ph.D. program?

No. Successful completion of the Masters of Science Information Technology program does not guarantee admission of the IT Ph.D. program at UNC Charlotte.

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What courses may be transferred to the Masters of Science Information Technology program?

1. Students may transfer up to 6 credit hours (2 courses) of post-baccalaureate coursework.
2. Students enrolled in a COIT graduate certificate program, may transfer all relevant certificate hours as to the Masters of Science Information Technology program.

The application of all transfer hours to the degree requirements is subject to the approval of the program director.

All other transfer policies of the UNC Charlotte Graduate School will also apply to this program.

Note: Students enrolled in the Masters of Science Information Technology program may transfer relevant masters hours to a COIT graduate certificate program, as long as their enrollments in the Masters of Science Information Technology program and the COIT certificate program overlap.

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What is an acceptable GRE / GMAT score?

Applications are evaluated in their entirety. The GRE / GMAT score is one of the factors. We will not be able to tell whether scores are satisfactory without the entire application package.

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Is a computer required for every student?

No.

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