The candidate must also complete a research project and successfully defend a dissertation written about the project. Normally, a one-year residence in the department is required. The principal facility consists of a network of about 100 Sun Workstations and file servers. Graduate instruction is, except for some special-purpose computing, provided through the network of Suns. The excellent Mathematical Sciences Library, which includes the computer science collection, is housed in the same building as the department.
Tuition is remitted for all assistants.
Summer support is available for graduate assistants on some research projects. Mountains and shore areas are close by and are easily reached by car. There is an active program of concerts, art exhibits, lectures, and recreational activities at the Universty, and the unsurpassed cultural advantages of New York and Philadelphia are within easy reach. In the nineteenth century the state of New Jersey began to provide support for certain programs, and in 1945 Rutgers as a whole became the state university. These colleges are spread over four areas in and around New Brunswick.