Computer information specialists are principally users of computer technology, usually in systems projects for applications in business, industry, or goverment. Prospective students who do not meet the conditions for admission may be admitted conditionally, in which case the department will prescribe a program for the removal of such admission conditions. Conditional status must be removed prior to graduation. It is to be administered before the student has completed nine hours of graduate work. The students who fail are advised to take appropriate undergraduate courses before attempting the exam again.
Students are to be given three opportunities to pass the examination.
It is given early in the program in order to function as an effective diagnostic. Interested and qualified students are offered the option of writing a master's thesis. Students selecting this option are encouraged to choose an advisor and topic as early as possible in order to plan the thesis development and any needed supporting coursework.