Graduate Handbook
Welcome to the Graduate Handbook informational page for the Computer Science Department at Loyola University Chicago. This site is aimed at helping current Graduate School applicants and those who are interested in the Graduate Programs offered by the Computer Science Department at Loyola University Chicago.
If you have questions about the information here, please contact the Graduate Program Director at gpd@cs.luc.edu or at (773) 508-8150.
Overview of Loyola MS Programs’ Strengths
- Committed faculty teaching small classes, commonly 15-25 students
- Many project-based classes with big concepts for all, which students get to develop in their own way in their individual projects, with active individual support from the instructor
- Flexibility and breadth
About ½ of each program is electives which can vary from business-centric, data-centric, networking, and security, software engineering, to core Computer Science. Many students come in not knowing exactly what they are most interested in. Students can sample different areas, choose to change the degree program in the middle, and still have all their courses count toward the final degree.
- Enroll part-time or full-time, and back and forth, as you choose
- Strong advising/support throughout as students inquire about the program, apply, plan initial courses, and as experience evolves
- Lots of data on and opportunities for internships and jobs
Internships can count in the academic program. High regard for our program in industry smooths job transition
- Strong encouragement toward independent study with individual professors in a wide variety of areas
- Finish full-time in 16 months * Can finish in less time if you can get two courses of transfer credit
- Opportunity for discipline changes to be accepted and take prerequisites with us on a compressed schedule
- Options for a mix of face-to-face and online classes
- International students with insufficient English can get conditional admission combining initial ESL with later MS study
- You can build up to an MS by doing graduate certificates
Graduate Student Resources
Welcome to the Graduate Handbook informational page for the Computer Science Department at Loyola University Chicago. This site is aimed at helping current Graduate School applicants and those who are interested in the Graduate Programs offered by the Computer Science Department at Loyola University Chicago.
If you have questions about the information here, please contact the Graduate Program Director at gpd@cs.luc.edu or at (773) 508-8150.
Overview of Loyola MS Programs’ Strengths
- Committed faculty teaching small classes, commonly 15-25 students
- Many project-based classes with big concepts for all, which students get to develop in their own way in their individual projects, with active individual support from the instructor
- Flexibility and breadth
About ½ of each program is electives which can vary from business-centric, data-centric, networking, and security, software engineering, to core Computer Science. Many students come in not knowing exactly what they are most interested in. Students can sample different areas, choose to change the degree program in the middle, and still have all their courses count toward the final degree.
- Enroll part-time or full-time, and back and forth, as you choose
- Strong advising/support throughout as students inquire about the program, apply, plan initial courses, and as experience evolves
- Lots of data on and opportunities for internships and jobs
Internships can count in the academic program. High regard for our program in industry smooths job transition
- Strong encouragement toward independent study with individual professors in a wide variety of areas
- Finish full-time in 16 months * Can finish in less time if you can get two courses of transfer credit
- Opportunity for discipline changes to be accepted and take prerequisites with us on a compressed schedule
- Options for a mix of face-to-face and online classes
- International students with insufficient English can get conditional admission combining initial ESL with later MS study
- You can build up to an MS by doing graduate certificates