COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCE DEPARTMENT 12/11/74 Approved hiring a consultant with no connections to the program planners to review the master's degree program proposal. 2/12/75 Graduate degree proposal approved, contingent upon the Dean's review that the recommended changes have been made. 5/7/02 Graduate Certificate Program in Software Engineering approved contingent on the approval of the College of Engineering Faculty. 9/27/04 Interdiciplinary Master of Science in Software Engineering approved. 11/08/07 Approved changing admission requirements to allow ESL for GAD course substitution. 10/19/09 Approved new course: CIS 480/580 Introduction to Computer Architecture (content of CIS 600) pending receipt of documentation showing qualitative and quantative difference between CIS 480 and CIS 580. 11/19/09 Approved new course: CIS 480/580 Introduction to Computer Architecture 9/07/10 Proposed changes to the Master of Computer & Information Sciences (MCIS) approved changed core requirements to a “Group 1” that requires 11 credit hours, requiring CIS 606 Analysis of Algorithms as a Group 1 course created a “Group 2” list of courses in which students must complete a minimum of 6 credit hours (2 or more courses) from a required list and reducded electives credits from 22-24 (thesis/non-thesis) to 14-16 allowed a maximum of two 500-level courses from a specific list language requirement is clarified per University standards revised standardized testing admission requirements changed the independent study allotment from 5 to 3 credit hours, increasing the professional internship hour from one to two, and imposing a maximum of 12 credit hours for non-degree students 11/06/13 MCIS 4-3 credit hour revisions for CIS 524, 530, 535, 545, 554, 568, 580,; new course CIS 550; revised CIS 540 from 2 to 3 credit hours, and new lists of preparatory coursework and available coursework for 4+1 stuents approved. 11/06/14 Approved splitting M.S. in Computer Information Science into 2 tracks: Information Systems & Technology and Computer Science. 1/16/15 Revisions to admissions policies approved. 1/16/15 Proposal to clarify Computer & Information Science tracks approved 4/20/17 Approved two separate degrees: MS in Computer Sciences and M.S. in Information Systems 9/12/17 Approved Master of Science in Cybersecurity interdisciplinary program involving Law, Engineering, and Business Colleges.