Q: How to apply and get more information?

A: You can download UNC Charlotte graduate school application forms on line by following links from our main navigation.


Q: How to fulfill the programming and data structures prerequisites for MSIT?

A:
  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 tree

Q: Can I take the prerequisite courses at CPCC?

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


Q: Is the MSIT a feeder program for the Ph.D IT program?

A: No. Successful completion of the MSIT program may not lead to the admission of the Ph.D. in IT program at UNC Charlotte.


Q: What courses can be transferred into the MSIT program?

A: Students can take up to 6 credit hours (2 courses) as a post-baccalaureate student. A post-baccalaureate student who is subsequently admitted to full standing in the degree program may, with the approval of the program director, apply a maximum of six hours completed toward this degree. Students with a ITM certificate program can transfer all of their courses into the MSIT program. Other transfer policies of the UNC Charlotte graduate school will apply to the MSIT program.


Q: What is an acceptable GRE / GMAT score?

A: We evaluate your application based on a number of factors. GRE/GMAT is one of the factors. We will not be able to tell whether scores are satisfactory without the entire application package.


Q: Is a computer required for every student?

A: No.