Computer Science Department

Graduate Course Rotation Plan

Elective courses can be chosen from any of the CS Graduate Courses.
Note:  At most 9 credit hours of 300-level courses can be applied to the Master's Degree.

Listed below is the rotation plan for CS courses.  Students should take this plan into consideration when outlining their graduate program.  Northeastern Illinois University is on a semester system.  The fall term begins late August, the spring term begins in January, and the summer term begins late May.  Graduate courses are offered in the evening and on Saturdays, except where indicated.

CS 307		Programming Languages		FALL
CS 311		Computer Architecture		FALL
CS 325		Theory of Computation		FALL
CS 331		Computer Networks		FALL, SPRING, SUMMER
CS 335		Artificial Intelligence		SPRING
CS 345		Network Security		FALL
CS 355		Cryptography		SPRING
CS 400		Discr Modeling & Analysis		FALL even# yrs; SUMR odd# yrs; SPR even# yrs.
CS 401		Software Engineering		FALL odd# yrs; SUMR even# yrs; SPR odd# yrs
CS 402		Adv Systems Programming		SPRING odd# yrs
CS 403		Authoring Techniques in CAI		FALL odd# yrs
CS 404		Analysis of Algorithms		FALL odd# yrs; SUMR even# yrs; SPR odd# yrs
CS 408		Adv Operating Systems		SPRING even# yrs
CS 409		Tpcs in Compiler Theory		SPRING even# yrs
CS 411		Professional Computing		SPRING even# yrs
CS 412		Web Application Development		FALL even# yrs; SUMR odd# yrs; SPR even# yrs.
CS 413		IT Project Management		FALL odd# yrs; SUMR even# yrs; SPR odd# yrs
CS 415		Design of Database Systems		FALL odd# yrs; SUMR even# yrs; SPR odd# yrs
CS 416		AI and Robotics		FALL even # yrs
CS 417		Video Game Programming		SPRING
CS 419		Informatics		FALL odd# yrs; SUMR even# yrs; SPR odd# yrs
CS 420		Object Oriented Design		FALL even# yrs; SUMR odd# yrs; SPR even# yrs.
CS 435		Expert Systems		SUMR odd# yrs
CS 440		Computer Graphics		FALL even# yrs; SUMR odd# yrs
CS COURSE OFFERINGS BY SEMESTER:
FALL	SPRING		SUMMER	FALL	SPRING	SUMMER
EVEN # YEARS	ODD # YEARS		ODD # YEARS	ODD # YEARS	EVEN # YEARS	EVEN # YEARS
(2008, 2010, ..)	(2009, 2011,..)		(2009, 2011,..)	(2009, 2011,..)	(2010, 2012,..)	(2010, 2012,..)
CS 307	CS 331		CS 331	CS 307	CS 331	CS 331
CS 311	CS 335		CS 400	CS 311	CS 335	CS 401
CS 325	CS 355		CS 412	CS 325	CS 355	CS 404
CS 331	CS 401		CS 420	CS 331	CS 400	CS 413
CS 345	CS 402		CS 435	CS 345	CS 408	CS 415
CS 400	CS 404		CS 440	CS 401	CS 409	CS 419
CS 412	CS 413*			CS 403	CS 411
CS 416	CS 415			CS 404	CS 412
CS 420	CS 417			CS 413	CS 417
CS 440	CS 419			CS 415	CS 420
CS 460				CS 419

*Note: CS 413 will not be offered in spring 2009. Students graduating before it is offered again

(fall 2009 at the earliest) will be able to substitute an elective with their advisor's approval.

This rotation plan will be followed as closely as possible.  However, changes may be made

due to unforeseen circumstances and courses with low enrollments may be canceled after

advance or late registration.