Course Requirements

Students must complete 32 graduate credits, including one of the following:

• CSCI 698 - Simulation and Modeling Project in Computational Operations Research 3
• CSCI 708 - Research Project in Computational Operations Research 2
• CSCI 710 - Research Project 2

• In addition, students must satisfactorily complete at least seven courses from the following list of courses in the computational operations research area. 

• CSCI 608 - Decision Theory 3
• CSCI 618 - Models and Applications in Operations Research 3
• CSCI 628 - Linear Programming 3
• CSCI 638 - Nonlinear Programming 3
• CSCI 648 - Network Optimization 3
• CSCI 658 - Discrete Optimization 3
• CSCI 668 - Reliability 3
• CSCI 678 - Statistical Analysis of Simulation Models 3
• CSCI 688 - Topics in Computational Operations Research 3
• CSCI 698 - Simulation and Modeling Project in Computational Operations Research  
• CSCI 708 - Research Project in Computational Operations Research 

  The following Mathematics courses may count towards the 32 credit hours and do not require the graduate credit permission form for a course taken outside of their program of study.  

  MATH 524 , MATH 551 , MATH 552   and/or MATH 555 .

  Any Computer Science (CSCI) course not designated as a Computational Operations Research course (last digit in the course number is an 8), may not be used to satisfy degree requirements without prior written approval of the Director of Graduate Studies for Computational Operations Research. 

Thesis Requirement

There is no thesis option for this specialization.

Comprehensive Exam Requirement

See the Graduate Regulations.

Foreign Language Requirement

There is no foreign language requirement.

Satisfactory Progress

To be eligible to graduate, all students must achieve a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in all courses undertaken for graduate credit at William & Mary after admission to the M.S. degree program specialization in Computational Operations Research.  Students with less than a 3.0 average may appeal in writing to the department’s Committee on Admission, Retention, and Financial Aid to remain in the graduate program. The committee normally rejects appeals from students with less than a 2.75 grade point average. No credit toward a degree will be allowed for a course in which a student receives a grade below C (grade point = 2.0).

All requirements for the master’s degree must be completed within six years from the first term of enrollment in the master’s program, excluding periods of approved leave and military service.  Requests for extension beyond the six-year limit must be filed following the procedures outlined in Time Limits for Degrees and Extensions in the Graduate Arts & Sciences Catalog.