The Collaborative Accelerated Master’s Program (CAMP) in Computer Science between Holy Cross and WPI allows undergraduate students at Holy Cross, after graduating with their bachelor’s degree, to pursue a master’s degree in Computer Science at WPI in an accelerated manner. Holy Cross students in majors relevant to Computer Science (including but not limited to Computer Science, Mathematics, and Statistics) or who otherwise have the necessary coursework may be eligible for this program.
This accelerated master’s program is part of the Collaborative Accelerated Master’s Programs (CAMPs) Framework between Holy Cross and WPI. In addition to the rules and regulations stipulated in the CAMPs Framework between Holy Cross and WPI, the following sections provide additional information and rules specific to students who wish to obtain their M.S. degree in Computer Science at WPI as part of this CAMPs Framework.
Holy Cross students interested in this Accelerated Master’s Program in Computer Science at WPI are encouraged to consult with their undergraduate academic advisor and with the CAMP in Computer Science Coordinators at Holy Cross and at WPI about course selection that would best prepare them for the master’s degree in Computer Science at WPI.
Unless otherwise noted, Holy Cross undergraduate courses carry 2 WPI graduate credits. Please note that WPI undergraduate courses are subject to an internal credit conversion when being counted for a WPI graduate degree, with 3 WPI undergraduate credits being equivalent to 2 WPI graduate credits.
Holy Cross courses eligible toward the M.S. degree in Computer Science at WPI:
Courses that count toward the M.S. degree's Bin or Elective coursework requirement in Theory of Computation:
- CSCI 345 Theory of Computation
Courses that count toward the M.S. degree's Bin or Elective coursework requirement in Compilers/Languages:
- CSCI 324 Programming Languages: Design and Implementation
- CSCI 364 Compiler Construction
Courses that count toward the M.S. degree's Bin or Elective coursework requirement in Graphics/Imaging:
- CSCI 343 Computer Graphics
- CSCI 363 Computational Vision
Courses that count toward the M.S. degree's Bin or Elective coursework requirement in AI:
- CSCI 307 Data Mining
- CSCI 347 Artificial Intelligence
- CSCI 363 Computational Vision
- CSCI 399-F01 Machine Learning
Courses that count toward the M.S. degree's Elective coursework and that may satisfy Bin Requirements:
- CSCI 400 Directed Reading
- CSCI 410 Directed Project
- CSCI 496 Computer Science Honors Thesis
Note: Depending on their topic and with approval of the CAMP in CS Coordinator at WPI, these 400-level credits may satisfy M.S. Bin requirements.
Courses that count toward the M.S. degree's Elective coursework but do not satisfy Bin Requirements:
- MATH 392 Modeling and Simulation
- MATH 371 Methods of Numerical Analysis
- MATH 392 Computational Geometry
- PSYC 399 Virtual Reality and Cognition
- STAT 380 Statistical Computing
Program Administration
The names of the CAMP in Computer Science Coordinators at WPI and at Holy Cross are listed below. They will work jointly with the CAMPs Framework Coordinators at Holy Cross and at WPI on the academic aspects of and on providing academic advice to students in this CAMP in Computer Science.
CAMP in Computer Science Coordinator at WPI:
Craig E. WIlls, Professor of Computer Science
CAMP in Computer Science Coordinator at Holy Cross:
- Kevin Walsh, Associate Professor, Mathematics & Computer Science