The computer science program provides students with a curriculum in the key domains of computer science at undergraduate and graduate levels. These programs provide students with computer science knowledge and skills while preparing them for careers in computer technology and for advanced study in graduate courses. Whether joining the workforce or continuing on to graduate studies, the TROY computer science program can help you realize your full potential.
You have options with TROY to learn in a classroom, online or in a blended program. Students in this program have the opportunity to work on individual and team projects that include game design, cell phone apps, web applications, visualizations and more. Students in the computer science undergraduate and graduate programs benefit from small classes and an active Computer Science Club, a student organization that hosts weekly seminars, study sessions and many other activities.
TROY鈥檚 undergraduate curriculum is centered in the latest technological advances taught by a caring and highly qualified faculty. Students work on individual and team projects, focusing on game design, cell phone apps, web applications, visualization, Teensy Board Programming and database accessing applications to name a few.
There are two degree options: thesis and non-thesis. In the thesis option, the student must successfully complete and defend a thesis as well as complete other requirements stated below. See Thesis Guidelines for additional information. In the non-thesis option, the student must pass a written comprehensive exam and must successfully complete a research paper.
Degree Requirements
The successful completion of 33 semester hours, including 6 hours of thesis research for the thesis option and 33 semester hours, including 3 hours of research project for the non-thesis option, with an overall grade point average of 3.0, and successful completion of a thesis or a paper. If the student makes a 鈥淒鈥� or 鈥淔鈥� in a core course, the course must be retaken. In both cases, a student must complete the Core Courses and choose one of the several specialization concentrations.
Distributed Systems concentration: Distributed systems is about coordination and management of the use of shared resources of a networked computer system to achieve a common set of goals. Students work on individual and team projects, focusing on such things as big data using Hadoop and Spark, simulation and modelling of a distributed system, building a scalable system and protocol development and analysis. Students graduating with this concentration are prepared to work in roles such as the following: cloud administrator, distributed system engineer, Hadoop and or Spark developer, big data engineer, system administrator and application delivery manager.
September 2025
Troy University
111 Adams Administration,
TROY,
Alabama,
36082, United States
Candidates for admission must have a baccalaureate degree in Computer Science or a related field from a regionally accredited four year college or university.
A minimum overall undergraduate grade point average of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) or a 3.0 grade point average for the last 30 semester hours.
Make a satisfactory score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): 193 (computer-based test), 70 (Internet-based test), or 523 (paper test). Make a satisfactory score on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS): score of 6.0.
Application deadline: Fall - June 1; Spring - November 1.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
