Degree Requirements
Minimum requirements for the degree are 45 graduate credits. These include 27 credits of required courses, 9 credits of elective courses, and 9 credits of software engineering project. Core courses in computing (SEGR 501 and 503 ) may be waived for students passing a placement exam, and replaced by additional electives. A maximum of 3 credits of 59x courses may be taken toward the MSE degree without department approval. A maximum of 12 credits taken in non-matriculated status may be applied to this program. Transfer credit regulations are described earlier in this Catalog . All degree requirements must be completed within six years after course work has begun.
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Up to six credits from other graduate programs, may be taken as MSE electives with departmental approval. Approved MBA courses include such topics as leadership, entrepreneurship, high tech marketing, management of change, and business ethics. CPSC courses may also be taken to fulfill the elective requirement.
Unless otherwise indicated at the time of offering, any regularly scheduled graduate course in software engineering other than the core courses and the project courses may be used to satisfy the elective course requirement. Students may also take a maximum of three credits of Special Topics (SEGR 591 , 592 , 593 ), Software Engineering Seminar (SEGR 594 ), Independent Study (SEGR 596 , 597 , 598 ), or Internship (SEGR 595 ) for elective credit, without department approval. With departmental approval, up to six credits of graduate-level courses from other departments, especially selected graduate courses from the Albers School of Business at Seattle University are acceptable for elective credit.
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