University of Arkansas At Little Rock's Ph.D. in Computer and Information Sciences

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Hi All,

> It seems pretty obvious that the name of the degree (on transcript and diploma) is "Ph.D. in Computer and Information Sciences,"

Yes. 

> but there was some confusion on this board earlier with claims that for some reason the transcript will give the emphasis/track name instead (i.e "Ph.D. in Information Quality" or "Ph.D. in Information Science").

To be honest, I don't know if the track is listed. I doubt it would be on the diploma but it might be on the official transcript. I can find out if it's critical (although the university is about to close until Jan., so there's that). In my judgment the important thing is the name of the degree, and it's important for a degree in computing to be "Computer and Information Science" or a common variation thereof. That's why we changed it away from the earlier "Integrated Computing" which was a politically expedient name at the time but not ideal.

> Can you clarify what is listed on the diploma/transcript for us?

Hope that helps but I can find out more as needed. Note that there are three tracks we offer: Computer Science, Information Science, and Information Quality. CS is not offered online, but IS and IQ are available online.

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Hello Again Folks,

> Couple of questions:
> 1.) Are there any assistantship or TA options  for remote students?  

In theory, yes. In practice, I really doubt it. But you can contact individual professors to ask.

> 2.) Is a GRE waiver available ?

In many cases we are willing to look at the application without GRE scores. The trick is getting your application out of the central office and to the program staff without what the central office feels is a "required part of the application in order to send it to the program staff." Contact the overall program coordinator for details (see https://ualr.edu/computerscience/prospec...-programs/).

> 3.) This looks similar to many schools Data science phd options, would that be a fair assessment?

I would really hesitate to claim that. We don't call it a "Data Science Track" after all! But we do offer a 4-course graduate certificate in data science.

>   a.) Is the degree more math centered or more programming-centric?

To me, it is not math-centric and the programming portion is there but not a focus. See https://ualr.edu/catalog1718/graduate-catalog/eit/cis/ for many more details!

> 4.) Outside of your area, but are there any plans to offer the Comp sci phd at distance?
> Thanks for reaching out, the programming looks very interesting to say the least.

I'd have to say that's up to the CS department. They're in transition now, shorthanded and searching for new faculty. So there will be new blood soon, which is good, but I would guess going online is not a priority for them right now.

Again, hope this helps and a great evening to all!