A suitable background would include courses in the following core areas: Data Structures Discrete Mathematics Assembly Language and Computer Organization Programming in a procedural language such as C, C#, C++, or Java. Applicants are also expected to have taken several (but not necessarily all) courses in specialized areas: Operating Systems Programming Languages Algorithms Compilers Artificial Intelligence Computer Networks Automata and Formal Languages Software Engineering A year of college-level Calculus is also required.

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计算机科学系不要求申请人拥有计算机科学学士学位。但是，申请人应具有计算机科学的深厚背景。

PhD students are usually admitted with a financial aid package in the form of a First-Year Research Assistantship that allows students to explore research with various faculty members and find their best match. It is expected that students will join a research group by the end of their first year and then be supported as a Research Assistant (RA). This financial aid package includes a competitive stipend, tuition, fees, and health insurance coverage. Details of this award are given at the time of your notification of acceptance into the Computer Science PhD program.