A Partnership with Liberal Arts Colleges to Produce High-Tech

Professionals

Department of Physics, Computer Science, and Engineering

Why graduate school?

Higher level type of job - professional, management

$5000/year - $9000/year better salary Higher demand Usually terminal degree for CS, CompE,

and becoming more so for physics

Why CNU?

Relationships with area national labs, research facilities, and high-tech businesses

U.S. News and World Report ranks CNU #3 in the South among Public Liberal Arts Colleges for the year 2001.

Working in well-equipped laboratories Small classes, individual attention Pleasant, safe suburban campus near Virginia Beach and

Williamsburg National exposure for your work via conferences and

publications

Great research opportunities...

Grad student participation in funded research at:– Applied Research

Center– Thomas Jefferson

National Accelerator Facility

– NASA Langley Research Center

Great research opportunities...

Special research in:– Digital signal processing– High-speed data acquisition– AI– Design of smart sensors– Application-specific IC’s– Pattern recognition– Other

Why PCSE?

Friendly atmosphere

Hands-on learning Scheduling based

on course - time slot surveys

Flexible programs Applied orientation

What we offer you...

A partnership with liberal arts colleges (like yours) that targets students completing baccalaureate programs in CS, math, physics, chemistry, and engineering

Provides graduate assistantships in CS at two levels:– 20 hours of work/week, $10K stipend, 1-1/2 years

to degree– 10 hours of work/week, $5K stipend, 1 year to

degree

A partnership with liberal arts colleges like yours (continued)

Waiver of in-state tuition for Virginians In-state tuition rates for out-of-state

students Help locating summer employment and

housing near campus Attractive office space Use of current equipment

What you need to offer us...

“B” average in major Must have completed at least a year-

long course sequence in object-oriented programming

Must have completed a course in data structures

Applications will be available soon

Summary CNU PCSE offers great opportunities to

help you continue your education. Money is available for qualified

students. We offer the personal learning

environment you have experienced in your undergraduate program.

We offer unparalleled opportunities for any size university for exciting research.

Visit our Web sites: www.cnu.edu and www.pcs.cnu.edu