CLASIC Curriculum
Degree requirements
Students in the Computational Linguistics Professional Master's Program complete at least 32 hours of approved coursework, including a 2-credit capstone course. The capstone focuses on a publishable research project that runs in conjunction with an internship or a CU-based research project, and students are evaluated by their industry project manager or faculty supervisor. Students also prepare a technical report on the completed project that the program directors and project leader jointly evaluate.
Students must maintain a GPA of 3.0 for graduation and the minimum course grade is a B, as per the Graduate School grade requirements.
CLASIC Curriculum
Total of 32 credits in the following categories
- 3 Core Linguistics Courses (9 credits)
- 2 Core Computer Science Courses (6 credits)
- 5 Core CLASIC Courses (3 required & 2 electives, 15 credits)
- CLASIC Capstone Course (2 credits)
Please see the List of required courses and elective options
Completing the CLASIC degree
This is the typical progression for students to complete the CLASIC degree in 2 years, with required courses indicated in bold.
| Fall semester | Spring semester | Summer | |
| Academic Year 1 | Take 3 academic courses, often among these:
| Take 3 academic courses
Apply for internships / discuss summer research possibilities with faculty supervisor | Internship or Supervised Research for Capstone Project |
| Academic Year 2 | Take 2-3 academic courses | Take LING 5140 Capstone Course And remaining course(s) to complete 32 credits |