申请材料清单

Statement of Academic Purpose         
Applicants will be required to upload a statement of academic purpose with the admission application in the space provided. Please write a statement of current academic and future career plans as they relate to the Princeton department to which the applicant is applying. In doing so, please cite relevant academic, professional and personal experiences that influenced the decision to apply for graduate admission and to obtain a graduate degree. The statement should not exceed 1,000 words and must be written in English.           
Please be sure to review the final statement before uploading it and submitting the admission application. If an applicant submitted an application and needs to revise the statement of academic purpose, the applicant may upload the corrected version through the checklist if it is before the deadline. After the deadline, no revised statement of academic purpose will be accepted.         
Applicants to the Department of Physics only notes that it is not necessary to describe how one became interested in physics. Applicants are usually better served by devoting the statement to a description of their research background and interests. However, if an applicant's path to applying to the Princeton Department of Physics was unusual or compelling, please feel free to describe it. In any case, the Statement of Purpose should focus on specific research interests at Princeton and any relevant research experience.         
Resume/Curriculum Vitae                      
Applicants will be required to upload a resume or curriculum vitae with the admission application in the space provided. Resumes or curricula vitae should include employment, activities, community service, education, and academic or professional honors.          
Applicants should be sure to review the final resume or curriculum vitae before uploading it and submitting an admission application. If an applicant submitted an application and needs to revise the resume or curriculum vitae, the applicant may upload the corrected version through the checklist if it is before the deadline. After the deadline, no revised resume of curriculum vitae will be accepted.         
Recommendation Letters                  
In order to apply for admission to the Graduate School, an applicant must supply three electronic letters of recommendation. The letters must be written in English and come from faculty members or other individuals well acquainted with the applicant's academic work.       
Applicants to the Woodrow Wilson School M.P.A. and M.P.P. programs only must have one professional letter in addition to one academic reference letter. The third letter should come from a faculty member, administrator, or professional who can comment on commitment to public service.            
The letters of recommendation must be submitted using our electronic recommendation service as part of the admission application. The applicant will be required to register the recommenders' email addresses within the application. Recommenders will then receive an email with directions on how to proceed. We suggest registering recommenders as early as possible to allow sufficient time for them to submit their letters of recommendation. An application does not need to be submitted in order to register recommenders. Please do not wait to submit an application because of pending letters.           
If a recommender uses a letter service (e.g., Interfolio) the applicant will still need to provide the recommender's information in the admission application.  Each recommender's email must be unique. If two or more of the recommenders use the same letter service, the recommendation letters may be uploaded as a group under one of the registered recommenders. This is completely acceptable; however, it will not be reflected on the checklist. The Graduate Admission team suggests that the applicant confirms with the letter service that they submitted all the letters requested from them.            
For more details on how to manage recommenders, please visit the checklist page.              
If a recommender has used the CollegeNET application system previously, he or she will simply log in with the password he or she created. If the recommender has forgotten his or her password, he or she can request a new one by clicking the link in the email received and selecting "Request a New Password". For further assistance, email help@applyweb.com (link sends e-mail).        
Transcripts                      
Applicants must upload a transcript including the key from all attended colleges or universities. An unofficial transcript must show the name of the student, name of the issuing institution, name of courses taken, and the grades received in those courses. Applicants with transcripts in languages other than English will need to upload an English translation along with such transcripts. Sealed copies of transcripts need to be opened, scanned, and uploaded. Transcripts should be scanned in black and white at a maximum resolution of 300dpi and no larger than 10MB. Screenshots from student portals will not be accepted as an unofficial transcript.            
At the time of application, nothing needs to be mailed to the admission office. If offered admission and our offer is accepted, we require final official transcripts from every college or university from which the applicant had earned a degree.           
Fall Semester Grades                    
Applicants will be encouraged to upload a current transcript which includes the fall semester grades from the college or university where currently enrolled. An applicant that is not a current student or the school does not provide fall semester grades will not have to provide this information.            
If the fall semester grades are not available at the time of application submission, please log back into the application checklist and upload them when they become available. Screenshots from student portals will not be accepted as a current transcript.           
Prerequisite Tests                      
Graduate School applicants are required to submit valid test scores to be considered for admission. International applicants must meet the English language proficiency requirements and may be required to submit TOEFL/IELTS test scores.              
Test scores should be sent no later than three weeks before the deadline to ensure receipt of the official score report by the deadline. 
English Language Tests                     
Graduate students must demonstrate a level of oral proficiency in the English language sufficient to participate successfully in all the various activities that comprise a graduate education, including classwork, research, research presentations, group meetings, project teamwork, and the teaching of undergraduates. Please view our English Language Proficiency policy for more information.             
Writing Sample                       
Some departments require uploading a writing sample with the admission application in the space provided.  Please be sure to review the document before uploading and submitting the application. An applicant may upload a revised version of the writing sample before the deadline of the department. After the deadline, no revised documents will be accepted.            
Writing samples should be written in English unless otherwise noted. The Graduate School has no specific formatting requirements; however, each department may have set their own.  Please click on the links below to learn more. For any questions about the writing sample, please contact the department directly.            
Please refer to the upload requirements webpage for specific instructions on uploading materials.          
Statement of Financial Resources                   
Applicants applying to a master's program will be required to fill out the Statement of Financial Resources during the application process.            
The information provided on this form is not used when evaluating an application for admission. It will be reviewed by the Graduate School only if the department recommends an application for admission. Financial assistance for graduate students is awarded on the basis of academic merit, academic promise, and on the basis of financial need as indicated on this form.            
There is no requirement to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form to apply for fellowship or assistantship awards at Princeton. All applicants are automatically considered for all available funding. 
The Graduate School does not have a minimum TOEFL or IELTS score requirement. If you are offered admission and accept our offer and have scored below a 28 on the Speaking sub-section of the TOEFL iBT or below an 8.0 on the Speaking sub-section of the IELTS you will be required to take an English placement test at the start of the fall term. Students who do not pass the test will be required to enroll in English Language Program classes. 
 
The Woodrow Wilson School requires a minimum score of 100 IBT for the TOEFL and 7.0 for the IELTS. 

GRE :
General test
Additional Departmental Requirements:
Applicants are required to select a subplan when applying.

专业介绍

The Department of Computer Science accepts both beginning and advanced graduate students for study and research leading to the degree of Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). These degree programs are sufficiently flexible to adapt to individual plans of study and research.

M.S.E. Requirements:
Program Description:
The master's degree program at Princeton is a two-year, full-time program. All admitted students will initially be enrolled in the Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.), thesis-required track. In the spring of year 1, as part of readmission, all students will be given the option to switch to the Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), non-thesis track. Students opting to remain on the M.S.E. track must have a confirmed research adviser and should also have a preliminary thesis proposal. Switching tracks will be permitted through January of year 2.
Teaching experience is considered to be a significant part of graduate education.  Funding is normally in the form of teaching assistantships covering the four semesters of the program. Nonnative English speakers must have a TOEFL speak score of 28 or better to be considered for a teaching assistantship. Applicants who do not meet this requirement may opt to apply as self-funded students. Summer funding for M.S.E. candidates in the form of a research assistantship may be offered at the adviser's discretion.
Students wishing to continue on for a Ph.D. must apply through the normal application process during the fall of their second year of study.
Princeton undergraduate students who wish to apply to the master's program must do so through the regular admission process, and by the December 15 deadline. Admission is competitive. Princeton undergraduates  will need to submit (1) a one-page personal statement describing preparation to date and interest interested in the master's program; and (2) an unofficial copy of your transcript. In addition, Princeton undergraduates must have two letters of recommendation from COS professors emailed directly to the graduate coordinator. Once these materials have been received, the director of graduate studies will perform an informal review and provide feedback about whether admission into the master's program is "likely," "unlikely," or "possible." This feedback is not binding -- it is meant only to help planning for senior year.

Courses:
Candidates choose a subarea of computer science on which to focus their coursework and write a thesis under the direction of an adviser.  Course requirements are fulfilled by taking six courses for a grade, at least three of which must be 500-level courses. A minimum of 4 courses must be taken in year 1. If, due to scheduling conflicts, this is not possible, approval by the director of graduate studies is required and the student must fulfill all course requirements by the end of the specified 2 year program length. The other eligible courses are 318, 320, 326, 375, or any 400-level course. Relevant courses from outside the department may be taken with adviser's consent.
All coursework must be taken for a grade. Candidates must maintain a B average, with no more than one C allowed. In order to be readmitted for a second year, candidates must have a confirmed thesis adviser and preliminary thesis proposal by the end of the first year.
Please note: Candidates electing to switch to the M.Eng degree track must complete a total of eight courses over two years, and are not required to submit a thesis. Three of the eight must be 500-level, and the additional courses may be chosen from 318, 320, 326, 375, or any 400-level course. Relevant courses from outside the department may be taken with adviser's consent. All courses must be taken for a grade. Candidates must maintain a B average, with no more than one C allowed.

Princeton Option

For Princeton undergraduates interested in continuing at Princeton for a master's degree:  A degree track has been established that allows current Princeton students pursuing a master’s degree with the computer science department to use credits from  two courses taken as undergraduates that were taken beyond the requirements of the computer science department for the bachelor's degree. Those two must be upper-level COS courses that fulfill requirements of the master’s degree.  Transferrable courses must be upper-level COS courses taken in excess of undergraduate degree requirements.

Teaching:
Master’s program is fully funded by teaching assistantships.  Masters students are required a teaching assistantship each semester that they are enrolled.

Thesis:
Candidates must prepare and submit an original thesis as well as present a public seminar on the research. The thesis will be reviewed and graded by the student’s adviser plus one additional reader from the Princeton faculty. If the reader is from outside the Department of Computer Science, approval by the director of graduate studies is required. The public seminar is an ungraded 20-minute talk, followed by a 10-minute question session, given in the spring of year 2. This will allow the student’s adviser and reader to give preliminary feedback prior to submission of the final thesis.

The written thesis should be a research paper of "scholarly quality" -- making a novel contribution to scholarship in the field. The thesis should motivate the chosen research problem, evaluate the proposed solution (e.g., via analysis, measurement, simulation, or prototype implementation), and compare the approach to the related work in the field. While there is no specific length requirement, a reasonable target is a typical conference paper (e.g., 10-15 pages in two-column format or 20-40 pages in single-column, double-spaced format). Due date will be Dean's Date in the spring term of year 2. After being graded, four copies of the final version must be submitted to the department: two bound copies, following the formatting guidelines from Mudd Library, one unbound hard-copy, and the fourth as a .pdf file.

Address:
Computer Science Building, 35 Olden Street
Phone:
609-258-5387
Website:
Department of Computer Science(link is external)
Program offerings:
Ph.D.
M.S.E.

课程设置

• COS 510 Programming Languages
• COS 511 Theoretical Machine Learning
• COS 516 Automated Reasoning about Software 
• COS 518 Advanced Computer Systems
• COS 521 Advanced Algorithm Design
• COS 522 Computational Complexity
• COS 526 Advanced Computer Graphics
• COS 528 Data Structures and Graph Algorithms
• COS 532 Computer Graphics: Modeling
• COS 533 Advanced Cryptography
• COS 551 Introduction to Genomics and Computational Molecular Biology