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Admission to MCS PROGRAM FOR VU GRADUATES

   (a) BS (Business Administration)
   (b) BS (Public Administration)
   (c) BS (Commerce)
   (d) BS (Psychology)
   (e) BS (Mass Communication)
   (f) BS (Accounting & Finance)
   (g) MBA (Master of Business Administration)

1). Admission to MCS Program with BS in Business Administration/ BS in Public Administration /BS in Commerce/BS in Psychology/BS in Mass Communication.

Eligibility: BS in Business Administration/BS (Public Administration)/ BS (Commerce)/BS (Psychology)/BS (Mass Communication) from VU with minimum CGPA 2.25.

Award of Degree: Minimum four semesters, at least 66 credit hours with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.30.

Course Exemptions: Following courses, if already qualified by the candidates holding BS in Business Administration / BS in Public Administration / BS in Commerce/BS in Psychology/BS in Mass Communication from VU are exempted towards MCS program.

Courses Exemption for candidates holding BS (Business Administration)/BS (Public Administration)/BS (Commerce)/BS (Psychology)/ BS (Mass Communication) from VU
Code	Course Title	Cr hrs.
STA301	Statistics & Probability	3
ENG201	Business & Technical Writing	3

Scheme of Study: The candidates are required to complete the following MCS courses along with any course (s) not exempted from the above list. Any qualified VU course (s) from the following list will be exempted provided such candidate completes at least 50 % MCS course work.

Scheme of study towards MCS Program for BS-Business Administration / BS (Public Administration)/BS (Commerce)/BS (Psychology) / BS (Mass Communication) from VU.
Semester	Code	Course Title	Type	Cr. Hrs
1	CS402	Automata Theory	Required	3
1	CS201	Intro to Computer Programming	Required	3
1	CS601	Data Communication	Required	3
1	MTH202	Discrete Mathematics	Required	3
1	CS304	Object Oriented Programming	Required	3
1	MTH603	Numerical Analysis	Required	3
2	CS401	Computer Organization & Assembly Language	Required	3
2	CS403	Data Base Management Systems	Required	3
2	CS301	Data Structures	Required	3
2	CS302	Digital Logic & Design	Required	3
2	CS610	Computer Networks	Required	3
2	CS605	Software Engineering - I	Required	3
3	CS502	Fundamentals of Algorithms	Required	3
3	CS501	Advanced Computer Architecture	Required	3
3	CS614	Data Warehousing	Required	3
3	CS619	Software Project	Required	3
3	CS506	Web Design and Development	Required	3
4	CS609	System Programming	Required	3
4	CS604	Operating System Concepts	Required	3
4	CS605	Software Engineering - II	Required	3
4	CS607	Artificial Intelligence	Required	3
4	CS619	Software Project	Required	3
TOTAL				66

Project: Students are required to complete a project of 6 credit hours in the final year of their MCS program. The choice of the final project is at the student’s discretion. However, consultation with the student advisor is compulsory. Students have to submit a detailed write-up of the project and in some cases may be required to give a presentation.

(2). Admission to MCS Program with BS in Accounting & Finance

Eligibility: BS in Accounting & Finance from Virtual University of Pakistan with minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) 2.25.

Award of Degree: Minimum four semesters, at least 63 credit hours with minimum CGPA 2.30.

Course Exemption: Following courses if already qualified by the candidates holding BS in Accounting & Finance from VU are exempted towards MCS program.

Courses Exemption for candidates holding BS in Accounting & Finance from VU
Code	Course Title	Cr hrs
CS201	Intro to Computer Programming	3
STA301	Statistics & Probability	3
ENG201	Business & Technical Writing	3
TOTAL		9

Scheme of study towards MCS Program for BS (Accounting & Finance) from VU
Semester	Code	Course Title	Type	Cr. hrs
1	CS402	Automata Theory	Required	3
1	CS601	Data Communication	Required	3
1	MTH202	Discrete Mathematics	Required	3
1	CS304	Object Oriented Programming	Required	3
1	MTH603	Numerical Analysis	Required	3
1	CS401	Computer Organization & Assembly Language	Required	3
2	CS403	Data Base Management Systems	Required	3
2	CS301	Data Structures	Required	3
2	CS302	Digital Logic & Design	Required	3
2	CS610	Computer Networks	Required	3
2	CS605	Software Engineering – I	Required	3
2	CS502	Fundamentals of Algorithms	Required	3
3	CS501	Advanced Computer Architecture	Required	3
3	CS614	Data Warehousing	Required	3
3	CS619	Software Project	Required	3
3	CS506	Web Design and Development	Required	3
3	CS609	System Programming	Required	3
4	CS604	Operating System Concepts	Required	3
4	CS605	Software Engineering – II	Required	3
4	CS607	Artificial Intelligence	Required	3
4	CS619	Software Project	Required	3
TOTAL				63

(3). Admission to MCS Program with MBA.

Eligibility: Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Virtual University of Pakistan within minimum CGPA 2.30.

Award of Degree: Minimum four semesters, at least 72 credit hours with minimum CGPA 2.30.

Scheme of study towards MCS Program for MBA from VU
Semester	Code	Course Title	Type	Cr. Hrs.
1	CS201	Intro to Computer Programming	Required	3
1	CS402	Automata Theory	Required	3
1	CS601	Data Communication	Required	3
1	ENG201	Business & Technical Writing	Required	3
1	MTH202	Discrete Mathematics	Required	3
1	STA301	Statistics & Probability	Required	3
2	CS301	Data Structures	Required	3
2	CS302	Digital Logic & Design	Required	3
2	CS304	Object Oriented Programming	Required	3
2	CS401	Computer Organization & Assembly Language	Required	3
2	CS403	Data Base Management Systems	Required	3
2	MTH603	Numerical Analysis	Required	3
3	CS501	Advanced Computer Architecture	Required	3
3	CS502	Fundamentals of Algorithms	Required	3
3	CS605	Software Engineering-I	Required	3
3	CS610	Computer Networks	Required	3
3	CS614	Data Warehousing	Required	3
3	CS619	Software Project	Required	3
4	CS506	Web Design and Development	Required	3
4	CS609	System Programming	Required	3
4	CS604	Operating System Concepts	Required	3
4	CS605	Software Engineering-II	Required	3
4	CS607	Artificial Intelligence	Required	3
4	CS619	Software Project	Required	3
TOTAL				72

Project: Students are required to complete a project of 6 credit hours in the final year of their Master’s degree program. The choice of the final project is at the student’s discretion. However, consultation with the student advisor is compulsory. Students have to submit a detailed write-up of the project and in some cases may be required to give a presentation

FEE STRUCTURE TOWARDS MCS PROGRAM: For VU graduates holding BS (Business Administration)/BS (Public Administration)/BS (Commerce)/ BS (Psychology) / BS (Mass Communication); BS (Accounting& Finance); and Master of Business Administration are to be decided by the Finance Department.

Disclaimer: The courses listed above may be revised by the university from time to time to bring them at par with courses being taught at top-class foreign universities. While reviewing the courses, needs of local industry and job markets are duly considered.