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2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog

PDF of Computer Science, B.S.

Computer Science, B.S. major

Required Credits: 60
Required GPA: 2.25

I REQUIRED CORE COURSES

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

II REQUIRED ELECTIVES

Select 21 credits from among the following courses, with at least 3 courses from Section A and 3 courses from Section B. Note: Courses may have prerequisites either not included or not required in this major.

1. Core Computer Science


2. Application Development Techniques

III REQUIRED OUTSIDE COURSES

Select one of the following courses:

SUGGESTED SEMESTER SCHEDULE FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJOR
The following schedule identifies only courses that apply to the Computer Science major. Students should expect to complete most liberal education requirements in their first three years. To complete requirements for graduation in four years (8 semesters), a Computer Science major must take CS 1309 in one of the first two semesters.

Freshman
CS 1309 Problem Solving and Computation
CS 2321 Computer Science I
#MATH 1170 College Algebra
MATH 1470 Precalculus
or MATH 2471 Calculus I
SPCM 1100 Public Speaking

Sophomore
CS 2322 Computer Science II
CS 2810 Computer Organization and Assembly Language Programming
MATH 2210 Discrete Mathematics
MATH 3310 Linear Algebra
or STAT 2610 Applied Statistics 
or STAT 3631 Probability and Statistics I
+ENGL 2150 Technical Writing

Junior
CS 3528 Data Structures and Algorithms
Computer Science Electives

Senior
CS 4390 Social, Ethical, and Professional Issues in Computing
Computer Science Electives

# Mathematics requirements for the Computer Science major begin with MATH 1470 Precalculus, but some students will be initially placed into MATH 1170 College Algebra.
+ May be any of the following courses: ENGL 2150, ENGL 3150, ENGL 3155.