Computer Science, B.S.

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General Education Requirements (A&S)

In addition to major requirements, students must meet the General Education Requirements that correlate to their degree.

For B.A. and B.S. degrees, see General Education Requirements for the B.A. and B.S. Degrees (A&S) .
For Transfer students, see General Education Requirements for Transfer Students (A&S) .

Major GPA and Grade Requirements

All required courses (including elective and application requirements for a major) must be completed with a minimum overall average of 2.25. Each of these courses must be taken for a letter grade and may not be taken on a Pass/No Pass basis.

Requirements for the Major

Required credits: 55

Computer Science Core

CS 114 - Fundamentals of Computing I 4 credit(s)
CS 115 - Fundamentals of Computing II 4 credit(s)
CS 211 - Architecture and Assembly Language 4 credit(s)
CS 220P - Data Structures 3 credit(s)
CS 320 - Concepts of Programming Languages 3 credit(s)
CS 460W - Software Development 3 credit(s)

Mathematics Core

M 144 - Calculus I 4 credit(s)
M 221W - Discrete Mathematics I 4 credit(s)

Science Core

Choose one of the following sets of lab science courses (also satisfies A&S requirement):

BIO 110 - General Biology I 4 credit(s) AND
BIO 111 - General Biology II 4 credit(s)
OR
CH 110 - College Chemistry 4 credit(s) AND
CH 111P - College Chemistry 4 credit(s)
OR
PHY 112 - Calculus-Based Physics I 4 credit(s) AND
PHY 113 - Calculus-Based Physics II 4 credit(s)
OR
PHY 120 - Algebra-Based Physics I 4 credit(s) AND
PHY 121 - Algebra-Based Physics II 4 credit(s)

Elective Courses

18 credits from the courses listed below, including at least 12 credits of CS courses at the 300 level or above, with at least one course taken in each of the three breadth areas:

Additional Information

CS 330 , 331 (Studies in Computer Science) and CS 290 , 291 , 390 , 391 , 490 , 491 (Special Topics in Computer Science) course offerings will be assigned to one of the three breadth areas based on course content and as approved by the Department Chair.