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. At least 12 of those 18 credits must be CS courses at the 300 level or above, and at least one course must be taken in each of the three breadth areas.

Note: Seniors (with permission from instructor) may take a maximum of 6 credits of 500-level courses per semester and may apply at most 12 credits of 500-level courses toward the undergraduate degree.

Consult the Graduate Catalog for courses descriptions and prerequisites of any 500-level courses listed below.

(1) Systems

CS 353 - Wireless Networks 3 credit(s)
CS 355 - Computer Networks 3 credit(s)
CS 451 - Computer Operating Systems 3 credit(s)
CS 455 - System Programming 3 credit(s)
CS 555 - Computer Networks 3 credit(s)
CS 556 - Internet of Things 3 credit(s)
CS 557 - High Performance Computing 3 credit(s)
ECE 231 - Digital System Logic AND ECE 232 - Digital Laboratory 4 credit(s)

(2) Applications

CS 275 - Introduction to Internet Programming 3 credit(s)
CS 280 - Information Assurance & Cryptography 3 credit(s)
CS 351 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence 3 credit(s)
CS 365 - Principles of Database Systems 3 credit(s)
CS 368 - Data Mining 3 credit(s)
CS 371 - Computer Graphics 3 credit(s)
CS 375 - Web Services 3 credit(s)
CS 380 - Intrusion Detection and Security 3 credit(s)
CS 565 - Principles of Database Systems 3 credit(s)
CS 568 - Data Mining 3 credit(s)
CS 569 - Machine Learning 3 credit(s)
CS 570 - Application of Deep Learning 3 credit(s)
CS 580 - Information Assurance & Cryptography 3 credit(s)
CS 581 - Intrusion Detection and Security 3 credit(s)
CS 582 - Penetration Testing and Vulnerability 3 credit(s)

(3) Theory

CS 340 - Formal Languages and Automata Theory 3 credit(s)
CS 342 - Algorithms and Complexity 3 credit(s)
M 220 - Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory 3 credit(s)
M 222W - Discrete Mathematics II 4 credit(s)

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.

If a student chooses to pursue the MS degree in Computer Science at a future point, please note that only 6 credits of 500- level courses taken at the undergrad level will be counted towards the MS degree.