Computer Science, B.A.

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The Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science is less theory intensive than the B.S. degree and integrates a wider variety of liberal arts courses. The B.A. provides flexibility to allow students to tailor their majors to satisfy individual talents and goals. It combines a set of required core courses with the opportunity to choose from among a wide variety of elective courses in the various areas of computer science.

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: 52

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 220 - Data Structures 3 credit(s)
ECE 231 - Digital System Logic 3 credit(s)
ECE 232 - Digital Laboratory 1 credit(s)
CS 320 - Concepts of Programming Languages 3 credit(s)
CS 451 - Computer Operating Systems 3 credit(s)
CS 460 - Software Development 3 credit(s)

Mathematics Core

M 144 - Calculus I 4 credit(s)
M 145 - Calculus II 4 credit(s)
M 221W - Discrete Mathematics I 4 credit(s)

Elective Courses

Three upper-level CS electives
One upper-level M or CS elective