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Nov 28, 2024
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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Computer Science, B.S.
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Degree and Major Requirements
Required Courses
- General Education 41 Credit Hours 1
- Quantitative requirement (in addition to General Education ) 3 Credit Hours
- Major requirements (listed below) 52-56 Credit Hours
- University electives 22-25 Credit Hours
Footnote
1 The General Education program contains a set of requirements each student must fulfill. The number of credit hours necessary to fulfill these requirements may vary.
Choose one introductory programming course: 3-4 Credit Hours
Choose one introductory discrete math course: 3 Credit Hours
Choose one calculus sequence: 4-6 Credit Hours
Choose one statistics course: 3-4 Credit Hours
Choose one systems elective: 3 Credit Hours
Total: 52-56 Credit Hours
Additional Information
The credit/no-credit option may not be applied to any courses specifically listed above, nor may that option be applied to computer science electives
Progressing in the Major
Students may repeat CS 139 /CS 149 , CS 159 , CS 240 and CS 261 only once. Most CS courses require a grade of “C-” or better (“B-” or better in CS 139 /CS 149 ) in prerequisite courses. Students must achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better in all courses used to satisfy CS major degree requirements.
Certificates
Periodically, the department may offer a collection of two or more advanced courses in a particular area of study.
Students successfully completing those courses will obtain a certificate in that area of study. Examples of possible certificate programs include networking, software engineering and information security.
U.S. Government Requirements for Computer Scientists
The U.S. government standard for occupational category GS- 1550: Computer Science Series includes a requirement of 15 hours in statistics and mathematics including differential and integral calculus. This means that students considering a career as a computer scientist with the U.S. government (including DoD, NASA, etc.) must complete more math courses than the minimum requirement for a B.S. degree. Recommended calculus sequences for these students are MATH 235 -MATH 236 or MATH 231 - MATH 232 -MATH 236 . However, only the U.S. Office of Personnel Management can give final approval of individual qualifications.
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