Computer Science
2024-2025

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FIRST YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

MATH 111

College Algebra I

5

Fall/Spring

  C

Skills

ENGL 100

Foundations of English 3

Fall/Spring

  C

Skills

GENED HU

General Education Course

3  

Humanities/Arts

 

GenEd

GENED SS

General Education Course 3

 

Social/Behavioral

  GenEd
GENED SS General Education Course 3   Social/Behavioral   GenEd
TOTAL   17        


Winterim Year 1 - optional
Consult with your advisor whether winterim is appropriate for you in your first year.


 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

MATH 114

College Algebra II/Trig 5

Fall/Spring

Prereq: MATH 111

C

 

ENGL 101

Composition and Reading 3

Fall/Spring

Prereq: ENGL 100 C- Skills

GENED HU

General Education Course

3  

Humanities/Arts

 

GenEd

GENED SS

General Education Course 3

 

Social/Behavioral

 

GenEd

TOTAL   14        
YEAR TOTAL   31        


Summer Year 1 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is recommended for students who end their first year with less than 30 credit hours.

SECOND YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

CSCI 241

Computer Science I

5

Fall/Spring

Prereq: C or better in MATH 114 or equivalent

C

Major

CSCI 231

Discrete Mathematics 3 Fall/Spring

Prereq: C or better in MATH 112

C

Major

GENED HU

General Education Course 3

 

Humanities/Arts  

GenEd

XXXX 103

Introductory Language I

4  

Foreign Language

 

FLang

TOTAL   15        


Winterim Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have accumulated less than 45 credits.

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

CSCI 242

Computer Science II 4 Fall/Spring

Prereq: C or better in CSCI 241

C

Major

MATH 221

Calculus/Analytical Geometry I 5 Fall/Spring

Prereq: MATH 114 or equivalent

C

Major

GENED SS

General Education Course

3  

 Social/Behavioral

 

GenEd

XXXX 104

Introductory Language II

4  

Foreign Language

  FLang
TOTAL   16        
YEAR TOTAL   31        


Summer Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who end their second year with less than 60 credit hours.

THIRD YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

CSCI 245

Assembly Language Programming 3

Fall

Prereq: C or better in CSCI 231, CSCI 241; CSCI 242 or concurrent

C

Major

CSCI 380

Database Management Systems

3

Fall

Prereq: C or better in CSCI 242

C

Major

CSCI XXX

Computer Science Elective #1

3

Fall/Spring

List of Options  

Major

Computer Science Breadth Select from list of options 3  

Consult with Advisor

 

Major

GENED HU

General Education Course 3   Humanities/Arts   GenEd
TOTAL   15        


Winterim Year 3 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have completed less than 75 credit hours.

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

CSCI 309

Probability/Statistics

3 Spring Prereq: C or better in MATH 221 C Major

CSCI 333

Programming Languages

3

Spring

Prereq: C or better in CSCI 231, 242

C

Major

CSCI 340

Data Structures/Algorithm Design

3 Spring Prereq: C or better in CSCI 231, CSCI 242 C

Major

CSCI 355

Computer Architecture

3 Spring Prereq: C or better in CSCI 245   Major

CSCI XXXX

Computer Science Elective #2

3  

List of Options

  Major
TOTAL   15        
YEAR TOTAL   30        


Summer Year 3 - optional

Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who end their third year with less than 90 credit hours.

FOURTH YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY
CSCI 370 Operating Systems 3 Fall Prereq: C or better in CSCI 242, CSCI 355 C Major

CSCI 475

Software Engineering I

3

Fall

Prereq: C or better in CSCI 380 and one of following: CSCI 323, 324, 333, 340, or 370

C

Major

CSCI 495 Computer Science Seminar 2

Fall

Any 300-level CSCI course or consent  

Major

Science Requirement

CHEM 101/103 or PHYS 201 5   Select one option   Major

Computer Science Breadth

Select from list of options

 

3  

Consult with Advisor

 

Major

TOTAL   16        


Winterim Year 4 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have completed less than 105 credit hours.

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

CSCI 476

Software Engineering II

3

Spring

Prereq: C or better in CSCI 475

 

Major

CSCI XXX

Computer Science Elective #3

3

Fall/Spring

List of Options

 

Major

CSCI XXX

Computer Science Elective #4 3 Fall/Spring List of Options  

Major

Computer Science Breadth

Select from list of options 3   Consult with Advisor   Major

Ethnic Diversity

Select course with a DV notation 3   Ethnic Diversity   DV
TOTAL   15        
YEAR TOTAL   31        


Summer Year 4 - if needed
Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who have not completed the required 120 hours.

Graduation Requirements Summary
 

Minimum Total Hours Minimum Upper-Division Hours Min. Core Hours Major GPA Overall GPA
120 36 71-72 2.5 2.0

 

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