Academic Year:
DEGREE: BACHELOR OF ARTS
MAJOR: COMPUTER SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
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ENGL 110 |
Critical Reading and Writing (minimum grade C-) |
3 |
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
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College of Engineering Breadth Requirements |
33 |
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The College of Engineering requires 33 total Breadth Requirement credits distributed as follows (essentially 21 credits in addition to the University Breadth Requirement): |
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Creative Arts and Humanities: 9 credits
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History and Cultural Change: 9 credits
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Social and Behavioral Sciences: 9 credits
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Math, Natural Science and Technology: 6 credits (typically satisfied by CISC 108 and MATH 210)
If chosen carefully, up to 3 credits from each of the University Breadth Requirement categories may be used to simultaneously satisfy the College of Engineering Breadth Requirements for this major.
Of the 33 credits, 3 credits may be used to satisfy the University Multicultural Requirement (recommended for timely progress toward degree completion).
All Breadth Requirement coursework must be passed with a minimum grade of C-.
Four additional credits of Math, Natural Science and Technology (satisfied by MATH 241) are also required. |
Core Courses
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CISC 108 |
Introduction to Computer Science I |
3 |
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CISC 181 |
Introduction to Computer Science II |
3 |
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CISC 220 |
Data Structures |
3 |
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CISC 260 |
Machine Organization and Assembly Language |
3 |
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CISC 275 |
Introduction to Software Engineering |
3 |
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Eighteen credits of computer science technical electives numbered 301 or above, approved by the student's advisor |
18 |
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MATH 210 |
Discrete Mathematics I |
3 |
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MATH 241 |
Analytic Geometry and Calculus A |
4 |
Minimum grade C- in the CISC courses. Minimum grade C- in MATH 210 for students who wish to take CISC 303 or CISC 304.
SKILLS
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Second Writing Requirement (minimum grade C-) |
3 |
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A second writing course involving significant writing experience including two papers with a combined minimum of 3,000 words to be submitted for extended faculty critique of both composition and content. This course must be taken after completion of 60 credit hours. Appropriate writing courses are designated in each semester's Registration Booklet. |
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Foreign Language (minimum grade D-) |
0-12 |
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Completion of the intermediate-level course (107 or 112 or 214) in an ancient or modern language. The number of credits needed and initial placement will depend on the number of years of high school study of foreign language. Students with four or more years of high school work in a single foreign language, or who have gained proficiency in a foreign language by other means, may attempt to fulfill the requirement in that language by taking an exemption examination through the Foreign Languages and Literatures Department. |
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ELECTIVES
After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.
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CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF |
124 |
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