Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

• Computer Science: 21, 26, 27, 101, 103, 104, 105, 201, 222, 224 or 243, plus three additional 200-level courses.
• Mathematics: 21, 22, 104, 121, 124, 173
• Electrical Engineering: 131
• Physics: 31 with 21; 42 with 22, or 125
• Statistics: 151
• Other: English 1, Race & Culture (AGRI 95)
• Allied Field Electives: 18 credits of approved Allied Field Electives.
• Distributional Electives: 12 credits of approved distributional electives.
• Free Electives: 18 credits of free electives, excluding PEAC.
• PEAC: Two credits of Physical Education Activities.
• For other requirements and policies.
• For a typical Program in Computer Science.

Allied Field Requirements

Allied Field Electives: Six semester courses for a minimum of 18 credits in an approved allied area, at least nine credits of which are at the 100-level or above. Suggested areas are fields within business administration, the social sciences, the physical sciences, the biological sciences, mathematics, statistics, or any branch of engineering. Allied Field electives are intended to form a cohesive unit and must receive written approval by a Computer Science faculty advisor.

Distributional Electives

A student must complete at least two semester courses for a minimum of six credits in each of the two areas:

• Social Science to include:
  • Anthropology
  • Political Science
  • Economics
  • Psychology
  • Geography
  • Sociology
  • History
• Humanities, Fine Arts, and Philosophy to include:
  • Art
  • Music
  • Drama
  • Philosophy
  • Language
  • Religion
  • Literature
  • Speech

Computer Science Grade Policy

3-D Rule: No more than three grades of D, D+, or D- will be accepting in the following courses:

• CS 103
• CS 105 and higher,
• EE 131
• Math 173
• Courses used as Allied Field Electives at the 100 level or above.

A typical program in Computer Science

                        	1st             2nd
FIRST YEAR                     SEMESTER

CS 21, Comp. Prog. I     	4               -
Math. 21, Calculus I     	4               -
Eng. 1, Written Expr.    	3               -
Electives        		6               6
CS 26, Intro to C              	-               3
Math. 22, Calculus II    	-               4
Race and Culture (AGRI 95)	-               1
                              -------------------------  
Total     			17              14

                      		1st             2nd
SOPHOMORE YEAR                 SEMESTER

CS 27, Prog. II   	        1
CS 101, Intro.   		4               -
Math. 121, Calculus III  	4               -
Math. 104, Math. of Computation	3               -
Physics 31 with 21       	5               -
Electives        		-               3
CS 104, Data Structures  	-               3
Math. 124, Linear Alg.   	-               3
Physics 42 with 22       	-               5
Stat. 151, Probability    	-               3
			      -------------------------
Total     			17              17

                         	1st             2nd
JUNIOR YEAR                    SEMESTER

CS 103, Prog. Lang.      	3               -
CS 2xx                     	3               -
EE 131, Dig. Comp. Des.  	3               -
Electives        	 	6               6
CS 105, Software Engr.   	-               3
CS 222, Comp. Architecture      -               3
Math. 173, Combinatorics        -               3
                              -------------------------
Total     			15              15

                             	1st             2nd
SENIOR YEAR    		       SEMESTER

CS 201, Operating Systems     	3               -
CS 2xx   			3               -
Electives        		9               9
CS 2xx   			-               3
CS 2xx    			-               3
                              -------------------------
Total     			15              15

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