Major Requirements

Summary of Requirements

Requirements for a Major in Computer Science with a B.A. Degree

Students must complete or demonstrate the following before declaring a major in Computer Science:
• A letter of interest sent to the Department Chair.
• A grade of C or higher in CSC 150 Computer Programming II.
• A cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher.

Required pre-major course 3 hours

MAT 140 Discrete Structures (3)

Required computer science courses 30 hours

CSC 130 Computer Programming I (3)
CSC 150 Computer Programming II (3)
CSC 201 Introduction to Computer Organization (3)
CSC 315 Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis (3)
CSC 326 Operating Systems and Computer Architecture (3)
CSC 336 Organization of Programming Languages (3)
CSC 341 Software Engineering (3)
CSC 403 Computer Networking (3)
CSC 406 Object Oriented Programming (3)
CSC 407 Database Design (3)

Elective computer science courses 6 hours

Choose two courses:
CSC 202 Assembly Language Programming (3)
CSC 305 Introduction to File Processing (3)
CSC 352 Computer Graphics (3)
CSC 401 Analysis of Algorithms (3)
CSC 402 Artificial Intelligence (3)
CSC 409 Parallel Processing (3)
CSC 495 Special Topics (3)

Required related courses

Students are required to select a minor. If a minor is not listed, take 15 credits from one other department based on students' needs and interests and consultation of the department.

Recommended coursework 17-23 hours

One or two years of a foreign, preferably German or French (6-12 credits)
One year of Science with Laboratory (8 credits)
One course in Computer programming (3 credits)