Computer Science
2021-2023

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FIRST YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

MATH 114

College Algebra II/Trig.

5

Fall/Spring

Prereq: MATH 111 (C or better) or placement

 

Skills Req

ENGL 101

Composition and Reading

3

Fall/Spring

Prereq: ENGL 100 or placement

C-

Skills Req

GENED

General Education Course

3  

Humanities/Arts or Social/Behavioral Science

 

Gen. Ed.

XXXX 103

Modern Language

4

Fall/Spring

Foreign Language Requirement

 

FLANG

TOTAL   15        


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

CSCI 241

Intro. To Computer Science

5

Fall/Spring

Prereq: MATH 112&113 OR 114

 

Major/GenEd

CSCI 231

Discrete Mathematics

3

Fall/Spring

Prereq: MATH 112

 

Major

GENED/DV

General Education Course (DV)

3  

Humanities/Arts or Social/Behavioral with DV designation

 

GenEd/DV

XXXX 104

Modern Language

4

Fall/Spring

Foreign Language Requirement

 

FLANG

TOTAL   15        
YEAR TOTAL   30        


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 242

Computer Science II

4

Fall/Spring

Prereq: CSCI 145 or 241

 

Major

CSCI 245

Assembly Language

3

Fall

Prereq: CSCI 241 and CSCI 231

 

Major

MATH 221

Calculus I

5

Fall/Spring

Prereq: MATH 112&113 OR 114

 

Major/GenEd

GENED

General Education Course

3  

Humanities/Arts or Social/Behavioral

 

GenEd

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 309

Prob. Stats for Computer Science

3

Spring

Prereq: MATH 221

 

Major

CSCI 355

Computer Architecture

3

Spring

Prereq: CSCI 245

 

Major

CSCI 340

Data Structures and Algorithm Design

3

Spring

Prereq: CSCI 242 and CSCI 231

 

Major

GENED

General Education Course

3  

Humanities/Arts or Social/Behavioral

 

GenEd

XXXX

Computer Science Breadth

3  

Consult with advisor

 

Major

TOTAL   15        
YEAR TOTAL   30        


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 370

Operating Systems

3

Fall

Prereq: CSCI 242 and 355

 

Major

CSCI 380

Database Management Systems

3

Fall

Prereq: CSCI 242

 

Major

CSCI XXX

Computer Science Elective #1

3

Fall/Spring

Select from list of electives

 

Major

GENED

General Education Course

3  

Humanities/Arts or Social/Behavioral

 

GenEd

XXXX

Computer Science Breadth

3      

Major

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

CHEM 101 or PHYS 201

Gen. Chemistry I or Gen. Physics I

5

Fall/Spring

Required Science Course

 

Major/GenEd

CSCI 333

Programming Languages

3

Spring

Prereq: CSCI 231, 242

 

Major

CSCI XXX

Computer Science Elective #2

3

Fall/Spring

Select from list of electives

 

Major

GENED

General Education Course

3  

Humanities/Arts or Social/Behavioral

 

GenEd

XXXX

Elective

3  

ANY course

   
TOTAL   17        
YEAR TOTAL   32        


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 475

Software Engineering I

3

Fall

Prereq: CSCI 333 or 340 or 370, or 380

 

Major

CSCI XXX

Computer Science Elective #3

3

Fall/Spring

Select from list of electives

 

Major

GENED

General Education Course

3  

Humanities/Arts or Social/Behavioral

 

GenEd

CSCI 495

Computer Science Seminar

2  

Any 300-level CSCI course or consent

 

Major

XXXX

Elective

3  

ANY course

   
TOTAL   14        


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: CSCI 475

 

Major

CSCI XXX

Computer Science Elective #4

3

Fall/Spring

Select from list of electives

 

Major

XXXX

Computer Science Breadth

3      

Major

GENED

General Education Course

3  

Humanities/Arts or Social/Behavioral Science

 

GenEd

XXXX

Elective

3  

ANY course

   
TOTAL   15        
YEAR TOTAL   29        


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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