Major Requirements

Summary of Requirements

	2009-2010
General Studies	40
Pre-Major Courses	16
Major and Related Courses	56-57
Free Elective Courses	7-8
TOTAL	120

Requirements for a Major in Computer Science with a B.S. 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 courses 19 hours

BIO 401 Research Methods in Biology (3)
MAT 130 Precalculus (4)*

*Three hours count toward the general studies requirement, replacing GSR 104.

Choose a two-semester course and laboratory sequence in one laboratory science and one additional semester (course and laboratory) in another laboratory science.
BIO 107 Principles of Biology for Science Majors I (3)
BIO 108 Principles of Biology for Science Majors II (3)
BIO 109 Principles of Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1)
BIO 110 Principles of Biology Laboratory for Science Majors II (1)
CHE 107 General Chemistry I (3)
CHE 108 General Chemistry II (3)
CHE 109 General Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
CHE 110 General Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
PHY 151 Physics I (3)
PHY 152 Physics II (3)
PHY 153 Physics I Laboratory (1)
PHY 154 Physics II Laboratory (1)
**Lab sections should be taken concurrently with classes.

Required 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 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 17 hours

MAT 140 Discrete Structures (3)
MAT 150 Calculus I (4)
MAT 205 Calculus II (4)
MAT 307 Linear Algebra (3)
MAT 313 Probability and Statistics I (3)

Elective related course 3-4 hours

Choose one course:
MAT 206 Calculus III (4)
MAT 314 Probability & Statistics II (3)
MAT 328 Differential Equations (3)
MAT 361 Numerical Analysis (3)
MAT 410 Foundations of Geometry (3)
MAT 434 Abstract Algebra (3)
MAT 455 Advanced Calculus I (3)
MAT 456 Advanced Calculus II (3)

Recommended coursework 17-23 hours

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