Computer Science, B.S. (Day, Evening)

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The Computer and Mathematical Sciences Department offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science Students are provided with a rigorous theoretical background coupled with practical and essential skills to begin either a rewarding career in the computer field or advanced studies in graduate school. The programs reflect important trends and developments in the computer field.

The Computer Science degree program is based on the Computing Science Curricula 2013 prepared by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the IEEE Computer Society. This degree has a significant mathematics component. Students should work with an advisor to select the elective courses that are most appropriate to their interests.

Students majoring in Computer Science or Computer Information Science are required to purchase a laptop computer no later than the semester in which they are enrolling in CISS 245 Advanced Programming.

Courses not offered at all venues are denoted with a venue indicator (Day, Evening, CCG) after the course name.

General Education Requirements (39-42 sem. hrs)

For information regarding general education requirements click here . For a complete general education course listing click here .

Ethics Course Requirement (3 sem. hrs)

PHIL 330 - Ethics 3 hours

Multicultural Requirement (3 sem. hrs)

All courses that meet this requirement can be found here .

Core Requirements (46-48 sem. hrs)

All must be completed with a grade of C or higher. Courses in the major cannot be taken Pass/Fail.

CISS 240 - Introduction to Programming 4 hours (Day) and
CISS 245 - Advanced Programming 4 hours (Day)
or
CISS 241 - Programming I 3 hours (Evening and CCG) and
CISS 242 - Programming II 3 hours (Evening and CCG) and
CISS 243 - Programming III 3 hours (Evening and CCG)
CISS 350 - Advanced Algorithms and Data Structures 3 hours or
CISS 358 - Algorithm Analysis 3 hours
CISS 360 - Computer Systems and Assembly Language 3 hours
CISS 420 - Computer Architecture 3 hours
CISS 430 - Database Systems 3 hours
CISS 445 - Programming Languages 3 hours
CISS 465 - Software Engineering 3 hours
CISS 494 - Senior Seminar in Computer Science 3 hours
MATH 180 - Precalculus 3 hours
MATH 201 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 5 hours (Day and Evening)
or
MATH 215 - Differential Calculus 3 hours (CCG) and
MATH 226 - Integral Calculus I 3 hours (CCG)
MATH 225 - Discrete Mathematics I 3 hours
MATH 250 - Statistics I 3 hours
MATH 325 - Discrete Mathematics II 3 hours

Computer Science Electives (18 sem. hrs)

Choose from the following elective courses:

Electives (10-15 sem. hrs)

Total: 120 (sem. hrs)

The total reflects the minimum number of hours to obtain a bachelor’s degree. Some courses listed above may fulfill more than one requirement block. Please speak to your academic advisor to plan your specific degree path.

Note (s):

CISS 494 - Senior Seminar in Computer Science 3 hours , is the culminating evaluative course for the Computer Science Program and includes the assessment of outcomes of the program. All students majoring in Computer Science must pass this course.