Computer Science, BS (Day, Evening, Online)

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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.

Program CIP: 11.0701 - Computer Science.

Program SOC: 15-1221 - Computer and Information Research Scientists

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

Core Requirements (43-44 sem. hrs)

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

COSC 240 - Introduction to Programming 4 hours (Day) and
COSC 245 - Advanced Programming 4 hours (Day)
or
CISS 241 - C++ Programming I 3 hours (Evening and CCG) and
CISS 242 - C++ Programming II 3 hours (Evening and CCG) and
CISS 243 - C++ Programming III 3 hours (Evening and CCG)
COSC 350 - Advanced Algorithms and Data Structures 3 hours
COSC 360 - Computer Systems and Assembly Language 3 hours
COSC 420 - Computer Architecture 3 hours
COSC 430 - Database Systems 3 hours
COSC 445 - Programming Languages 3 hours
COSC 465 - Software Engineering 3 hours
MATH 180 - Precalculus 3 hours
MATH 201 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 5 hours (Day and Evening)
MATH 225 - Discrete Mathematics I 3 hours
MATH 250 - Statistics I 3 hours
MATH 325 - Discrete Mathematics II 3 hours

Computer Science Electives (21 sem. hrs)

Choose from the following elective courses:

Electives (10-14 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.