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Computer Science major requirements

The Computer Science concentration in the CS major (Bachelor of Arts degree) is intended for the general study of the principles and practice of computing and is appropriate if you want to keep your career options open, if you want to combine your study of computer science with a second major in another field, or if you are starting out your study of computer science later in your college career.

Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science
Computer Science Concentration
 
Course No. Title Credits
Required Computer Science Courses
CIS 201 Computer Science I 4
CIS 203 Computer Science II 4
CIS 300 Foundations of Computer Science 4
CIS 301 Theory of Computation 3
CIS 303 Algorithm Analysis and Design 3
 
Choose one of CIS 310 or CIS 356
CIS 310 Operating Systems 3
CIS 356 Assembly Language and Comp. Arch. 4
 
CIS 380 Professional Practice 3
CIS 405 Software Engineering 3
CIS 410 Computer Networks 3
CIS xxx CS Elective (3xx or 4xx) 3
CIS xxx CS Elective (3xx or 4xx) 3
 
Capstone experience — choose one of CIS 480 or CIS 490
CIS 480 Senior Project 3
CIS 490 CS Internship 3
 
Required collateral courses in mathematics
MATH 125 Probability and Statistics I 3
MATH 151 Calculus I 4
MATH 152 Calculus II 4
 
  Total credits: 50-51
 

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