Computer Science, B.S.

General Education Requirements - 43 Credit Hours

Computer Science majors must meet the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements  as set out in the General Education Program .

• Math Requirement: MAT 2804 - Calculus I  meets the General Education Math Requirement.
• Science Requirement: PHY 2113 - Physics with Calculus I  meets the General Education Science Requirement.

School of Arts and Sciences Additional Natural Science Requirements - 5 Credit Hours

Students in the School of Arts and Sciences must take five additional hours of natural science: 1 lab to accompany the course taken for general education [BIO 1043 , BIO 1023 , ESC 1043 , OCY 1043 , PHY 1033 , PHY 1063 , or PHY 2113  ], and one additional natural science course and accompanying lab. The two natural sciences must be in different areas (both cannot be in biological sciences). In sum, students are required to take a minimum of 8 hours of natural science courses: two natural science courses (in two different areas) along with the labs associated with each.

Required Mathematics Courses - 8 Credit Hours

• MAT 2804 - Calculus I (fulfills General Education Math Requirement)
• MAT 2904 - Calculus II

Required Core Computer Science Courses - 39 Credit Hours

(not all courses are offered each semester)

• CSC 1103 - Introduction to Computer Science
• CSC 2203 - Programming I
• CSC 2253 - Discrete Structures
• CSC 2303 - Programming II
• CSC 2333 - Website Development
• CSC 2403 - Algorithm Design and Analysis
• CSC 2603 - Database Systems
• CSC 3003 - Programming III
• CSC 3103 - Computer Organization
• CSC 3213 - Software Engineering
• CSC 3323 - Web Programming
• CSC 3403 - Operating Systems
• CSC 3413 - Computer Networking
• CSC 3503 - Graphics Programming

Required Computer Science Senior Course - 4 Credit Hours

• CSC 4704 - Senior Research or
• CSC 4714 - Senior Project or
• CSC 4804 - Senior Internship

Computer Science Electives - 9 Credit Hours

• CSC 3703 - Artificial Intelligence
• CSC 4003 - Special Topics in Computer Science
• CSC 4103 - Survey of Programming Languages
• CSC 4303 - Wireless Applications Development
• CSC 4313 - Embedded Applications Development
• CSC 4413 - Computer Network Security
• CSC 4503 - Computer Simulation
• CSC 4713 - Independent Project
• CSC 4903 - Compiler Design

General Electives - 18 Credit Hours*

5 credit hours must be upper-level (3000- or 4000- level).

*This meets the 120-credit-hour requirement and the 42-upper-level requirement.

Sample Degree Plan

Computer Science Degree Plan