Dec 08, 2024  
2024-2025 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 
    
2024-2025 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG

Computer Science, General Concentration (B.S.)


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The Department of Computer Science offers courses leading to a B.S. degree with a major in computer science with an optional concentration in either cybersecurity, data science, or artificial intelligence.  The department also offers a minor in computer science. 

The BS in Computer Science degree program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Computer Science.

University General Education Program (41 hours)


See Graduation from the University  for the University General Education Program requirements. Note the following requirements specified for the Computer Science major: Mathematics - MATH 1910 ; Natural Science - PHYS 2110 /PHYS 2111  and PHYS 2120 /PHYS 2121  or CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111  and CHEM 1120 /CHEM 1121 , or BIOL 1110 /BIOL 1111  and BIOL 1120 /BIOL 1121 ; ECON 2020  is strongly recommended for the Social Science requirement.

The Major (63 hours)


General Concentration (12 hours)


Completion of four upper-division COMP electives, given the following restrictions:

  • COMP 1000 1100 1800 3050 4001 , or 4014  are not allowed to satisfy this requirement.
  • At most 3 hours of independent studies and
  • At most 3 hours of internship count for the 12 hours of concentration requirement.

Electives


Electives must be chosen to bring the total number of semester hours to 120. 

Students should talk to their advisors to determine most suitable courses for them. 

Computer Science Honors Designation


A student will earn the designation “with Honors in Computer Science” upon graduation having complied with the following requirements:

  • Have an overall GPA of at least 3.25;
  • Have a COMP GPA of at least 3.50;
  • Earn Honors credits in three 3000-level or 4000-level COMP courses.

Typical 4 Year Sequence Computer Science-General Concentration


Freshman Year


Sophomore Year


Junior Year


Senior Year


Total Hours: 120


Total Hours Required for Graduation: 120


*Must satisfy University General Education Program Requirement

**Courses offered only online or both online and on-ground

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