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 , PHYS 2120 /PHYS 2121  or CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 , CHEM 1120 /CHEM 1121 , or BIOL 1110 /BIOL 1111 , BIOL 1120 /BIOL 1121 ; ECON 2020  is strongly recommended for the Social Science requirement.

The Major (63)

Students pursuing the major in computer science have an option to concentrate in cybersecurity.

Core Requirement (51 hours)

In addition to the specific General Education courses listed above majors are required to take the following courses:

• MATH 1920 - Calculus II**
• MATH 3242 - Intro Linear Algebra
• MATH 4614 - Probability/Statistics
• One Natural science course with lab in addition to the sequences listed in the University General Education Program requirements above and the following:
• COMP 1900 - CS1:Intro Comp Science
• COMP 1950 - Ethics and Professional Dev
• COMP 2150 - CS2: OOP and Data Structures
• COMP 2700 - Discrete Structures
• COMP 3115 - Database Process and Design
• COMP 3410 - Computer Org/Architecture
• COMP 3825 - Network/Info Assurance
• COMP 4030 - Design/Analysis Algorithms
• COMP 4081 - Software Engineering
• COMP 4270 - Operating Systems
• COMP 4882 - Capstone Software Proj

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  Note: Seniors are required to take the Computer Science Field Test the last semester before they graduate.

Concentration (12 hours)

Select Computer Science, General Concentration (B.S.)   or Computer Science, Cybersecurity Concentration (B.S.)  .

Enrollment

Students who are within two semesters of earning the B.S. degree in Computer Science and have maintained an overall and COMP GPA of at least 3.0 may officially enroll in the program.

B.S. degree requirement

Students must satisfy the University General Education Program   and The Major requirements as described above, with the graduate course substitutions detailed in part (1) of the M.S. degree requirement below.

After enrolled students earn the Computer Science, General Concentration (B.S.)   or Computer Science, Cybersecurity Concentration (B.S.)  , they must apply for full admission into the Graduate School and into the Master’s Program in Computer Science. The GRE requirement will be waived for students who have maintained an overall and COMP GPA of at least 3.0 at the time of earning the B.S. degree.

M.S. degree requirement

1. Complete 9 hours of graduate-level COMP courses to substitute for certain 3000/4000-level courses that are required by the COMP major. These 9 hours are counted toward both the B.S. and M.S. degrees.

At most 6 hours of these can be 6000-level courses. COMP 6001, 6005, 6014, 6030, 6040, 6270, 6601, 6901, and 6911 cannot be used for these 6 hours.

At least 3 hours of these must be 7000-level courses. Allowable substitutions are: COMP 7712 for 4030; 7212 for 4270; 7612 for 4601; 7327 for 4420; 7125 for 4430; 7720 for 4720; 7745 for 4745. Furthermore, any 7000-level course can substitute for a COMP elective.

2. Complete 24 semester hours of 7000-level courses, which must include at least 3 hours of COMP 7980 (Master’s Project) or 7996 (Master’s Thesis).

Electives

Electives may be chosen to bring the total number of semester hours to 120. At least three of these elective hours must be from upper division courses. 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:

1. Be admitted into the Computer Science Honors Program by the Department upon formal request for consideration by the student;
2. Have an inclusive GPA of at least 3.0 and a cumulative GPA of at least 3.60 in Computer Science (COMP) courses satisfying degree requirements;
3. Complete fifteen (15) credit hours in courses designated “Honors” in the the Computer Science program and satisfying degree requirements;
4. Take honors sections of both COMP 1900  and COMP 2150  (core sequence);
5. Take at least three (3) credit hours from the following courses taken as honors sections: COMP 4901  (independent study), COMP 4980   (senior thesis), and COMP 4882  (capstone software project).

Total Hours: 120

Total Hours Required for Graduation: 120

*Natural Science - One sequence and one additional course/lab from: PHYS 2110 /PHYS 2111 , PHYS 2120 /PHYS 2121 ; OR CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 , CHEM 1120 /CHEM 1121 ; OR BIOL 1110 /BIOL 1111 , BIOL 1120 /BIOL 1121 .