BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (BSCS) CURRICULUM GUIDE
AND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST 2016-2017
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Advisement Dates: / Catalog Year:
A total of 120 credit hours are required for the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS)
Area A – Essential Skills (9 hours)A1 / Complete BOTH Courses (6 hours) Semester Grade Credit Comments
ENGL 1101 / English Composition I / 3
ENGL 1102 / English Composition II / 3
A2 / Complete ONE Mathematics Course (3 hours) Semester Grade Credit Comments
MATH 1113 / Pre-Calculus / 3
MATH 1501 / Calculus I / 3*
* MATH 1501 is a 4 credit hours course. The remaining one credit will count toward additional lower division major requirements
Area B – Critical Thinking & Communication (4 hours)
B1 / Complete ONE Critical Thinking Course (3 hours) Semester Grade Credit Comments
CRIT 1101 / Critical Thinking / 3
B2 / Complete ONE Communication Course (1 hour)
COMM 1001 / Presentational Speaking / 1
COMM 1002 / Presentation Applications / 1
COMM 1100 / Human Communications (eCore) / 1*
COMM 1110 / Spoken Communications / 1*
FREN 1002 / Elementary French II / 1*
SPAN 1002 / Elementary Spanish II / 1*
* COMM 1100, COMM 1110, FREN 1002, and SPAN 1002 are 3 credit hours courses. The remaining two credits will count toward free electives
Area C - Humanities (6 Hours)
C1 / Complete ONE Lit., Phil. or Language Course (3 hours) Semester Grade Credit Comments
ENGL 2111 / World Literature I / 3
ENGL 2112 / World Literature II / 3
ENGL 2121 / British Literature I / 3
ENGL 2122 / British Literature II / 3
ENGL 2131 / American Literature I / 3
ENGL 2132 / American Literature II / 3
FREN 2001 / Intermediate French I / 3
FREN 2002 / Intermediate French II / 3
PHIL 2010 / Intro to World Philosophy / 3
PHIL 2030 / Ethics/Hist/Ctmp Pers. (Recomm’ed) / 3
SPAN 2001 / Intermediate Spanish I / 3
SPAN 2002 / Intermediate Spanish II / 3
C2 / Complete ONE Fine Arts or Language Course (3 hours) Semester Grade Credit Comments
ART 2301 / Art of the Pre-Modern World / 3
ART 2302 / Art of the Modern World / 3
CMS 2100 / Introduction to Film / 3
FREN 2001 / Intermediate French I / 3
FREN 2002 / Intermediate French II / 3
MUSC 2101 / Music Appreciation / 3
MUSC 2301 / Introduction to World Music / 3
PHIL 2040 / Introduction to Aesthetics / 3
SPAN 2001 / Intermediate Spanish I / 3
SPAN 2002 / Intermediate Spanish II / 3
THEA 1100 / Theater Appreciation / 3
Area D - Natural Sciences and Mathematics (11 hours)
D1 / Complete ONE Science Sequence (8 hours) Semester Grade Credit Comments
BIOL 1107 / Principles of Biology I / 3
BIOL 1107L / Principles of Biology Lab I / 1
BIOL 1108 / Principles of Biology II / 3
BIOL 1108L / Principles of Biology Lab II / 1
CHEM 1211 / Principles of Chemistry I / 3
CHEM 1211L / Principles of Chemistry Lab I / 1
CHEM 1212 / Principles of Chemistry II / 3
CHEM 1212L / Principles of Chemistry Lab II / 1
PHYS 2211 / Principles of Physics I / 3
PHYS 2211L / Principles of Physics Lab I / 1
PHYS 2212 / Principles of Physics II / 3
PHYS 2212L / Principles of Physics Lab II / 1
D2 / Complete ONE Mathematics Course (3 hours) Semester Grade Credit Comments
MATH 1501 / Calculus I / 3*
MATH 2502 / Calculus II / 3*
* MATH 1501 and 2502 are 4 credit hours courses. The remaining one credit will count toward additional lower division major requirements
Area E - Social Sciences (12 hours)
E1 / Complete ONE American Government Course (3 hours) Semester Grade Credit Comments
POLS 1101 / American Government / 3
E2 / Complete ONE World History Course (3 hours)
HIST 1111 / Survey of Pre-Modern World History / 3
HIST 1112 / Survey of Modern World History / 3
HIST 2750 / Critical Trends & Issues / 3
E3 / Complete ONE American History Course (3 hours)
HIST 2111 / Survey of US History to 1877 / 3
HIST 2112 / US History Since Reconstruction / 3
E4 / Complete ONE Behavioral Science Course (3 hours)
AFAM 2010 / Intro-African American Studies / 3
PSYC 1101 / Introduction to Psychology / 3
SOCI 1101 / Introduction to Sociology / 3
WST 2010 / Intro to Woman’s Studies / 3
ECON 1101 / Survey of Economics / 3
ECON 2105 / Principles of Macroeconomics / 3
ECON 2106 / Principles of Microeconomics / 3
Area F - Lower Division Major Requirements (18 hours)
Complete ALL courses listed below Semester Grade Credit Comments
CSCI 1100 / Applied Computing / 3
CSCI 1301 / Computer Science I / 3
CSCI 1302 / Computer Science II / 3
CSCI 2302 / Data Structures & Algorithms / 3
CSCI 2305 / Computer Org. & Architecture / 3
MATH 2020 / Discrete Mathematics / 3
Additional Lower Division Major and Mathematics Requirements (8-11 hours)
Complete ALL courses listed below Semester Grade Credit Comments
MATH 1501 / Calculus I / 1*
MATH 2502 / Calculus II / 1* or 4
MATH 1231 / Introductory Statistics / 3
MATH 2140 / Introduction Linear Algebra / 3
* Carry-over credits for MATH 1501 and/or 2502 from Areas A2 and/or D2
Upper Division Major Requirements (36 hours)
Complete ALL courses listed below Semester Grade Credit Comments
CSCI 3300 / Computer Ethics / 3
CSCI 3301 / Game Design & Programming I / 3
CSCI 3305 / Operating Systems / 3
CSCI 3306 / Computer Networks & Security / 3
CSCI 3310 / Database Design & Implementation / 3
CSCI 3320 / Software Engineering Design / 3
CSCI 3333 / Programming Language / 3
CSCI 4301 / Game Design & Programming II / 3
CSCI 4304 / Computer Graphics / 3
CSCI 4307 / Artificial Intelligence / 3
CSCI 4315 / Human Computer Interaction / 3
CSCI 4320 / Software engineering Practicum / 3
Upper Division Computer Science Electives (6 hours)
CS Required Elective - Complete ONE Course (3 hours) Semester Grade Credit Comments
CSCI 4333 or 4334 / Theory of Computing or Algorithms / 3
CS Elective - Complete ONE Course (3 hours)
CSCI 4305, 4306,
4310, 4314, 4316, 4360, or 4370 / CS Elective Courses / 3
Other Requirements (7-10 hours)
Other Science Requirements - Complete ONE Set of Science Lecture and Lab (4 hours) Credit Comments
BIOL 1107 / Principles of Biology I / 3
BIOL 1107L / Principles of Biology Lab I / 1
CHEM 1211 / Principles of Chemistry I / 3
CHEM 1211L / Principles of Chemistry Lab I / 1
PHYS 2211 / Principles of Physics I / 3
PHYS 2211L / Principles of Physics Lab I / 1
Technical Writing Requirements (3 hours)
ENGL 3900* / Technical Writing / 3
* May take WBIT 3010 (Technical Communication). This course is part of WebBSIT offered online via the internet. WebBSIT courses cost $350 per credit hour.
Free Elective / 0 or 3*
* Must take a free elective course (or courses) totaling 3 credit hours IF MATH 1501 is used in Area A2
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IMPORTANT NOTES:All CS courses, all upper division courses, all MATH courses, COMM 1001, CRIT 1101, and ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102 require a grade of “C” or better.
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