BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY

MCC CORE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS

TARLETON COURSE NUMBER / HOURS / MCC CORE COURSE TITLE
ENGL 1301 AND 1302 / 6 / ENGL 1301 AND ENGL 1302
SPCH 1311, 1315, or 1321 / 3 / SPCH 1311, 1315, OR 1321
MATH 2412 / 4 / MATH 2413* (CALCULUS I) (required)
NATURAL SCIENCES / 8 / Choose any two (observing prerequisites): BIOL 1406 Biology for Science Majors, BIOL 1407 Biology for Science Majors II, BIOL 2401 Anatomy and Physiology I, BIOL 2402 Anatomy & Physiology II, CHEM 1407 Intro.Chemistry II, CHEM 1411 General Chemistry I, CHEM 1412 General Chemistry II, GEOL 1403 Physical Geology, GEOL 1404 Historical Geology, GEOL 1407 Introduction to Environmental Science , GEOL 1408 Natural Disasters, PHYS 1401 College Physics I, PHYS 1402 College Physics II, PHYS 1403 Stars and Galaxies, PHYS 1410 Great Ideas of Physics, PHYS 1411 Introductory Astronomy I, PHYS 2425 University Physics I, PHYS 2426 UniversityPhysics II
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS / 3 / ARTS 1301, ARTS 1303, ARTS 1304, DRAM 1310, MUSI 1306
LITERATURE OR PHIL 1301 / 3 / ANY SOPHOMORE LEVEL 2300 LITERATURE COURSE OR PHIL 1301
HIST 1301 AND 1302 / 6 / HIST 1301 AND HIST 1302
GOVT 2305 AND GOVT 2306 / 6 / GOVT 2305 AND GOVT 2306
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES / 3 / PSYC 2301 OR SOCI 1301
COMPONENT AREA OPTION / 1 / MATH 1314 (see academic advisor for guidance and other options)

*prerequisite of MATH 1314 (College Algebra) MATH 1316 (Trigonometry) or MATH 2412 (Precalculus) or consent of division chair required

* The student must choose to complete either the MCC Core Curriculum OR the Tarleton Core Curriculum.

Please see advisor for clarification.

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED MCC COURSEWORK FOR THE BS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

COSC 1302 / 3 / COSC 1301 INTRODUCTION TO MICROCOMPUTERS
COSC 1310 / 3 / COSC 1336 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS I
COSC 2321 / 3 / COSC 1337 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS II
COSC 2341 / 3 / COSC 2336 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS III
ENPH 2448 / 4 / ENGR 2406INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL SYSTEMS
MATH 1342 / 3 / MATH 1342 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS
MATH 2414 / 4 / MATH 2414 CALCULUS II
MATH 3310 / 3 / MATH 2305 DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
COSC 2331 / 3 / ITSE 2317JAVA PROGRAMMING
LOWER LEVEL TECHNICAL ELECTIVES (see notes below) / CONSULT WITH ACADEMIC ADVISOR

Students successfully completing curriculum listed above may receive an

Associate of Science Degree in General Academics from McLennan Community College

UPPER LEVEL DEGREE SPECIFIC COURSE REQUIREMENTS TO BE TAKEN

WITH TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY

COSC 3330 / 3 / GUI, GAMES, GRAPHICS
COSC 3380 / 4 / OPERATING SYSTEMS
COSC 3489 (WI) / 4 / SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
COSC 4401 / 4 / DATABASE THEORY AND PRACTICE
COSC 4451 / 4 / DISTRIBUTED APPLICATIONS
COSC 4478 (WI) / 4 / NETWORKS
COSC 3344 / 3 / COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN ANALYSIS
COSC 4441 / 4 / MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEM DESIGN
ENPH/COSC 3443 / 4 / COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
REQUIRED TECHNICAL ELECTIVES
IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONSULT WITH THE COMPUTER SCIENCE ACADEMIC ADVISOR FOR DETAILS REGARDING SPECIFIC ELECTIVE COURSES. / 15 / IN ADDITION TO THE COURSEWORK LISTED ABOVE, 15 TECHNICAL ELECTIVE HOURS MUST BE CHOSEN SUCH THAT THE FINAL DEGREE PLAN HAS:
  • AT LEAST 45 ADVANCED HOURS (3000 AND 4000-LEVEL), IN WHICH 24 ARE TAKEN FROM TARLETON AND 12 ARE TAKEN IN THE MAJOR FIELD WITH TARLETON TO MEET RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS.
  • AT LEAST 120 TOTAL HOURS
  • AT LEAST 9 TECHNICAL ELECTIVE HOURS MUST BE ADVANCED (3000 AND 4000-LEVEL)

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED FOR BS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

GENERAL EDUCATIONS REQUIREMENTS 43 HOURS

ADDITIONAL MCC COURSEWORK REQUIREMENTS FOR TSU BS 29 HOURS

ELECTIVE REQUIREMENTS (UPPER AND LOWER LEVEL) 15 HOURS

UPPER LEVEL DEGREE SPECIFIC TSU REQUIREMENTS 34 HOURS

TOTAL HOURS 121HOURS

For additional information, please contact the University Center at MCC, (254) 299-8380.

SUGGESTED ROTATION OF COURSEWORK

ARTICULATIONAGREEMENT: McLennanCommunityCollege and Tarleton State University

LeadingtoBachelorofScienceinComputerScience

FIRSTYEAR

Fall
Tarleton /  / MCC
COSC 1302 / COSC1301 / IntroductiontoComputers / 3
COSC 1310 / COSC1336 / ProgrammingFundI / 3
MATH2413 / MATH2413 / CalculusI / 4
ENPH/CS 2448 / ENGR 2406 / Intro to Digital Systems / 4
xxxx / xxxx / PSYC1101orEDUC1101 / 1
15

SECONDYEAR

Fall
Tarleton /  / MCC
COSC2341 / COSC2336 / ProgrammingFundIII / 3
PHYS2426 / PHYS2426 / Natural Science / 4
MATH3310 / MATH 2305 / DiscreteMathematics / 3
** Lower Level Elective or Core Course / 3
13

** Lower Level Technical Elective Courses – students may choose from these options should lower level electives be needed (Check with academic

advisor before enrolling in these courses):

(TSU ENPH 2425) ENGR 2405 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS I

(TSU ENGR 1212) ENGR 2304 PROGRAMMING FOR ENGINEERS

(TSU MATH 3332) MATH 2318 LINEAR ALGEBRA

(TSU MATH 3306) MATH 2320 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

MCCCoreCurriculum

ThefollowingadditionalcoursescanbetakenatMCCfortransfertoTarleton. They canbetakenasthestudent'sschedulepermits. Notethat theMCCcore andtheTarletoncoredifferslightlyandstudentmustbecorecompleteateitheroneortheotherinstitution. Workcarefullywithanadvisorifyoudonot plan to

finishthecorecurriculumatMCCbeforetransferringtoTarleton.

Tarleton /  / MCC
VPA / xxxx / VisualandPerformingArts / 3
xxxx / xxxx / Psyc2301orSoci1301 / 3
SophLitCore / xxxx / SophLiteratureCore / 3
ENGL1301 / ENGL1301 / FreshmanComposition1 / 3
ENGL1302 / ENGL1302 / FreshmanComposition2 / 3

AdvisingInformation:

Inthefirst twoyearsoftheprogram,students should contactCynthia Wagner

(254) 299-8254orforadvising. Students will be informed as

to when they should contact the appropriate Tarleton advisor.

NOTE: Some upper level courses may require travel to the Tarleton Stephenville campus due to the complexity of lab component completion or due to other resources. Please consult with Tarleton academic advisor for clarification.

Requirements for Admission

Students who have earned transferable college level credit at an accredited institution after high school graduation are considered transfer students. Applicants must be eligible to enroll at all colleges and universities previously attended and submit final official transcripts from each college or university attended. The following minimum standards must be met:

  1. Students with 30 or more semester hours of transferable college credit an accumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher will be admitted.
  2. Students with fewer than 30 semester hours of transferable college credit and a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher will be admitted. Students with a cumulative GPA of 2.00 - 2.79 will be admitted, provided they also meet the regular admission standards for first-time freshman applicants.
  3. Students must pass all sections of the Texas Success Initiative (TSI). Ask academic advisor for clarification.

(Requirements above are subject to changes as outlined from the TSU Academic Standards Committee)