Degree: Software Engineering, B.S. - Chapman University

Apr 01, 2025

2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog

Program Learning Outcomes and Educational Effectiveness Plans for B.S. in Software Engineering .

Students pursuing the B.S. in Software Engineering are required to:

Earn an overall GPA of 2.500 for all required lower-division major courses.
Earn an overall GPA of 2.000 for all required major courses.
Complete all courses in the major for a letter grade of “C-” or higher, except those where the default grading option is P/NP.
Complete a minimum of 21 credits from upper division courses in the major.

Majors required to enroll in FFC 100 - First-Year Foundations to satisfy their General Education requirement must enroll in the topic “Grand Challenges in Science and Technology.”

Grand Challenges Initiative (3 credits)

SCI 150 - Grand Challenges in Science I 1 credit
SCI 200 - Grand Challenges in Science II 1 credit
SCI 250 - Grand Challenges in Science III 1 credit

lower-division requirements (29-30 credits)

MATH 115 - Accelerated Calculus Part I: Differentiation and Integration 4 credits *
MATH 116 - Accelerated Calculus Part II: Series, Differential Equations and Multivariable Calculus 4 credits *
MATH 203 - Introduction to Statistics 3 credits
MATH 215 - Introduction to Linear Algebra and Differential Equations 3 credits
CPSC 230 - Computer Science I 3 credits
CPSC 231 - Computer Science II 3 credits
CPSC 236 - Visual Programming 3 credits
MATH 250 - Discrete Mathematics I 3 credits
CPSC 285 - Social and Ethical Issues in Computing 3 credits

upper-division requirements (33 credits)

SE 300 - Software Requirements and Testing 3 credits
SE 310 - Software Design 3 credits
SE 320 - The Software Development Lifecycle 3 credits
CPSC 350 - Data Structures and Algorithms 3 credits
CPSC 354 - Programming Languages 3 credits
CPSC 355 - Human Computer Interaction 3 credits
CPSC 359 - Computer-Supported Cooperative Work 3 credits
ENG 370 - Technical Writing 3 credits
CPSC 380 - Operating Systems 3 credits
CPSC 408 - Database Management 3 credits
SE 498 - Software Engineering Capstone Project 3 credits

colloquium requirement (3 credits)

Students must complete three 1-credit sections of CPSC 298 - Computer Science Colloquium .

electives (9 credits)

Students, in consultation with and approval from the software engineering advising committee, will design individual elective programs to suit their academic goals. Software engineering electives may be satisfied by any of the following courses.

CPSC 330 - Digital Logic Design I 3 credits
AND
CPSC 330L - Lab - Digital Logic Design I 1 credit
CPSC 351 - Computer Architecture I 3 credits
CPSC 356 - Android Application Development 3 credits
CPSC 357 - iOS Application Development 3 credits
CPSC 358 - Assistive Technology 3 credits
CPSC 390 - Artificial Intelligence 3 credits
CPSC 392 - Introduction to Data Science 3 credits
CPSC 393 - Machine Learning 3 credits
CPSC 402 - Compiler Construction 3 credits
CPSC 406 - Algorithm Analysis 3 credits
CPSC 454 - Cybersecurity 3 credits
SE 410 - Software Process and Management 3 credits
SE 420 - Formal Methods in Software Engineering 3 credits

total credits 77-78

*MATH 110 /MATH 111 /MATH 210 may be substituted for MATH 115 and MATH 116 .

The program strongly recommends the following general education course for natural science inquiry: PHYS 101 /PHYS 101L and social inquiry: ECON 200 .