Computer Science, B.S.

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Program Learning Outcomes and Educational Effectiveness Evaluation Plans for B.S. in Computer Science.

Students pursuing the B.S. in Computer Science 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 are required to enroll in FFC 100B - First Year Foundations: Grand Challenges in Science and Engineering to satisfy their General Education requirement.

Grand Challenges Initiative (3 credits)

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

lower-division core requirements (23-24 credits)

requirements (15 credits)

ENGR 101 - Foundations of Design and Fabrication 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
MATH 250 - Discrete Mathematics I 3 credits
one of the following sequences (8-9 credits)
sequence 1
MATH 110 - Single Variable Calculus I 3 credits
MATH 111 - Single Variable Calculus II 3 credits
MATH 210 - Multivariable Calculus 3 credits
sequence 2
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

general science requirement (8 credits)

A two-semester sequence of laboratory natural science courses. One of these courses may be used to satisfy the natural science inquiry General Education requirement.

approved course sequences

sequence 1
BIOL 204 - From Molecules to Cells: Evolution of Life on Earth (Gen Biol I) 3 credits
BIOL 204L - From Molecules to Cells: Evolution of Life on Earth (Gen Biol I), Lab 1 credit
BIOL 205 - Evolution and Diversity of Multicellular Organisms (Gen Biol II) 3 credits
BIOL 205L - Evolution and Diversity of Multicellular Organisms (Gen Biol II), Lab 1 credit
sequence 2
BIOL 204 - From Molecules to Cells: Evolution of Life on Earth (Gen Biol I) 3 credits
BIOL 204L - From Molecules to Cells: Evolution of Life on Earth (Gen Biol I), Lab 1 credit
BIOL 208 - Introduction to Molecular Genetics, Lecture and Laboratory 4 credits
sequence 3
CHEM 140 - General Chemistry I 3 credits
CHEM 140L - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 credit
CHEM 150 - General Chemistry II 3 credits
CHEM 150L - General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 credit
sequence 4
PHYS 101 - General Physics I 3 credits
PHYS 101L - General Physics I Laboratory 1 credit
PHYS 102 - General Physics II 3 credits
PHYS 102L - General Physics II Laboratory 1 credit

colloquium requirement (6 credits)

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

upper-division requirements (25 credits)

CENG 330 - Digital Logic Design I 3 credits
CENG 330L - Lab - Digital Logic Design I 1 credit
CPSC 350 - Data Structures and Algorithms 3 credits
CENG 351 - Computer Architecture I 3 credits
CPSC 353 - Data Communications and Computer Networks 3 credits
CPSC 354 - Programming Languages 3 credits
CPSC 380 - Operating Systems 3 credits
CPSC 406 - Algorithm Analysis 3 credits
CPSC 408 - Database Management 3 credits

electives (12 credits)

Students, in consultation with and approval of the computer science advising committee, will design individual elective programs to suit their academic goals. Electives may be satisfied by any of the following courses, at least three of which must be upper-division courses.

CPSC 285 - Social and Ethical Issues in Computing 3 credits
SE 300 - Software Requirements and Testing 3 credits
SE 310 - Software Design 3 credits
SE 320 - The Software Development Lifecycle 3 credits
CPSC 349 - Human Factors 3 credits
CPSC 355 - Human Computer Interaction 3 credits
CPSC 356 - Android Application Development 3 credits
CPSC 357 - iOS Application Development 3 credits
CPSC 358 - Assistive Technology 3 credits
CPSC 359 - Computer-Supported Cooperative Work 3 credits
CPSC 360 - Computer Graphics 3 credits
ISP 363 - Cybersecurity 1 3 credits
CPSC 370 - Topics in Computer Science 3 credits
CENG 381 - Modeling and Simulation 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 445 - High Performance Computing 3 credits
CPSC 453 - Network Implementation and Security 3 credits
CPSC 458 - Web Engineering 3 credits