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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

COMPUTER SCIENCE (CS)

Coordinator: Dr. Margie M. Covington

MAJOR

A major in computer science requires:

1. Major Core (27 semester hours)

    CS 226, 227, 280, 310, 313, 318, 340, 350, 401, and 410.

2. Nine hours from CS 330, 360, 420, 425, 430, 437, 440.

3. Three hours of CS 480 - Senior Seminar.

4. Mathematics 230, which should normally be completed before taking any computer science course above the 299 level.

5. Either CHEM 101-102 or PHY 201-202 (Physics recommended), together with the accompanying laboratories.

6. A minor in applied mathematics consisting of MATH 201, 202, 230, 312, and either 203 and 425 or 304 and 305.

7. In order to be eligible to register for Computer Science courses at the 300-level or above, students majoring in Computer Science must have obtained a GPA of 2.25 or higher on all courses required in the Computer Science major or minor, and must have an overall GPA of 2.0 or better.

No additional minor or collateral is required.

The minimum number of semester hours required in major courses for a major in computer science is 42. The minimum number of semester hours in all courses (major and non-major) required for the major in computer science is 120.

MINOR

A minor is offered in computer science.

1. Those wishing the minor oriented toward information systems will complete CS 190, 225, 226, 227, 313, and 430.

2. Those choosing the minor oriented toward mathematics will complete CS 226, 227, 313, 318, MATH 305 or MATH/CS 425 and one additional course above 299 in computer science. A student may count both Mathematics 305 and Mathematics/Computer Science 425 toward the minor and is encouraged to take both courses.

3. Those choosing the minor oriented toward science will complete CS 212, 226, 227, 280, 318, and 425.

The prerequisites for these courses must be met.

COLLATERAL

Collateral in computer science requires 12 semester hours in computer science above the 199 level, at least 6 hours of which must be above the 299 level.

OTHER INFORMATION

Credit toward graduation will be granted only once in those courses in Computer Science and in Management Information Systems that carry identical course titles, and in those courses in Computer Science and in Mathematics that carry identical course titles.


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