Area A Essential Skills (9 hours)

Area B Institutional Options (4 hours)
 

Area C Humanities/ Fine Arts (6 hours)
Take one from each of the following two groups:
 

Area D Science, Mathematics, and Technology (11 hours)
 

Area E Social Sciences (12 hours)

Take one from each of the following four groups:
 

Area F (18 hours*)
 

*1 hour from MATH 1113 [A] and 1 hour from MATH 2253 [D] are counted here

Major (45-47 hours, including 12 hours of Area F CS courses)
 

A course at the senior level that requires a major project with substantial, sustained effort over a significant portion of the term. The course, particularly in light of the major project, represents a capstone effort on the part of the students as they call on many of their previous academic experiences in meeting the challenges of the major project. Requirements include both a carefully prepared report and an oral presentation to be delivered at the end of the term. Speech and technical writing are included among other relevant prerequisites for the course. The overall grade for the completed project represents at least one-third of the course grade. The project reports (with complete documentation) are kept by the CS Department as an example of students’ exit-level work. Courses that meet this definition:
 

Directed Electives (25-27 hours)
 

Science

6-8

Students in the BS degree program are required to have four science-related courses subject to the following rules:

Two lab science courses which are used to satisfy Area D of the core;

One course in calculus-based physics, which may be used in Area D but must be taken as a directed elective if not taken in Area D;

The remainder to make the total of four may be taken as lab sciences or as other approved courses that provide breadth and/or depth in the natural sciences or otherwise explore the scientific method; and

Two of the four courses must be a sequence in the same discipline.

Certificate in Programming
The Certificate in Programming prepares students with post-secondary education or several years of work experience, to enter the Computer Programming field as a career change. The focus is on sharpening programming skills. The curriculum involves an on-campus lockstep program, that includes two classes per semester for three semesters (6 classes, 23 semester hours). New students may enter in the program in either the fall or spring semester. Participants are enrolled in specially scheduled sections that feature compressed scheduling. The six classes included in this program are: CS 1301, CS 1302, CS 3153, CS 4324 , CS 4624, and a Capstone Project.

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