Computer Science Major

The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science major is designed for students wishing to find positions as computer scientists, as software developers, or to pursue graduate study. The major requires a core of computer science courses (23 hours) covering essential elements of the Computer Science Body of Knowledge that all computer science graduates must master. In addition to the core computer science courses, 15 additional hours of computer science course work in hardware, systems, theory, and software engineering is required. The major also requires 8 hours of support work in mathematics. Students are strongly encouraged to complete an internship as additional coursework.

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate the ability to construct software to solve complex problems.
2. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the core theoretical constructs of computer science.
3. Demonstrate the ability to learn new languages and software systems.
4. Demonstrate the ability to apply modern software development tools and techniques.

A grade of C or higher must be achieved in CSCI 251.

A grade of C or higher must be achieved in CSCI 261 and MATH 231 in order to proceed to CSCI 262.

The Computer Science major requires 41 credit hours of coursework.