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Computer Science Curriculum

The computer science curriculum is designed to provide a solid foundation in the fundamentals that comprise computer science and its applications.  Completion of the requirements should prepare one for full-time employment in the computer science field and/or for acceptance into an accredited graduate program. Details of our major and minor program are given below.

 

Computer Science Major (124 credit hours)

Here is the Plan of Study (PDF version) that describes a proposed four year sequence for this degree program.

Mathematics Requirements: (20 credit hours)

  • MA 163 – Integrated Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (Cr. 5)
  • MA 164 – Integrated Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (Cr. 5)
  • MA 261 – Multivariate Calculus (Cr. 4)
  • MA 265 – Linear Algebra (Cr. 3)
  • MA 312 – Probability (Cr. 3)

Note: MA 264 – Differential Equations is strongly recommended to those who want to attend graduate school or pursue certain interests in Computer Science.

Computer Science Requirements: (43 credit hours)

  • CS 100 – An Introducation To Computer Science (Cr. 1)
  • CS 123 – Programming I: Java
  • CS 124 – Programming II: C++
  • CS 223 – Computer Architecture and Assembly Language
  • CS 275 – Data Structures
  • CS 302 – Operating Systems
  • CS 309 – Discrete Mathematical Structures
  • CS 316 – Programming Languages
  • CS 332 – Algorithms
  • CS 404 – Distributed Systems
  • CS 410 – Automata and Computability
  • CS 416 – Software Engineering
  • CS 420 – Senior Design Project
  • CS 442 – Database Systems
  • CS 455 – Computer Graphics

Science Requirements: (9 – 12 credit hours)

Three courses in Laboratory Sciences as approved by the MCSS Department.

English Requirements: (3 – 6 credit hours)

ENGL 104 – ENGL 105 - English Composition I/II

Or

ENGL 103 – Advanced Freshman Composition

Communication Requirements: (3 credit hours)

COM 114 – Fundamentals of Speech

Humanities & Social Sciences Requirements: (27 credit hours)

Six credits from each of four of the following five areas, with the other three credits distributed in a humanities or social sciences course.

  • Literature, Philosophy, Aesthetics
  • History, Political Science
  • Economics
  • Sociology, Psychology
  • Foreign Language

 

Computer Science Minor (18 credit hours)

  • CS 123 – Programming I: Java
  • CS 124 – Programming II: C++
  • CS 223 – Computer Architecture and Assembly Language
  • CS 275 – Data Structures
  • CS 302 – Operating Systems
  • One of the following:
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