IV. Curriculum

INTENT: The curriculum is consistent with the program's documented objectives. It combines technical requirements with general education requirements and electives to prepare students for a professional career in the computer field, for further study in computer science, and for functioning in modern society. The technical requirements include up-to-date coverage of basic and advanced topics in computer science as well as an emphasis on science and mathematics.

(Curriculum standards are specified in terms of semester hours of study. Thirty semester hours generally constitutes one year of full-time study and is equivalent to 45 quarter hours. A course or a specific part of a course can only be applied toward one standard.)

If you are having more than one program evaluated, particularly if the programs are on separate campuses, the answers to these questions may vary from one program to another. If this is the case, please use separate copies of this section for each program, and clearly delineate which program is being described.

  • Title of Degree Program
  • Credit Hour Definition
  • Prerequisite Flow Chart
  • Course Requirements of Curriculum

    40 semester hours (60 quarter hours) of computer science
    30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) of math and science
    30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) of study to broaden
    16 semester hours (24 quarter hours) of CS core
    basic coverage of 5 areas in core
    theory, analysis, and design in core
    programming languages and operating systems studied
    16 semester hours (24 quarter hours) of advanced computer science
    advanced areas studied
    15 semester hours (23 quarter hours) of mathematics
    math and stat coverage
    12 semester hours (18 quarter hours) of science
    full year sequence in lab science
    remainder of science requirement
    oral and written communications skills
    Social and ethical implications of computing

  • Course Descriptions
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