Computer Science spans the range from theory through programming to cutting-edge development of computing solutions. Computer Scientists master the theory and practice of computing, and explore new and exciting ways to use computers. Systems like Google and Amazon are created by computer scientists.

Total Program Credits: 120

Matriculation Requirements:
Completion of CS 1400, CS 1410, CS 2300, and CS 2420 with a grade of C+ better. Completion of MATH 1210 and ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005 with a grade of C or better.   Each of CS 1400, CS 1410, CS 2300, CS 2420, MATH 1210, and (ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005) cannot be taken more than twice to obtain the required grade. Overall GPA of 2.5 or higher.
General Education Requirements:			35 Credits
	ENGL 1010	Introduction to Academic Writing	3
or	ENGH 1005	Literacies and Composition Across Contexts (5)
	ENGL 2010	Intermediate Writing/Academic Writing and Research	3
	MATH 1210	Calculus I 1	4
American Institutions: Complete one of the following:			3
	HIST 2700	US History to 1877  (3)
and	HIST 2710	US History since 1877  (3)
	HIST 1700	American Civilization  (3)
	HIST 1740	US Economic History  (3)
	POLS 1000	American Heritage  (3)
	POLS 1100	American National Government  (3)
Complete the following:
	PHIL 2050	Ethics and Values	3
	HLTH 1100	Personal Health and Wellness  (2)
or	EXSC 1097	Fitness for Life	2
Distribution Courses:
	COMM 1020	Public Speaking 1	3
	COMM 2110	Interpersonal Communication 1	3
	Fine Arts Distribution (choose from list)		3
	Biology (choose from list)		3
	PHYS 2210	Physics for Scientists and Engineers I 1	4
and	PHYS 2215	Physics for Scientists and Engineers I Lab 1	1
	Additional GE to be completed in the core.
Discipline Core Requirements:			55 Credits
Complete one of the following additional GE course/lab combinations:			5
	BIOL 1610	College Biology I  (4)
and	BIOL 1615	College Biology I Laboratory  (1)
or	CHEM 1210	Principles of Chemistry I  (4)
and	CHEM 1215	Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory  (1)
or	PHYS 2020	College Physics II (4)
and	PHYS 2025	College Physics II Lab  (1)
or	PHYS 2220	Physics for Scientists and Engineers II (4)
and	PHYS 2225	Physics for Scientists and Engineers II Lab  (1)
or	GEO 1010	Introduction to Geology  (3)
and	GEO 1015	Introduction to Geology Laboratory  (1)
and	GEO 202R	Science Excursion  (1)
	Minimum grade of C- required in these courses.
	CS 1400	Fundamentals of Programming	3
	CS 1410	Object-Oriented Programming	3
	CS 2300	Discrete Mathematical Structures I	3
	CS 2370	C plus plus Programming WE	3
	CS 2420	Introduction to Algorithms and Data Structures	3
	CS 2550	Web Programming I	3
	CS 2600	Computer Networks I	3
	CS 2690	Computer Networks II	3
	CS 2810	Computer Organization and Architecture	3
	CS 305G	Global Social and Ethical Issues in Computing	3
	CS 3060	Operating Systems Theory	3
	CS 3100	Data Privacy and Security	3
	CS 3240	Discrete Mathematical Structures II	3
	CS 3320	Numerical Software Development	3
	CS 3520	Database Theory	3
	CS 496R	Senior Seminar (1 credit required for graduation)	1
	STAT 2050	Applied Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists	4
Emphasis Requirements:			30 Credits
Minimum grade of C- required in these courses.
	CS  2450	Software Engineering	3
	CS  3250	Java Software Development	3
or	CS  3260	CsharpNET Software Development (3)
or	CS 3370	C plus plus Software Development (3)
	CS  3380	JavaScript Software Development	3
	CS  3410	Human Factors in Software Development	3
	CS  3660	Web Programming II	3
	CS  3680	Mobile Device Programming	3
	CS  4660	NoSQL Database Development	3
	CS  4690	Distributed Internet Application Development	3
	CS  4880	Cloud Computing	3
	CS  4900	Full Stack Web Senior Capstone	3

Graduation Requirements:

1. Completion of a minimum of 120 semester credits, with a minimum of 40 upper-division credits.
2. Overall grade point average of 2.0 or above. Must have a minimum grade of C- with a combined GPA of 2.5 or higher in all discipline core and emphasis requirements and the General Education requirements marked with aa footnote..
3. Residency hours -- minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU. 10 of these hours must be within the last 45 hours earned. At least 12 of the credit hours earned in residence must be in approved CSE Department courses.
4. All transfer credit must be approved in writing by UVU.
5. No more than 80 semester hours and no more than 20 hours in CS type courses of transfer credit from a two-year college.
6. No more than 30 semester hours may be earned through independent study and/or extension classes.
7. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.

Footnote

1 Minimum grade required (see Graduation Requirements)