Computer Science Major, Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS)
The Bachelor of Computer Science program provides significant formal training in database and web programming, unique internship opportunities, and team development of information system projects. The program is designed to help prepare students to realize the potential of information systems. Graduates can enjoy a career as a systems analyst, database administrator, web developer or software engineer.
Note: no course may be used for both a requirement and an elective.
Exam Requirement: All Computer Science majors are required to pass the Advanced Programming Exam prior to taking courses for which it is a prerequisite. Passing the exam is required for graduation and no exam waivers will be granted for degree completion.
Grade Requirements: As a computer science student, you are expected to maintain an overall university GPA ≥2.3. Each computer science course must be completed with a minimum grade ≥C+. All supporting courses required by the department must be completed with a minimum grade ≥C.
| CYBERSECURITY FUNDAMENTALS | 5 |
| COMPUTING ETHICS | 4 |
| PROGRAMMING PRINCIPLES I | 5 |
| PROGRAMMING PRINCIPLES II | 5 |
| OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING WITH DESIGN PATTERNS | 5 |
| C AND UNIX PROGRAMMING | 5 |
| DATA STRUCTURES | 5 |
| ALGORITHMS | 5 |
| RELATIONAL DATABASE SYSTEMS | 4 |
| COMPUTER NETWORKS | 4 |
| SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES | 4 |
| DISCRETE MATHEMATICS | 5 |
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| COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SECURITY | |
| C++ PROGRAMMING | |
| PRACTICAL PROBLEM SOLVING | |
| OPERATING SYSTEMS | |
| GUI PROGRAMMING | |
| .NET PROGRAMMING | |
| ANDROID MOBILE DEVELOPMENT | |
| IOS MOBILE DEVELOPMENT | |
| INTRODUCTORY COMPUTER GRAPHICS | |
| WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT | |
| .NET WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT | |
| SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMING | |
| COMPILERS | |
| RANDOMIZED ALGORITHMS AND PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS | |
| ADVANCED DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | |
| DATA MINING | |
| BIG DATA ANALYTICS | |
| ADVANCED NETWORKING CONCEPTS | |
| NETWORK SECURITY | |
| PRINCIPLES OF PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE | |
| SECURE CODING | |
| TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (prior department approval of content required) | |
| DISTRIBUTED MULTIPROCESSING | |
| GPU COMPUTING | |
| ADVANCED ARCHITECTURE AND ORGANIZATION | |
| EMBEDDED SYSTEMS | |
| EMBEDDED REAL-TIME CONTROL | |
| PARALLEL AND CLOUD COMPUTING | |
| 3D COMPUTER GRAPHICS PRINCIPLES | |
| ADVANCED 3D COMPUTER GRAPHICS | |
| VIRTUAL REALITY WITH COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND GAME ENGINES | |
| INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS | |
| MODELING AND SIMULATION | |
| MACHINE LEARNING | |
| DEEP LEARNING | |
| HUMAN COMPUTER INTERFACE | |
| INTERNSHIP (up to two 4 credit internships are allowed) | |
| DIRECTED STUDY (prior department approval of content required) | |
| CYBERSECURITY POLICIES, PRIVACY AND LAWS | |
| APPLIED CYBER DEFENSE | |
| APPLIED CYBER OPERATIONS | |
| DIGITAL FORENSICS AND CYBERCRIME | |
| 3D ANIMATION | |
| 4D ANIMATION | |
| SENIOR PROJECT | 5 |
| SENIOR CAPSTONE | 5 |
| Total Credits | 98 |
The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.
| First Year |
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| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
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| (Social Science BACR 1) | 5 | (Humanities & Arts BACR 1) | 4 | | 5 |
| 5 | | 5 | Global Studies - graduation requirement1 | 5 |
| Natural Science BACR 11 | 5 | Natural Science BACR 21 | 5 | Social Science BACR 21 | 5 |
| | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 1 | |
| | 15 | | 15 | | 15 |
| Second Year |
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| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
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| 5 | | 5 | | 5 |
| Diversity - graduation requirement1 | 5 | | 5 | | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Humanities & Arts BACR 21 | 5 |
| | 15 | | 15 | | 15 |
| Third Year |
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| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
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| 4 | | 5 | | 4 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Computer Science Elective2 | 4 | Computer Science Elective2 | 4 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Computer Science Elective2 | 4 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 1 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 1 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 3 |
| | 15 | | 15 | | 15 |
| Fourth Year |
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| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
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| 4 | | 5 | (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 5 |
| Computer Science Elective2 | 4 | Computer Science Elective2 | 4 | Computer Science Elective2 | 4 |
| Computer Science Elective2 | 4 | Computer Science Elective2 | 4 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 3 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 2 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 1 |
| | 15 | | 15 | | 15 |
| Total Credits 180 |
