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Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Degree

The Computer and Mathematical Sciences Department offers Bachelor of Science degrees in computer science and computer information systems, management information systems as well as mathematics. The degrees provide a liberal arts education while emphasizing preparation for either graduate school or a rewarding career. Students are provided with a rigorous theoretical background coupled with practical and essential skills to begin either a rewarding career in the computer field or advanced studies in graduate school. The programs reflect important trends and developments in the computer field.

The computer degree programs are based on Computing Curricula 2001 prepared by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the IEEE Computer Society. The computer science degree has a significant mathematics component while the computer information systems and management information systems degrees require several business courses. The degrees provide a wide variety of elective courses that allow the student to tailor a program of study to match their interests.

Students majoring in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems or Management Information Systems are required to purchase a laptop computer no later than the semester in which they enroll in CISS 245 Advanced Programming.

Department:

Computer and Mathematical Sciences Department

Degree Requirements:

A.	General Education Requirements 38-41 sem. hrs
	Ethics Course Requirement:					3 hrs
	PHIL 330		Ethics			3 hrs
B.	Multicultural Requirement 3 sem. hrs
C.	Core Requirements 46 sem. hrs
	(All courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher. Courses in the major cannot be taken as Pass/Fail.)
	CISS 240		Introduction to Programming			4 hrs
	CISS 245		Advanced Programming			4 hrs
	CISS 285		Structured Systems Analysis & Design			3 hrs
	CISS 350		Advanced Algorithms and Data Structures or			3 hrs
	CISS 358		Algorithm Analysis			3 hrs
	CISS 360		Computer Systems and Assembly Language			3 hrs
	CISS 420		Computer Architecture			3 hrs
	CISS 430		Introduction to Database Systems			3 hrs
	CISS 445		Programming Languages			3 hrs
	CISS 494		Senior Seminar in Computer Science			3 hrs
	MATH 180		Precalculus			3 hrs
	MATH 201		Calculus and Analytic Geometry I			5 hrs
	MATH 225		Discrete Mathematics I			3 hrs
	MATH 250		Statistics I			3 hrs
	MATH 325		Discrete Mathematics II			3 hrs
D.	Computer Science Electives 15 sem. hrs
	Fifteen hours selected from the following elective courses:
	CISS 234		Visual Basic or			3 hrs
	CISS 236		COBOL Programming or
	CISS 238		Java Programming
	CISS 355		Directed Study			3 hrs
	CISS 362		Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages and Computation			3 hrs
	CISS 370		Operating Systems			3 hrs
	CISS 375		Compiler Construction			3 hrs
	CISS 380		Computer Graphics			3 hrs
	CISS 410		Computer Networks and Communications			3 hrs
	CISS 433		Topics in Information Systems			1-3 hrs
	CISS 438		Object-Oriented Analysis and Design			3 hrs
	CISS 450		Artificial Intelligence			3 hrs
	CISS 451		Introduction to Cryptography & Computer Security			3 hrs
	CISS 455		Directed Study			3 hrs
	CISS 465		Software Engineering			3 hrs
	CISS 472		Data Warehousing and Decision Support Systems			3 hrs
	CISS 499		Internship			1-6 hrs
E.	Electives 15-18 sem. hrs
						120 sem. hrs
F.	CISS 494 Senior Seminar in Computer Science, is the culminating evaluative course for the Computer Science Program and includes the assessment of outcomes of the program. All students majoring in Computer Science must pass this course.

Locations

The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degree is available at the following locations:

Main Campus, Day Program

Main Campus, Evening Program