Curriculum

If you decided before Fall 2020, you may use LOCUS to see the old Computer Science B.S. curriculum.

Major Requirements (61 Credit Hours)

Both of the following must be taken:

(By arrangement with the Undergraduate Program Director, the extra credits from MATH 161/162 may be applied towards the “Computer Science Free Electives” category.)

All of the following must be taken:

COMP 141: Introduction to Computing Tools and Techniques
COMP 163: Discrete Structures or MATH 201: Introduction to Discrete Mathematics and Number Theory
COMP 170: Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
COMP 264: Introduction to Computer Systems
COMP 271: Data Structures I
COMP 272: Data Structures II
COMP 310: Operating Systems
COMP 317: Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Computing
COMP 363: Design and Analysis of Computer Algorithms
COMP 371: Programming Languages
STAT 203: Statistics

COMP-BS Restricted Electives

Select 9 credits from:

COMP 301: Introduction to Computer Security
COMP 313: Object-Oriented Design
COMP 330: Software Engineering
COMP 332: Requirements Engineering
COMP 339: Distributed Systems
COMP 341: Human-Computer Interaction
COMP 343: Computer Networks
COMP 353: Database Programming
COMP 364: High-Performance Computing
COMP 370: Software Quality, Metrics, and Testing
COMP 379: Machine Learning

Practicum Capstone

Six (6) credits taken from one or more of COMP 312: Open Source Software Practicum, COMP 390: Broadening Participation in STEM (Computing, Math & Science), COMP 391: Internship in Computer Science, and COMP 398: Independent Study. See the details of registering in the links for each course. Students are encouraged to complete these credits during junior and senior years to draw on prior experience.

Computer Science Free Electives

3 credits of COMP 125: Visual Information Processing or COMP 150: Introduction to Computing or any COMP 300 level course
4 credits of COMP 3xx

Note: With permission, extra credits of MATH 161: Calculus I, MATH 162: Calculus II, or 300 level MATH, PHYS, or STAT for double majors can be applied in this category.)

General Notes

Credits never can be double-counted for different categories of the requirements for the major. But a course may satisfy a major requirement and also satisfy a University and/or College requirement (e.g., Core, residency, Engaged Learning, Writing Intensive).
It is usually not meant to combine a computing major or minor with another, the principal exception being CCFR-MINR; see more detail in the double-dipping rules.

Suggested Ordering of Courses

See this COMP-BS Sample Schedule.