Bachelor of Science/Master of Science Computer Science
D. Abbott Turner College of
Business
Degree Program Course Requirements
For general degree requirements, see theD. Abbott Turner College of Business and the General Degree Requirements pages.
Area A Essential Skills Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
MATH 1113
Area B Institutional Options Required Hours:
4
COMM 1110
Select one of the following courses:
ITDS 1125/ITDS 1779/ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2746/ITDS
2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS 2755
OR
Select one of the following courses:
EURO 2105
/LEAD 1705/
LIBR 1105
/POLS 2401/
HIST 1111/HIST 1112/Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or
2002/Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component.
Note: the two extra hours may be used as electives.
Area C Humanities/Fine Arts/Ethics Required Hours:
6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/ITDS 2125/PHIL
2010
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
ARTH 1100/
ITDS 1145*/
MUSC 1100/
THEA 1100
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts,
may be taken only once.
Area D Science/Math/Technology Required Hours:
11
Select two lab science courses from below:
ASTR 1105/1305;
BIOL 1215K; BIOL 1225;
CHEM 1151/1151L; CHEM 1152/1152L; CHEM 1211/1211L; CHEM
1212/1212L;
GEOL 1112/1112L; GEOL 1121/1321; GEOL 1122/1322; GEOL 2225;
PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312; PHYS 1125/1325; PHYS 2211/2311;
PHYS 2212/2312
Take the following course:
MATH 1131 (one extra hour will be applied to Area F)
Area E Social Sciences Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following
courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/
PHIL 2030/
PSYC 1101/
SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following
courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 1107/ANTH 2105/ANTH 2136/
ENGL 2136/
GEOG 1101/
HIST 1111/HIST 1112/
ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156
Wellness Requirement Required Hours: 3
PHED 1205
Select any one PEDS
course.
Area F Courses Related to Major Required Hours:
18
CPSC 1301 Computer Science 1
CPSC 1301L Computer Science 1 Lab
CPSC 1302 Computer Science 2
CPSC 2105 Computer Organization
CPSC 2108 Data Structures
MATH 1131 Calculus with Analytical Geometry 1 (1 hour from Area A
or D)
MATH 1132 Calculus/Analytical Geometry 2
Area G Program Requirements Required Hours:
48
CPSC 3121 Assembly Language Programming 1
CPSC 3125 Operating Systems
CPSC 3131 Database Systems 1
CPSC 3165 Professionalism in Computing
CPSC 3175 Object-Oriented Design
CPSC 4175 Software Engineering
CPSC 4176 Senior Software Engineering Project
CPSC 4505 Undergraduate Research
*CPSC 5115G Algorithm Analysis and Design
*CPSC 5135G Programming Languages
*CPSC 5138G Advanced Database Systems
*CPSC 5155G Computer Architecture
*CPSC 5157G Computer Networks
MATH 2125 Intro to Discrete Mathematics
MATH 5125 Discrete Mathematics
STAT 1127 Introductory Statistics
Area H Program Electives Required Hours: 12
CPSC 3000, 4000, 5000U/G, or 6000 level
Students interested in the following should take:
Games, Modeling, and Simulation:
CPSC 3118 Graphical User Interface Development
CPSC 4111 Game Programming I
CPSC 4112 Game Programming II
CPSC 5125 Computer Graphics
Information Assurance:
CPSC 3119 Fundamentals of Computer Forensics
CPSC 5127 Computer and Network Security
Enterprise Software Development:
CPSC 3111 Structured Programming with COBOL 1
CPSC 3156 Transaction Processing
Web Development:
CPSC 2125 Internet Programming
CPSC 4125 Server-Side Web Developement
CPSC 5165 Web Developement Projects
Total Undergraduate Hours Required: 123
Area 1 Graduate Program Core Required Hours:
12
(Take courses from four of the six core areas) Area
1
[Core courses taken in Area G]
*CPSC 5115 Algorithm Analysis and Design
*CPSC 5135 Programming Languages
*CPSC 5155 Computer Architecture
*CPSC 5157 Computer Networks
(All courses taken to satisfy the Core Requirement for the MS
degree must be taken for graduate credit.)
Area 2 Program Concentration Required Hours:
24
CPSC 6000 level (15 credits)
*CPSC 5138G Advanced Database Systems
CPSC 6985 Research and Thesis (6 credits)
Area 3 Graduate Exit Examination
In addition to the above, students must successfully complete
CPSC 6000.
Total Graduate Hours Required: 36
Total Hours Required: 144
* satisfies both BSCS Area G and MSCS Area 1 Program
Core requirements
