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2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Computer Science (B.S.)


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Accredited under the General Criteria and Computer Science Program Criteria
by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET
111 Market Place, Suite 1050
Baltimore, MD 21202-4012
410-347-7700
www.abet.org

Bachelor’s degree requirements

CS Option


Freshman year


Fall semester (15-16 credit hours)


  • Humanities/social science elective (first of five) Credits: (3)

Spring semester (14 credit hours)


  • Humanities/social science elective (second of five) Credits: (3)

Sophomore year


Fall semester (16 credit hours)


  • Natural science elective with laboratory (first of four) Credits: (4)
  • Unrestricted elective Credits: (3)

Spring semester (16-17 credit hours)


  • Natural science elective (second of four) Credits: (3)
  • Humanities/social science elective (third of five) Credits: (3)
  • Unrestricted elective Credits: (2-3)

Junior year


Fall semester (16 credit hours)


  • Natural science elective with lab (third of four) Credits: (4)
  • Unrestricted elective Credits: (6)

Spring semester (16 credit hours)


  • Humanities/Social sciences elective (fourth of five) Credits: (3)
  • Natural science elective (fourth of four) Credits: (3)

Senior year


Fall semester (15 credit hours)


  • Humanities/Social sciences elective (fifth of five) Credits: (3)
  • Unrestricted elective Credits: (3)

Spring semester (15 credit hours)


  • Technical elective (second of two) Credits: (3)
  • Unrestricted electives Credits: (6)

Notes


A grade of C or better is required for all graded courses listed by specific course number above.

All students new to the CIS department must complete CIS 015.

Either CIS 570 or CIS 575 must be completed.

Natural science courses must have departmental approval.

Humanities/social science electives must be taken from the list approved by the College of Engineering and must include 6 credit hours selected from the following departments: English, History, Modern Languages, and Philosophy (except PHILO 492).  At least 6 of these credit hours must be UGE courses at the 300-level or above.

An unrestricted elective is any 100- or higher-level course, excluding courses listed as a prerequisite to a required course, approved by an advisor.

Total hours required for graduation (124 credit hours)


SE Option


Freshman year


Fall semester (15-16 credit hours)


  • Humanities/Social sciences elective (first of five) Credits: (3)

Spring semester (14 credit hours)


  • Humanities/Social sciences elective (second of five) Credits: (3)

Sophomore year


Fall semester (16 credit hours)


  • Natural science elective with lab (first of four) Credits: (4)
  • Unrestricted elective Credits: (3)

Spring semester (16-17 credit hours)


  • Humanities/Social science elective (third of five) Credits: (3)
  • Natural science elective (second of four) Credits: (3)
  • Unrestricted elective Credits: (2-3)

Junior year


Fall semester (16 credit hours)


  • Humanities/Social science elective (fourth of five) Credits: (3)
  • Natural science elective with lab (third of four) Credits: (4)
  • Unrestricted elective Credits: (3)

Spring semester (16 credit hours)


  • Humanities/Social science elective (fifth of five) Credits: (3)
  • Unrestricted electives Credits: (6)

Senior year


Fall semester (15 credit hours)


  • Technical elective (first of two) Credits: (3)
  • Unrestricted elective Credits: (3)

Spring semester (15 credit hours)


  • Technical elective (second of two) Credits: (3)
  • Natural science elective (fourth of four) Credits: (3)
  • Unrestricted elective Credits: (3)

Notes


A grade of C or better is required for all graded courses listed by specific course number above. All students new to the CIS department must complete CIS 015.

Natural science courses must have departmental approval.

Humanities/social science electives must be taken from the list approved by the College of Engineering and must include 6 credit hours selected from the following departments: English, History, Modern Languages, and Philosophy (except PHILO 492). At least 6 of these credit hours must be UGE courses at the 300-level or above.

An unrestricted elective is any 100- or higher-level course, excluding courses listed as a prerequisite to a required course, approved by an advisor.

Total hours required for graduation (124 credit hours)


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