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Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science - Curriculum Requirements

Coursework requirements for the Computer Science degrees are categorized into several areas totaling at least 120 hours of study.

Computer Science (BA)


Credit Hours
COMP-SCI 101
 Prob. Solv. & Prog. I 3
COMP-SCI 111
 Intro to Computing 3
COMP-SCI 191
Discrete Structures I
3
COMP-SCI 201R
 Prob. Solv. & Prog. II 3
COMP-SCI 201L
Prob. Solv. & Prog. II Lab
 1
COMP-SCI 281R
Intro to Computer Arch. & Organ. 3
COMP-SCI 282
Assembler Language Prog. 3
COMP-SCI 291
Discrete Structures II 3
COMP-SCI 303
Data Structures 3
COMP-SCI 304WI
Ethics and Professionalism 3
COMP-SCI Electives
(CS 300<497)		   3

COMP-SCI Advanced
Electives (CS 400<497)

   9
Minimum Requirement
  40

 

General Education Synthesis (6) Credit Hours
COMP-SCI 449 Fund. of Software Engr. 3
COMP-SCI 451R    
Software Engr. Capstone 
3
Minimum Requirement 6

 

Mathematics    Credit Hours
MATH 210 Calculus I 4
MATH 220 Calculus II 4
STAT 235 Elementary Statistics              
3
Minimum Requirement   11

 

Communicating    Credit Hours
ENGLISH 110 Freshman English I 3
ENGLISH 225 Freshman English II
3
COMM-ST 110              
Fundamentals of Speech
 3
WEPT (Written English Proficiency Test)
 0
Minimum Requirement 
9

 

Humanities and Fine Arts    Credit Hours
Elective: Art/Art Hist, CommSt, Conservatory, English,
Foreign Lang, Philosophy, or Theater		 3
Minimum Requirement 3

 

Life and Physical Sciences     Credit Hours
One Life Science and one Physical Science course with a
minimum of one lab in either from one of the following
areas: Biology, Chemistry, environmental Science,
Geoscience, or Physics		  
Minimum Requirement   7-10

 

Social and Behavioral Sciences Credit Hours
HISTORY 101, 102, 360R or POL-SCI 210
(Meets MO constitution requirement)		 3
Two courses from two different fields:
Criminal Justice, Geography, Economics, History,
Political Science, Psychology, Social Science or
Sociology		 6
Minimum Requirement 9

 

Foreign Language Credit Hours
FRN-LNG 110 or 1 year H.S. study 0-4
FRN-LNG 120 or 2 years H.S. study 0-4
Culture Course(Independent Global Env.)         
3
Minimum Requirement 3-13

 

General Electives Credit Hours
Additional coursework to complete the credit hours
needed for graduation 12-15 hrs. 300<		  
Minimum Requirement
 21-31

 

Total Minimum Requirement    120  

 

Computer Science (BS)

  Credit Hours   
COMP-SCI 101 Prob. Solv. & Prog. I 3
COMP-SCI 111 Intro to Computing
3
COMP-SCI 191 Discrete Structures I 3
COMP-SCI 201R Prob. Solv. & Prog. II
3
COMP-SCI 201L Prob. Solv. & Prog. II Lab 1
COMP-SCI 281R Intro to Computer Arch. & Organ. 3
COMP-SCI 282 Assembler Language Prog. 3
COMP-SCI 291 Discrete Structures II 3
COMP-SCI 303 Data Structures 3
COMP-SCI 304WI Ethics and Professionalism 3
COMP-SCI 394R Applied Probability 3
COMP-SCI 404 Intro to Algorithm & Complexity 3
COMP-SCI 421
-or-
COMP-SCI 420
 Found. of Data Networks
-or-
Introductory Network Models & Interconnections
 3
COMP-SCI 431              
Intro. to Operating Systems 3
COMP-SCI 441 Prog. Lang. Design & Impl. 3
COMP-SCI 470
-or-
COMP-SCI 371
 Intro. Database Mgmt. Syst.
-or-
Database Design,
Implementation & Validation
 3
COMP-SCI Electives (CS 300>) 3
COMP-SCI                                 
Advanced Electives
(CS 400-499)		 9
Minimum Requirement          40-55                 

 

General Education Synthesis (6) Credit Hours
COMP-SCI 449 Fund. of Software Engr. 3
COMP-SCI 451R    
Software Engr. Capstone 
3
Minimum Requirement 6

 

Mathematics    Credit Hours
MATH 210 Calculus I 4
MATH 220 Calculus II 4
MATH 300 Linear Algebra 3
STAT 235 Elementary Statistics              
3
Minimum Requirement   14

 

Communicating    Credit Hours
ENGLISH 110 Freshman English I 3
ENGLISH 225 Freshman English II
3
COMM-ST 110              
Fundamentals of Speech
 3
WEPT (Written English Proficiency Test)
 0
Minimum Requirement 
9

 

Humanities and Fine Arts    Credit Hours
Elective: Art/Art Hist, CommSt, Conservatory, English,
Foreign Lang, Philosophy, or Theater		 3
Minimum Requirement 3

 

Life and Physical Sciences     Credit Hours
PHYSICS 240 and PHYSICS 250 10
One Life Science course in one of the following:
Chemistry or Biology
  4-5
Minimum Requirement   14-15

 

Social and Behavioral Sciences Credit Hours
HISTORY 101, 102, 360R or POL-SCI 210
(Meets MO constitution requirement)		 3

Two courses from at least two fields:
Criminal Justice, Geography, Economics, History,
Political Science, Psychology, Social Science or
Sociology

 6
Minimum Requirement 9

 

General Electives Credit Hours
Additional coursework to complete the credit hours
needed for graduation
  9-10
Minimum Requirement
 9-10

 

Total Minimum Requirement    120  

 
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