Computer Science Bachelor of Science
Leading to the Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science
The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET.
Students in Computer Science (BCOS) gain valuable skills in software design, programming languages, systems, and development in high-level computer languages. Related courses including databases, software engineering, networking, and operating systems are also integral in this program. Elective courses are available in a wide variety of computing areas including web development, mobile development, embedded computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cybersecurity. Students also apply these skills directly in the work environment through two required co-op work semesters beginning junior year.
Program Educational Objectives
Within three to five years of graduation:
- Graduates are proficient in applying computer science principles and best practices to problems in the workplace.
- Graduates attain productive and challenging computer science and/or software engineering careers in private practice, industry, or government.
- Graduates are engaged in continuing professional development or professional societies in computer science or a related computing field.
- Graduates follow standards set forth by professional societies of which they are members.
Student Outcomes
Graduates of the program will have an ability to:
- Analyze a complex computing problem and to apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions.
- Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program’s discipline.
- Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts.
- Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles.
- Function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program’s discipline.
- Apply computer science theory and software development fundamentals to produce computing-based solutions.
Three Year Program
Total credits for degree: 120
This is a three-year program, starting in the fall semester of the student’s first year and planned to end in the summer semester of the student’s third year. The courses are as follows:
| Freshman Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Credits | |
| COMP1000 | COMPUTER SCIENCE I | 4 |
| MATH1776 | CALCULUS 1A | 2 |
| MATH1777 | CALCULUS 1B | 2 |
| MATH2300 | DISCRETE MATHEMATICS | 4 |
| Science Elective 2 | 4 | |
| English Sequence* | 4 | |
| Credits | 20 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| COMP1050 | COMPUTER SCIENCE II | 4 |
| COMP1200 | COMPUTER ORGANIZATION | 4 |
| MATH1876 | CALCULUS 2A | 2 |
| MATH1877 | CALCULUS 2B | 2 |
| Science Elective 2 | 4 | |
| English Sequence* | 4 | |
| Credits | 20 | |
| Sophomore Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| COMP2000 | DATA STRUCTURES | 4 |
| COMP2100 | NETWORK PROGRAMMING | 4 |
| COMP2650 | DATABASES | 4 |
| MATH2860 | LINEAR ALGEBRA & MATRIX THEORY | 4 |
| HSS Elective* | 4 | |
| Credits | 20 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| COMP2350 | ALGORITHMS | 4 |
| COMP3400 | OPERATING SYSTEMS | 4 |
| COMP Computer Science Elective 1 | 4 | |
| MATH2100 | PROBABILITY & STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS | 4 |
| HSS Elective* | 4 | |
| Credits | 20 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| COOP3500 | COOP EDUCATION 1 | |
| Credits | 0 | |
| Junior Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| COMP3350 | PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES | 4 |
| COMP4960 | SOFTWARE ENGINEERING | 4 |
| COMP Computer Science Elective 1 | 4 | |
| COMP Elective Computer Science Elective 1 | 4 | |
| GENERAL Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 20 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| COOP4500 | COOP EDUCATION 2 | |
| Credits | 0 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| COMP3450 | PARALLEL COMPUTING AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING | 4 |
| COMP5500 | SENIOR PROJECT | 4 |
| COMP Computer Science Elective 1 | 4 | |
| HSS Elective* | 4 | |
| GENERAL Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 20 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
- 1
Computer Science students take a total of four computer science electives. Students must select four courses from the list of Computer Science Electives. The Computer Science Elective courses to be offered in a particular semester will be selected by the School of Computing and Data Science.
- 2
BCOS students must take two lab-based science electives selected from the list of approved science courses.
ENGL/HSS Note
Students are required to complete:
- At least one course in Humanities: CSAS, HSSI, HIST, HUMN, LITR and PHIL
- At least one course in the Social Sciences: CSAS, HSSI, COMM, ECON, ENVM, POLS, PSYC and SOCL
- The remaining course from either the Humanities or Social Sciences category.
Students with a three English course sequence may use the third English course to satisfy a Humanities requirement.
A minimum of 20 credits total, including English, humanities, and social science credit, is required to complete the humanities and social sciences graduation requirement.
Of the three listed humanities and social science electives, BCOS students must include the one Directed Elective:
- An Ethics elective
Math Placement may alter the course schedule above.
Computer Science Electives, select four courses from the following list:
The Computer Science Elective courses may include, but are not limited to:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COMP1150 | ROUTING AND SWITCHING | 4 |
| COMP2150 | NETWORK ADMINISTRATION | 4 |
| COMP2160 | WIRELESS NETWORKS | 4 |
| COMP2500 | SECURITY PRINCIPLES | 4 |
| COMP3100 | SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION | 4 |
| COMP3125 | DATA SCIENCE FUNDAMENTALS | 4 |
| COMP3200 | ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE | 4 |
| COMP3500 | NETWORK SECURITY | 4 |
| COMP3550 | COMPUTER SECURITY | 4 |
| COMP3575 | SCRIPTING FOR CYBERSECURITY AND FORENSICS | 4 |
| COMP3580 | DIGITAL FORENSICS | 4 |
| COMP3590 | APPLIED CRYPTOGRAPHY | 4 |
| COMP3660 | MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| COMP3750 | INTRODUCTION TO BIOSTATISTICS | 4 |
| COMP4050 | MACHINE LEARNING | 4 |
| COMP4150 | ADVANCED SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION | 4 |
| COMP4450 | SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING | 4 |
| COMP4460 | COMPILERS | 4 |
| COMP4500 | OFFENSIVE SECURITY | 4 |
| COMP4550 | INCIDENT RESPONSE & BUSINESS CONTINUITY | 4 |
| COMP4580 | NETWORK FORENSICS | 4 |
| COMP4590 | PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY | 4 |
| COMP4600 | QUANTUM COMPUTING FOR SECURITY | 4 |
| COMP4650 | WEB DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| COMP4700 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | 4 |
| COMP4750 | EMBEDDED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | 4 |
| COMP4775 | ADVANCED PARALLEL COMPUTING | 4 |
| COMP4950 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 4 |
Science Electives, select two courses from the following list:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL1100 | CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 4 |
| BIOL1700 | ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I | 4 |
| BIOL2200 | ADVANCED MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 4 |
| BIOL3000 | APPLICATIONS IN GENETICS | 4 |
| CHEM1100 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I | 4 |
| CHEM1600 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II | 4 |
| PHYS1250 | ENGINEERING PHYSICS I | 4 |
| PHYS1750 | ENGINEERING PHYSICS II | 4 |
| PHYS2000 | INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY | 4 |
| PHYS3100 | MODERN PHYSICS | 4 |
| The following courses require School approval to satisfy the Science Elective requirement | ||
| BIOL2990 | INDEPENDENT STUDY IN BIOLOGY | 4 |
| BIOL3800 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOLOGY | 4 |
| CHEM2990 | INDEPENDENT STUDY IN CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| CHEM3800 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| PHYS2990 | INDEPENDENT STUDY IN PHYSICS | 4 |
| PHYS3800 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICS | 4 |
and
General Electives: Select any two 4 credit courses.
Four Year Program
Total credits for degree: 120
This is a four-year program, starting in the fall semester of the student’s first year and planned to end in the summer semester of the student’s fourth year. The courses are as follows:
| Freshman Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Credits | |
| COMP1000 | COMPUTER SCIENCE I | 4 |
| MATH1776 | CALCULUS 1A | 2 |
| MATH1777 | CALCULUS 1B | 2 |
| MATH2300 | DISCRETE MATHEMATICS | 4 |
| English Sequence* | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| COMP1050 | COMPUTER SCIENCE II | 4 |
| COMP1200 | COMPUTER ORGANIZATION | 4 |
| MATH1876 | CALCULUS 2A | 2 |
| MATH1877 | CALCULUS 2B | 2 |
| English Sequence* | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Sophomore Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| COMP2000 | DATA STRUCTURES | 4 |
| COMP2100 | NETWORK PROGRAMMING | 4 |
| MATH2860 | LINEAR ALGEBRA & MATRIX THEORY | 4 |
| HSS Elective* | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| COMP2350 | ALGORITHMS | 4 |
| COMP2650 | DATABASES | 4 |
| MATH2100 | PROBABILITY & STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS | 4 |
| GENERAL Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| COOP3000 | PRE CO-OP WORK TERM (OPTIONAL) | 1 |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Junior Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| COMP3400 | OPERATING SYSTEMS | 4 |
| COMP Computer Science Elective 1 | 4 | |
| SCIENCE Elective 2 | 4 | |
| HSS Elective* | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| COOP3500 | COOP EDUCATION 1 | |
| Credits | 0 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| COMP3350 | PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES | 4 |
| COMP3450 | PARALLEL COMPUTING AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING | 4 |
| COMP Computer Science Elective 1 | 4 | |
| SCIENCE Elective 2 | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Senior Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| COOP4500 | COOP EDUCATION 2 | |
| Credits | 0 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| COMP4960 | SOFTWARE ENGINEERING | 4 |
| COMP Computer Science Elective 1 | 4 | |
| HSS Elective* | 4 | |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| COMP5500 | SENIOR PROJECT | 4 |
| COMP Computer Science Elective 1 | 4 | |
| GENERAL Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 121 | |
- 1
Computer Science students take a total of four computer science electives. Students must select four courses from the list of Computer Science Electives. The Computer Science Elective courses to be offered in a particular semester will be selected by the School of Computing and Data Science.
- 2
BCOS students must take two lab-based science electives selected from the list of approved science courses.
ENGL/HSS Note
Students are required to complete:
- At least one course in Humanities: CSAS, HSSI, HIST, HUMN, LITR and PHIL
- At least one course in the Social Sciences: CSAS, HSSI, COMM, ECON, ENVM, POLS, PSYC and SOCL
- The remaining course from either the Humanities or Social Sciences category.
Students with a three English course sequence may use the third English course to satisfy a Humanities requirement.
A minimum of 20 credits total, including English, humanities, and social science credit, is required to complete the humanities and social sciences graduation requirement.
Of the three listed humanities and social science electives, BCOS students must include the one Directed Elective:
- An Ethics elective
Math Placement may alter the course schedule above.
Computer Science Electives, select four (4) courses from the following list:
The Computer Science Elective courses may include, but are not limited to:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COMP1150 | ROUTING AND SWITCHING | 4 |
| COMP2150 | NETWORK ADMINISTRATION | 4 |
| COMP2160 | WIRELESS NETWORKS | 4 |
| COMP2500 | SECURITY PRINCIPLES | 4 |
| COMP3100 | SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION | 4 |
| COMP3125 | DATA SCIENCE FUNDAMENTALS | 4 |
| COMP3200 | ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE | 4 |
| COMP3500 | NETWORK SECURITY | 4 |
| COMP3550 | COMPUTER SECURITY | 4 |
| COMP3575 | SCRIPTING FOR CYBERSECURITY AND FORENSICS | 4 |
| COMP3580 | DIGITAL FORENSICS | 4 |
| COMP3590 | APPLIED CRYPTOGRAPHY | 4 |
| COMP3660 | MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| COMP3750 | INTRODUCTION TO BIOSTATISTICS | 4 |
| COMP4050 | MACHINE LEARNING | 4 |
| COMP4150 | ADVANCED SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION | 4 |
| COMP4450 | SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING | 4 |
| COMP4460 | COMPILERS | 4 |
| COMP4500 | OFFENSIVE SECURITY | 4 |
| COMP4550 | INCIDENT RESPONSE & BUSINESS CONTINUITY | 4 |
| COMP4580 | NETWORK FORENSICS | 4 |
| COMP4650 | WEB DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| COMP4700 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | 4 |
| COMP4750 | EMBEDDED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | 4 |
| COMP4775 | ADVANCED PARALLEL COMPUTING | 4 |
| COMP4950 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 4 |
Science Electives, select two (2) courses from the following list:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL1100 | CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 4 |
| BIOL1700 | ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I | 4 |
| BIOL2200 | ADVANCED MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 4 |
| BIOL3000 | APPLICATIONS IN GENETICS | 4 |
| CHEM1100 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I | 4 |
| CHEM1600 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II | 4 |
| PHYS1250 | ENGINEERING PHYSICS I | 4 |
| PHYS1750 | ENGINEERING PHYSICS II | 4 |
| PHYS2000 | INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY | 4 |
| PHYS3100 | MODERN PHYSICS | 4 |
| The following courses require School approval to satisfy the Science Elective requirement | ||
| BIOL2990 | INDEPENDENT STUDY IN BIOLOGY | 4 |
| BIOL3800 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOLOGY | 4 |
| CHEM2990 | INDEPENDENT STUDY IN CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| CHEM3800 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| PHYS2990 | INDEPENDENT STUDY IN PHYSICS | 4 |
| PHYS3800 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICS | 4 |