General Degree Requirements

for

Computer Science Degrees

 

University Overall Requirements:                                                                           effective Fall 2006 catalog

        Minimum credits for graduation is 120.

                Of the 120 total, 39 credits must be courses numbered 300 and above.

                       In A&S, of those numbered 300 and above, 9 credits must come from 2 of the 5 GE areas.

                Of the 120 total, 90 credits must come from courses in the College of Arts and Sciences.

        Minimum resident GPA and total GPA of 2.0 in both major and minor

        Any combination of standard major and minor, or two majors, or a comprehensive major

        must contain 60 unique credits.

 

Special Requirements:

        English Composition:

        Earn 5 credits in ENGL 110 with a C or better or test out of ENGL 110

                or earn 4 credits for HNRS 101

RULES: any required remedial (English 099) must be successfully completed before earning 30 credits or registration will be denied.

RULES: English Composition course work must be successfully completed before earning 60 credits or registration will be denied.

        Mathematics / Statistics competency:  

                NOTE: Mathematics courses required for the major will satisfy this area.

RULES: any required remedial (Math 010 and Math 020) must be successfully completed before earning 30 credits or registration will be denied.

RULES: For the B.A. - Math 104, 106, 108, 109, or 246 and for the B.S.- Math 111, 112, or 113 must be successfully completed before earning 60 credits or registration will be denied. All students who have not completed B.S. Mathematics Competency (Math 111, 112, or 113) by 60 credits, will be considered BA candidates and must demonstrate competency in a foreign language at the level of a 102 course (two semesters of college work) by 60 credits.

        Foreign Language / Foreign Culture - satisfy one of the following:

(a)     competency at 102 level by placing into 201 or complete a 102 level foreign language course (or AIS 112 or CSD 303) with a grade of C or above or mark of S (must complete option (a) for a BA degree) or

(b)     successfully complete one semester study abroad or complete a combination of short term study abroad and courses designated as fulfilling option (c) below or

(c)     complete 9 credits of courses designated as fulfilling the foreign culture requirements

RULES: Students who are not native speakers of English may satisfy this requirement by completing the English competency requirement for the baccalaureate degree and demonstrating competency in their native language.

        Cultural Diversity

Complete the equivalent of at least 3 credits of content in a course or courses dealing with: African American, Hispanic, American Indian, or Asian American (Southeast Asian).

        Service-Learning: 

                30 hours of approved service-learning activity.

                NOTE: CS 355 required for the major will satisfy this area.

        Wellness:

                1 semester credit in wellness theory and 1 semester credit in physical activity courses.

 

General Education Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science

 in the College of Arts & Sciences:

        BA or BS - earn at least 45 credits in GE courses.

        No more than 10 credits from any one department may be counted toward GE requirements.

        Six CLEP general credits may be counted as satisfying the requirements of one subcategory in the Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities, for a maximum of 18 credits representing the three subcategories.             

 

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General Education Requirements for a BA/BS (continued):

GE - I   Communications:

        BA or BS – earn 6-9 credits, with at least 3 credits from IA and 3 credits from IB.

        GE IA: Majors must take either Communication and Journalism 202 or English 305 or English 308 to                 satisfy this area if one has not satisfied the requirement on entry to the University.

        GE IB: Math courses required by the major will satisfy this area.

GE - II   Natural Sciences:

        BA – earn 9-12 credits from 2 areas, 1 lab course; BS – earn 15 credits from 2 areas, 2 lab courses.

        Comprehensive CS Major – must complete a 2-course lab sequence chosen from the following:

1.        Physics 211 and 212 (9 crs.), plus a minimum of 3 additional crs of science courses chosen from the list below.

2.        Physics 231 and 232 (10 crs.), plus a minimum of 2 additional crs of science courses chosen from the list below.

Allowed science courses: Biol 110, 111, 130, 160, 196, 326, 330, 353, 392; Chem 103, 104, 115, 150; Geog 104, 178, 345, 368;  Geol 110, 115, 301, 303, 308; Phys 226, 229

NOTE: only the BS version of the Comprehensive Computer Science Major (requiring 15 credits of science) is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

GE - III  Social Sciences:

        BA or BS – earn 9-12 credits from 2 areas.

        Areas: IIIA-Anthropology; IIIB-Economics; IIIC-Cultural Geography;  IIID-Political Science;

                IIIE-Psychology; IIIF-Sociology; IIIG-IDIS-Social Sciences.

GE - IV  Humanities:

        BA – earn 15 credits from 4 areas; BS – earn 9-12 credits from 2 areas.

        NOTE: Phil 308: Ethics in Computing and Engineering (3 cr., GE IV-B) is required for the                      Comprehensive Computer Science major emphases and recommended for the Software Engineering         emphasis as well.

        Areas:  IVA-Arts, Art History, Music, Music Therapy, Theatre; IVB-Philosophy (excluding logic),

                Religious Studies; IVC-History; IVD-English literature, Foreign Language literature and

                civilization.; IVE-IDIS including Humanities, International Studies, Women's Studies.

GE - V  University-Wide General Education:

        BA or BS – up to six credits may be earned.

 

Good Academic Standing Requirements:

        Resident GPA is 2.0 or above and a GPA for the semester GPA is 2.0 or above.

        Remained registered for and received course grades for at least three-quarters of the total semester registration (maximum number of credits registered for after the close of the withdrawal period with no record of enrollment).

 

Course Registration Restrictions:

        Satisfactory / Unsatisfactory courses:

                No more than 1 course taken on the S/U basis may be counted toward a standard major or minor.

                No more than two courses taken S/U may be counted toward a comprehensive major.

                No more than 12 credits of S/U courses will be counted toward the total for graduation.

                No more than 1 S/U course for degree credit may be taken in any 1 semester or summer session.

                S/U registration is open only to students with sophomore standing or above

                        and a resident GPA or 2.0 or above.

        Credit load:

                Registration for more than 18 credits (including audits) may be permitted by the Dean of Arts & Sciences if the student has a resident GPA of at least 3.0 and if other conditions make the overload advisable.

        Enrollment:

Undergraduate students may enroll in courses numbered one level above their classification (freshman: fewer than 30 credits; Sophomore: 30-59; Junior: 60-89; Senior: above 9), provided they meet the stated prerequisites and classification eligibility.

        Repeating courses:

                A course may be taken only two times. Any "W" (withdrawal) of a course counts as one of the times. Only courses for which a grade of C- or below was earned may be repeated.