Purpose: The curriculum is designed primarily for students who wish to transfer to a four-year college or university to complete the baccalaureate degree in Computer Science. The curriculum emphasizes the study of the science of computing and the use of computing in a scientific setting.
Recommended Preparation: Satisfactory completion of the following high school units or equivalent: 4 units of English and 4 units of college preparatory mathematics.
Credits First Year 1st Semester 2nd Semester ________________________________________________________________________________ CSC 100 Intro. to Computer Usage ................ 1 CSC 201 Computer Science I ...................... 4 ENG 111 College Composition I ................... 3 MTH 173 Calculus with Analytic Geom. I .......... 5 (1) ___ Social science elective ..................... 3 STD Elective .................................... 1 CSC 202 Computer Science II ..................... 4 ENG 112 College Composition II .................. 3 MTH 174 Calculus with Analytic Geom. II ......... 5 (2) PED 116 Lifetime Fitness & Wellness ............. 1 (1) ___ Social science elective ..................... 3 _________________________ Total Credits 17 16
Credits Second Year 1st Semester 2nd Semester ________________________________________________________________________________ CSC 206 Assembly Language ....................... 3 (1) ___ Social science elective ..................... 3 (3) ___ Math elective ............................... 3-4 (4) ___ Natural science with lab .................... 4 SPD 110 Intro. to Speech Communication .......... 3 CSC 205 Computer Organization ................... 3 (5) ___ General elective ............................ 3 (6) ___ Humanities/fine arts elective ............... 3 (3) ___ Math elective ............................... 3-4 (4) ___ Natural science with lab .................... 4 (2) PED /RPK ........................................ 1 _________________________ Total Credits 16-17 17-18
Total minimum credits for the Computer Science major (A.S. degree) = 66.
(1) Social science courses may be selected from the following: economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology (includes anthropology). All electives should be selected in conjunction with an advisor and after examining the requirements at the transfer institution.
(2) The PED requirement may be met by one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED 116, 1 cr. plus a PED activities course, 1 cr.; or PED 116, 1 cr. plus RPK 205, 207, 208, 216, or 225. PED 116 is offered as both a 1-credit and a 2-credit course.
(3) Math electives should be chosen from the following:
MTH 277 Vector Calculus and/or MTH 285 Linear Algebra MTH 286 Discrete Mathematics MTH 291 Differential Equations MTH 292 Topics in Differential Equations Mathematical Statistics (MTH 241, 242, 244)
Math electives should be selected in conjuinction with an advisor and after examining the requirements at the transfer institution. MKTH 277 and MTH a86 recommended for students transferring to the George Mason Univresity Computer Science B.S. program.
(4) Natural science with laboratory numbered 100 or above may be chosen from BIO, CHM (except 101-102), PHY (101 or above), or GOL.
(5) General elective should be selected in conjunction with an advisor and after examining the requirements at the transfer institution.
(6) Humanities/fine arts elective should be selected in conjunction with an advisor and after examining the requirements at the transfer institution.