Bachelor of Science in Computer Science – 124 credits

The following eight-semester schedule of courses provides a recommended framework for completing this program of study in four years.

Freshman Year

**First Semester - 16 credits**
Course	Credits
CSC 120 Problem Solving & Programming Constructs	3 crs.
ENG 101 English Composition I	3 crs.
UNI 100 First Year Seminar	1 cr.
MAT 199 Pre-Calculus	3 crs.
General Education Course	3 crs.
General Education Course	3 crs.

**Second Semester - 15 credits**
Course	Credits
CSC 124 C Programming	3 crs.
ENG 217 Science & Technical Writing	3 crs.
MAT 195 Discrete Mathematical Structures	3 crs.
General Education Course	3 crs.
General Education Course (Related Elective)	3 crs.

**Third Semester - 15 credits**
Course	Credits
CSC 216 Logic & Switching Theory	3 crs.
CSC 265 Object-Oriented Programming	3 crs.
MAT 281 Calculus I	3 crs.
Public Speaking	3 crs.
General Education Course (Related Elective)	3 crs.

**Fourth Semester - 16 Credits**
Course	Credits
CSC 323 Assembly Language Programming	3 crs.
CSC 328 Data Structures	3 crs.
MAT 282 Calculus II	3 crs.
CS Elective	3 crs.
Laboratory Science I	4 crs.

**Fifth Semester - 16 credits**
Course	Credits
CSC 360 Analysis of Algorithms	3 crs.
CSC 378 Computer Architecture	3 crs.
MAT 381 CS Elective (General Education Course)	3 crs.
CS Elective (Related Elective)	3 crs.
Laboratory Science II	4 crs.

**Sixth Semester - 15 credits**
Course	Credits
CSC 400 Operating Systems	3 crs.
MAT 341 Linear Algebra I	3 crs.
MAT 382 CS Elective (General Education Course)	3 crs.
General Education Course	3 crs.
CS Elective (Related Elective)	3 crs.

**Seventh Semester - 16 credits**
Course	Credits
CSC 490 Senior Project I	3 crs.
CS Elective	3 crs.
CS Elective	3 crs.
300 or 400 level General Education Course	3 crs.
Scientific Method	4 crs.

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