Computer Science (B.S.)

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Requirements

Students majoring in computer science must complete the following courses. Only courses with a grade of C- (C minus) or above can be used to fulfill a major requirement.

CPS 121 - Introduction to Programming (4)
CPS 122 - Object-Oriented Software Development (4)
CPS 221 - Software Systems (4)
CPS 222 - Data Structures and Algorithms (4)
CPS 311 - Computer Organization (4)
CPS 320 - Models of Computation (4)
CPS 391 - Junior Seminar I (2)
CPS 392 - Junior Seminar II (0)
CPS 403 - Computers and Society (4)
CPS 491 - Software Engineering Project I (2)
CPS 492 - Software Engineering Project II (4)
MAT 228 - Logic, Sets, and Structures (2)
MAT 229 - Proofs, Functions and Complexity (2)

One of the following:

MAT 111 - Introduction to Applied Calculus (4)
MAT 121 - Calculus I (4)

One of the following:

Additional Requirements

Students must also complete 12 credits of computer science electives chosen from 300-level courses; not more than 4 of these credits may be taken in courses cross-listed between computer science and another discipline.

Honors in Computer Science

Seniors who research and write an honors thesis will be eligible to graduate with honors in computer science. Under the direction of a faculty advisor, candidates will carry out research in an area not covered by existing courses culminating in a significant honors thesis, which will be defended orally to departmental faculty during the senior year. Normally this will be done in the context of a 2- to 4-credit independent study. The minimum GPA for honors candidates is 3.5 in the major and 3.0 overall. See program faculty for details.