Degree Requirements
A major in Computer and Information Science with a general concentration is achieved by completion of the following requirements, in addition to the General Education and electives required for a degree:
Required Core Courses
| CSC 226 | Software Design & Implement | 1 Course Credit |
| CSC 236 | Data Structures | 1 Course Credit |
Required Capstone Course
The capstone requirement may be met by completing either CSC 493 or CSC 495. Note that selected UGR 010 or UGR 020 experiences may also satisfy the CIS major capstone requirement if approved by the CSC program.
| CSC 493 | Senior Projects | 1/2 Course Credit |
| or | |
| CSC 495 | Internship | 1 to 3 Course Credits |
| or | |
UGR 010
| Undergraduate Research (On-campus) | |
| or | |
UGR 020
| Undergraduate Research (Off-Campus) | |
Upper Level Distribution - 7 Courses
Seven of the following upper-level distribution courses with at least two courses chosen from each of the following categories and at least two at the 400 level:
Design
| CSC 330 | Database Systems | 1 Course Credit |
| CSC 410 | Computational Intelligence | 1 Course Credit |
| CSC 420 | Programming Languages | 1 Course Credit |
Foundations
| CSC 303 | Theory of Computation | 1 Course Credit |
| CSC 433/MAT 433 | Numerical Analysis (MAT) | 1 Course Credit |
| CSC 440 | Design & Analysis of Algorithm | 1 Course Credit |
Systems
| CSC 335 | Computer Organization | 1 Course Credit |
| CSC 412 | Networking | 1 Course Credit |
| CSC 425 | Operating Systems & VMs | 1 Course Credit |
Required Collateral Course - 3 Courses
Discrete Mathematics
| MAT 105 | Intro to Discrete Math | 1 Course Credit |
| or | |
| MAT 312 | Operations Research | 1 Course Credit |
Calculus
Electricity and Electronics
One of the following additional Collateral Courses must be completed:
| TAD 265 | Electricity and Electronics | 1 Course Credit |
| or | |
| TAD 460 | Digital Electronics | 1 Course Credit |