Computer Science, B.S. - Information Systems

The program course outline and graduation requirements for this catalog year are listed below. To graduate, a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 must be achieved, and a total of 120 credits is required. This total includes both the required courses for the program and any free electives selected. The department website provides an overview of the program, admission requirements for the major (when applicable), faculty biographies, learning outcomes, and careers: https://www.southernct.edu/academics/computer-science/programs.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (46 Credits)

All bachelor’s degree programs include liberal education (LEP) and writing (W) course requirements. To review more detailed information, please visit General Education (LEP) Degree Requirements.   

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (43 Credits)

Up to three courses in the major/cognate may also satisfy LEP requirements and will be indicated below; no more than two courses in the same subject may be used towards LEP Explorations.  

Computer Science Requirements (28 Credits)
CSC 152 – CS1: Programming Fundamentals ('C' or better)
CSC 207 – Computer Systems
CSC 212 – CS2: Data Structures ('C' or better)
CSC 229 – Object-Oriented Programming ('C' or better)
CSC 235 – Web and Database Development
CSC 265 – Computer Networking and Security I
CSC 324 – Computer Ethics
CSC 330 – Software Design and Development 

Select one:
CSC 400 – Computer Science Project Seminar   
CSC 491 – Research in Computer Science II     
HON 495 – Honors Thesis

Information Systems Concentration Requirements (15 Credits)
CSC 424 – System Administration

Select 4 additional courses from the following list with no more 2 courses at the 300-level:
CSC 305 – Computer Organization
CSC 321 – Algorithm Design and Analysis
CSC 334 – Human-Computer Interaction
CSC 335 – Database Systems
CSC 341 – Digital Imaging
CSC 398 – Special Topics
CSC 421 – Theory of Programming Language
CSC 425 – Operating Systems
CSC 431 – Computer Graphics
CSC 443 – Internet Programming
CSC 451 – Fundamentals of Deep Learning
CSC 453 – Information Security
CSC 463 – Distributed and Parallel Computing
CSC 465 – Computer Networking and Security II
CSC 476 – Fundamentals of Data Warehousing
CSC 477 – Data Mining
CSC 481 – Artificial Intelligence
CSC 490 – Research in Computer Science I
CSC 497 – Computer Science Internship

COGNATE REQUIREMENTS (22 Credits)

BIS 370 – Business Information Systems
MAT 125 – Applied Business Math (T1QR)
MAT 178 – Elementary Discrete Mathematics
MAT 221 – Intermediate Applied Statistics

Select 3 courses from (9-10 credits):
ACC 200 – Principles of Financial Accounting
ACC 210 – Managerial Accounting
BIS 305 – Systems Thinking for BIS
BIS 371 – Information System Analysis and Design Techniques
BIS 375 – Decision Support Systems
BIS 380 – Cloud Computing for Business
BIS 400 – Global Information Systems
BIS 410 – AI for Business Systems
BIS 430 – Project Management
BIS 460 – BIS Security Management
BIS 470 – Management of Information Systems Design
ENG 304 – Technical Writing and Communication

ACCELERATED PATHWAY OPTION (12 Credits)

Students with an overall 3.0 GPA may be approved to complete an accelerated pathway. Graduate courses may be completed during their senior year when a student has earned at least 90 credits. Courses successfully completed with a grade of 'C' or higher will earn dual credit to be applied to both the undergraduate and graduate transcript. Approval to start graduate coursework does not guarantee admission to the graduate program.

Accelerated Pathway to Graduate Program
In consultation with their advisor, students may select up to 12 credits of graduate level coursework (500-level or higher) appropriate to their intended graduate program of study.