Computer Science, B.S. - General

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 (52 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 
CSC 207 – Computer Systems
CSC 212 – CS2: Data Structures 
CSC 229 – Object-Oriented Programming 
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 from:
CSC 400 – Computer Science Project Seminar   
CSC 491 – Research in Computer Science II     
HON 495 – Honors Thesis

General Concentration (24 Credits)
CSC 321 – Algorithm Design and Analysis
CSC 421 – Theory of Programming Language
CSC 425 – Operating Systems
CSC 463 – Distributed and Parallel Computing

Select 4 additional courses from the following list with no more than 2 courses at the 300-level:
CSC 305 – Computer Organization
CSC 334 – Human-Computer Interaction
CSC 335 – Database Systems
CSC 341 – Digital Imaging
CSC 398 – Special Topics
CSC 424 – System Administration 
CSC 428 – Bioinformatics Algorithms 
CSC 431 – Computer Graphics
CSC 443 – Internet Programming
CSC 451 – Fundamentals of Deep Learning
CSC 453 – Information Security
CSC 461 – Generative AI for Language Modeling
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
DSC 333 – Cloud Services for Data Science

COGNATE REQUIREMENTS (22 Credits)

MAT 150 – Calculus I (T1QR)
MAT 151 – Calculus II
MAT 178 – Elementary Discrete Mathematics
MAT 221 – Intermediate Applied Statistics

Select one from (T2LE):
BIO 100 – Fundamentals of Biology
BIO 103 – Biology I
BIO 105 – Biology Seminar Series
BIO 120 – Microbiology
BIO 200 – Human Biology I 
CHE 121 – General Chemistry II 
ESC 201 – History of Earth and Life

Select one from (T2PR): 
CHE 120 – General Chemistry I
ESC 200 – Physical Geology
PHY 200 – General Physics I
PHY 230 – Physics for Scientists and Engineers I

ACCELERATED PATHWAY OPTIONS (9 Credits)

Students with a 3.0 GPA and at least 90 credits may be eligible to complete an accelerated pathway during their senior year to earn dual credit towards both their current undergraduate program and future graduate program of interest. Approval to start graduate coursework does not guarantee admission to the graduate program.

Students will meet with their faculty advisor to prepare a Graduate Course Plan (500-level courses or higher), with a maximum of 6 credits per semester, based on their graduate program of interest. Approval from both the Program Department Chairperson and the Graduate Coordinator is required. Programs may have higher requirements, and seat availability in certain graduate programs may be limited.    

Courses completed with a grade of 'C' or higher will earn dual credit for both undergraduate and graduate transcripts. Graduate programs may have higher grade requirements in place for certain courses which may require the student to retake the course for a higher grade letter.