Computer Science - Applied, B.S.

Major Code: 6101

University Core (Total Listed 42-44)

For full list of courses see University Core (Bachelor’s) .

Support Courses: 0-9 Minimum Required Hours

Students majoring in Computer Science-Applied are encouraged to complete the following courses in high school.

Advanced Placement High School Programming Course OR
CMSC 1513 - Beginning Programming
* MATH 1533 - Precalculus-Algebra OR
MATH 1513 - College Algebra OR Placement Score AND
* MATH 1593 - Plane Trigonometry OR Placement Score
*A grade of ‘C’ or better is required for either MATH 1513 or MATH 1533 and MATH 1593 to take MATH 2313 .

Upon completion of the above courses, corresponding university core requirements will be satisfied. (These courses are required for this major regardless of previous degrees conferred.)

Major Requirements

Computer Science - Applied: 61 Minimum Required Hours

Required: 49 Credit Hours

^ CMSC 1613 - Programming in C++
^ CMSC 1621 - Laboratory for Programming in C++
^ CMSC 2123 - Discrete Structures
^ CMSC 2413 - Visual Programming
^ CMSC 2613 - Fundamental Data Structures
^ CMSC 2621 - Fundamental Data Structures Laboratory
^ CMSC 2833 - Computer Organization and Architecture I
^ SE 3103 - OO Design and Patterns
^ CMSC 3303 - Systems Analysis And Design OR
^ SE 4283 - Software Engineering I
^ CMSC 3613 - Algorithms And Advanced Data Structures
^ CMSC 3621 - Algorithms And Advanced Data Structures Laboratory
^ CMSC 4003 - Applications Database Systems
^ CMSC 4023 - Programming Languages OR
^ CMSC 4173 - Translator Design
^ CMSC 4153 - Operating Systems
^ CMSC 4401 - Ethics in Computing
^* CMSC 4513 - Software Design & Development
^ MATH 2313 - Calculus 1
^ MATH 2323 - Calculus 2
^ STAT 2113 - Statistical Methods OR
^ STAT 2103 - Intro Statistics for Sciences OR
^ STAT 4113 - Mathematical Statistics 1
^ A grade of ‘C’ or better must be earned in all required CMSC, SE, MATH, and STAT courses.

* CMSC 4513 is recommended to be taken in the last semester prior to graduation.

Elective CMSC or SE courses: 12 Credit Hours

Any 3/4000 level CMSC or SE courses except SE 4513

No more than three (3) hours of Internship and Individual Study combined may be used to satisfy the CMSC or SE elective requirement.

Credit cannot be received for both CMSC 3303 and SE 4283 .

Applied Area of Study: 18 Minimum Required Hours

Minor

The student will complete a minor; if the student is completing a second Bachelor’s degree, the first degree’s major will satisfy the requirements for the minor.

OR

Second Major

The student will complete a second major.

OR

Associate degree or certificate or comparable concentration in an information technology or non-computer science/non-general studies discipline from an institutionally accredited two- or four-year college or international equivalent and with the approval of the Computer Science Department.

If less than 18 hours are transferred under this category, the student should take 2/3/4000 level CMSC electives to make up the difference. A student may take additional CMSC 3/4000 electives to bring the total hours of upper-division courses to 40.

Electives to bring total to: 124 Minimum Required Hours

Minimum Grade Requirements

Average in (a) all college course work, (b) course work at UCO, and (c) major courses: 2.00