- Computer Science Major Requirements
- Computer Science Minor Requirements
Degree Requirements for the Computer Science Major
General College Requirements
General College Requirements (see Curriculum section), including the following requirements to satisfy the major
Required Courses (32 credit hours)
- COSC 120: Introduction to Computer Science I
- COSC 130: Introduction to Computer Science II
- MATH 151: Calculus I
- MATH 152: Calculus II
- MATH 200: Discrete Mathematics (or MATH 281: Foundations of Mathematics)
- COSC 201: Algorithms and Data Structures
- COSC 230: Computer Architecture
- COSC 251: Programming Languages
Elective Courses (20 credit hours)
Five of the following courses:
- COSC 301: Software Engineering
- COSC 335: Operating Systems
- COSC 336: Computer Networks
- COSC 338: Computer Graphics
- COSC360: Introduction to Data Science
- COSC 370: Artificial Intelligence
- COSC 420: Distributed and Parallel Computing
- COSC435: Acceleration
- COSC 438: Game Design and Development
- COSC 440: Theory of Computation
- COSC 445: Design and Analysis of Algorithms
- COSC 450: Database Management Systems
- COSC 455: Graph Theory
- COSC460: Advanced Data Science and Data Visualization
- COSC 480: Topics in Computer Science
Capstone Experience
Choose One:
- St. Mary’s Project (8 credit hours)
- Software Startup Simulator Capstone (COSC401/402, 8 credit hours)
The requirement may also be satisfied by completing a St. Mary’s Project in another area. If a student wishes to do a project in another area, the approval of the department must be secured in advance.
Minimum Grade and GPA Requirements
Students must earn a grade of C- or better in all courses required for the major and maintain an overall GPA of 2.0 or better in these required courses.
Recommendations
Certain upper-level computer science positions in government require 15 credit hours of mathematics (including calculus and statistics); we recommend MATH 200, MATH 151, MATH 152, and MATH 221 (Intro to Statistics).”
Degree Requirements for the Computer Science Minor
Required Courses (12 credit hours)
- COSC 120: Introduction to Computer Science I
- COSC 130: Introduction to Computer Science II
- COSC 201: Algorithms and Data Structures
Elective Courses (12 credit hours)
Three of the following courses:
- MATH 200: Discrete Mathematics (or MATH 281: Foundation of Mathematics)
- COSC230: Computer Architecture
- COSC 251: Programming Languages
- COSC 301: Software Engineering I
- COSC 335: Operating Systems
- COSC 336: Computer Networks
- COSC 338: Computer Graphics
- COSC360: Introduction to Data Science
- COSC 370: Artificial Intelligence
- COSC 420: Distributed and Parallel Computing
- COSC435: Acceleration
- COSC 438: Game Design and Development
- COSC 440: Theory of Computation
- COSC 445: Design and Analysis of Algorithms
- COSC 450: Database Management Systems
- COSC 455: Graph Theory
- COSC460: Advanced Data Science and Visualization
- COSC 480: Topics in Computer Science
Minimum Grade and GPA Requirements
Students must complete the required 24 credit hours, earn a grade of C- or better in each course taken to fulfill the minor, and maintain an overall GPA of 2.0 or better in these required courses.