B.S. CS Four Year Plan
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
2024-2025 Academic Catalog
Total Credits: 120
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FIRST YEAR – FALL SEMESTER |
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| Course Number | Course Number | Course Number |
| Math 170 | Calculus I – FM | 4 |
| COMM 101 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication – FC | 3 |
| ENGL 101 | Writing and Rhetoric I – FW | 3 |
| PHYS 211/L OR CHEM 111/L | Physics I w/ Calculus & Lab or General Chemistry I & Lab FN | 4-5 |
| SEMESTER TOTAL | 14-15 | |
FIRST YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER |
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| Course Number | Course Number | Course Number |
| Math 175 | Calculus II: Concepts and Applications | 4 |
| CS 121 | Computer Science I | 4 |
| ENGL 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I – FW | 3 |
| UF 100 | Foundations of Intellectual Life | 3 |
| CS 153 | Navigating Computer Systems | 1 |
| SEMESTER TOTAL | 14 | |
SECOND YEAR – FALL SEMESTER |
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| Course Number | Course Number | Course Number |
| MATH 189 | Discrete Mathematics | 4 |
| CS 221 | Computer Science II | 3 |
| CS 208 | Intro to Full Stack Web Development | 3 |
| UF 200 | Foundations of Ethics and Diversity | 3 |
| CS 155 | Introduction to Version Control | 1 |
| SEMESTER TOTAL | 14 | |
SECOND YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER |
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| Course Number | Course Number | Course Number |
| Math Elective* | 3-4 | |
| CS 321 | Data Structures | 3 |
| CS 253 | Software Development in C | 3 |
| ECE 230/L | Digital Systems & Lab | 4 |
| WRITE 212 | Intro to Technical Communication | 3 |
| SEMESTER TOTAL | 16-17 | |
THIRD YEAR – FALL SEMESTER |
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| Course Number | Course Number | Course Number |
| MATH 360 MATH 361 | Engineering Statistics or Probability and Statistics I | 3 |
| CS 230 | Ethical Issues in Computing | 3 |
| CS 354 | Programming Languages | 3 |
| ECE 330/L | Microprocessors & Lab | 4 |
| Additional CS Courses* | 3 | |
| SEMESTER TOTAL | 16 | |
THIRD YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER |
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| Course Number | Course Number | Course Number |
| CS 361 | Intro. to the Theory of Computation | 3 |
| CS 331 | Computer Security & Information Assurance | 3 |
| Additional CS or CS-HU Courses* | 3 | |
| Foundations of Arts Elective* FA | 3 | |
| BIOL 191 or BIOL 227 or CHEM 111/L or GEOL 101 or PHYS 211/L FN | 4-5 | |
| SEMESTER TOTAL | 16-17 | |
FOURTH YEAR – FALL SEMESTER |
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| Course Number | Course Number | Course Number |
| CS 452 | Operating Systems | 3 |
| CS 471 | Software Engineering | 3 |
| CS 421 | Design and Analysis of Algorithms | 3 |
| FS | Foundations of Social Science | 3 |
| FH | Foundations of Humanities* | 3-4 |
| SEMESTER TOTAL | 15-16 | |
FOURTH YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER |
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| Course Number | Course Number | Course Number |
| CS 481 | Senior Design Project FF | 3 |
| CS 488 | Senior Outcome Assessment | 0 |
| Additional CS or CS-HU Courses* | 7 | |
| Foundations of Social Science in 2nd field FS | 3 | |
| General Electives to Total 120 Credits | 0-2 | |
| Semester Total | 13-15 | |
*See Catalog for Additional Requirements