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Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

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Area A Essential Skills
Req. Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
MATH 1113

Area B Institutional Options
Req. Hours: 4
COMM 1110
Select one of the following courses:
CSUS 1106/ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2745/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS 2755/ LEAD 1705/LEAD 1706/LEAD 2705/LEAD 2706/LIBR 1105/UNIV 1105

Area C Humanities/Fine Arts
Req. Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/ PHIL 1105
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
ARTH 1100/ITDS 1145*/MUSC 1100/THEA 1100

*ITDS 1145, though listed under both human-ities and fine arts, may be taken only once.

Area D Science/Math/Tech.
Req. Hours: 11
Select two lab science courses from the following courses:
ASTR 1105/1305; ASTR 1106/1305; BIOL 1215; BIOL 1225; CHEM 1151/1151L; CHEM 1152/1152L; CHEM 1211/1211L; CHEM 1212/1212L; GEOL 1121; ITDS 1215; PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312; PHYS 1125/1325
Take the following course:
MATH 1131

Area E Social Sciences
Req. Hours: 12
HIST 2110
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/PHIL 2135/PSYC 1101/SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 1107/ANTH 2105/ENGL 2136/ENGL 2137/GEOG 1101/HIST 1111/HIST 1112/HIST 2116/ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156

Wellness Requirement
Req. Hours: 3
PELM 1205
Select any one PED course.

Area F Courses Rel. to Major
Req. Hours: 18
CPSC 1301 Computer Science 1
CPSC 1302 Computer Science 2
CPSC 2105 Intro Comp Org/Assem Lang Prog
CPSC 2108 Data Structures/File Management
MATH 1131 Calculus with Analytical Geometry 1 (1 hour from Area A or D)
MATH 1132 Calculus/Analytical Geometry 2
Select one Area B seminar.

Area G Prog. Requirements
Req. Hours: 24
CPSC 2175 Object Oriented Design
CPSC 3117 Visual Basic Programming
CPSC 3121 Assembly Lang Programming 1
CPSC 3125 Introduction to Operating Systems
CPSC 3131 Introduction to Database Systems 1
CPSC 4175 Intro to Software Engineering
CPSC 5155 Computer Architecture
MATH 3125 Discrete Mathematics

Area H Program Electives
Req. Hours: 18
CPSC 3000 level or above

Area I General Electives
Req. Hours: 18
At least three hours must be 3000-level or higher

Total Hours Required: 123

Also see the program requirements listed on the College of Science page.