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Computer Science Curriculum by Discipline

Note: The below table shows the course and credit hour requirements by discipline for catalog years (= requirement terms) FS2004 through FS2009; the requirements changed in FS2006, and in FS2008, and again in FS2010. The course numbers are effective FS2009; old course numbers are shown in parentheses.

Course FS2004-2005 FS2006-2007 FS2008-2009 FS2010
Computer Science
CS 1 - Introduction To Computer Science 1 1 1 1
CS 53 - Introduction To Programming 3 3 3 3
CS 54 - Introduction To Programming Laboratory 1 1 1 1
CS 153 - Data Structures 3 3 3 3
CS 128 (158) - Discrete Mathematics For Computer Science 3 3 3 3
CS 206 - Software Engineering I   3 3 3
CS 228 - Introduction To Numerical Methods 3 3 3 3
CS 220 (230) - Theory of Computer Science     3 3
CS 256 (236) - Programming Languages And Translators 3 3 3 3
CS 238 - File Structures And Introduction To Database Systems 3 3 3 3
CS 253 - Algorithms 3 3 3 3
CS 284 - Introduction To Operating Systems 3 3 3 3
CS 397 - Software Systems Development I 3 3 3 3
CS Electives (300 or higher level / total) [1] 6/12 6/12 12/15 12/15
Computer Engineering
CpE 111 - Introduction to Computer Engineering 3 3 3 3
CpE 213 - Digital Systems Design 3 3 3 3
Mathematics / Statistics
Math 8 / 14 - Calculus I 4-5 4-5 4-5 4-5
Math 21 / 15 - Calculus II 4-5 4-5 4-5 4-5
Math 22 - Calculus III 4 4    
Math 203 / 208 - Linear Algebra 3 3 3 3
Stat 213 / 215 / 217 / 343 - Statistics 3 3 3 3
English / Literature / Speech
English 20 3 3 3 3
English 60 / 160 3 3 3 3
Literature Elective [list of approved electives] 3 3 3 3
Speech 85 / 283 3 3 3 3
Constitutional Requirement (called History Elective on your CAPS Report / Degree Audit)
Political Science 90 or History 112 / 175 / 176 3 3 3 3
Humanities & Social Science Electives [list of approved electives]
Humanity Elective 3 3 3 3
Social Science Elective 6 6 6 6
Humanity/Social Science Elective 6 6 3 0
Ethics Elective 0 0 0 3
Lab Science Elective
Science lecture / laboratory pair [2] 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
Physics Electives
Physics I - Phys 23 or (Phys 21 and (Phys 22 or Phys 27)) 4-5 4-5 4-5 4-5
Physics II - Phys 24 or (Phys 25 and (Phys 26 or Phys 28)) 4-5 4-5 4-5 4-5
Science & Engineering Electives
From any BS program except CS [exclusion list] 9 9 9 9
Free Electives
Additional courses to make a total of 128 credit hours 6-12 3-9 4-10 4-10

Footnotes
[1] CS202 and x7x courses do not at all count towards CS electives; CS398 may count towards total CS electives, but not towards 300 level or higher CS electives

[2] Any science lecture/laboratory course or course pair totaling at least four hours credit. The laboratory is mandatory in all cases.