We developed this brochure to assist you with the computer science program. It gives an overview on the department, undergraduate research, and provides info on the curriculum. We also provide the names of professors and administrators that you can contact.

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As an engineering freshman, you'll work toward completing common freshman year courses while acquiring information to help you determine a major and career. During the first two or three semesters on campus, you will take a set of courses that are required by all engineering departments. After successfully completing the freshman engineering requirements, you'll formally apply for admission to the computer engineering department. Admission is nearly automatic if you have completed these requirements.

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Freshman Engineering Program

Experiential learning at Missouri S&T refers to learning stimulated by a variety of structured activities that differ significantly from the traditional lecture format. Experiential learning activities are designed to require students to go beyond mastering basic skills and knowledge in the application of that material to problem solving challenges. These activities involve collaboration and reflective learning and allow students to learn in environments that align with their aptitudes.

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Our Cooperative Education Program gives you an opportunity to gain practical degree-related work experience prior to graduation. The program is set up so you can take a break from studies and work full-time for one or for a combination of semesters, such as spring/summer or summer/fall, allowing eight to nine months of work experience.

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You can get a bachelor of science degree in both computer science and computer engineering in about one extra semester.

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Note: The below table shows the course and credit hour requirements by discipline for catalog years(= requirement terms) FS 2004 and onward; the requirements changed in FS 2006, in FS 2008, in FS 2010, in FS 2012, in FS 2014, in FS 2015, and in FS 2017. Effective catalog year 2013, a “C” or higher grade is required for all CS courses counting towards the BS in CS degree, as well as a “C” or higher grade in COMP ENG 2210, COMP ENG 3150, and the required ethics elective.

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[1] CS 2002 and x7x courses do not at all count towards CS electives; CS 2001 - Domain Exploration and Innovation Methods, CS 3001 - Skill Development for Entrepreneurs and Innovators, CS 4001 - Advanced Domain Exploration and Innovation Methods, and CS 4001 - Interpersonal Dynamics for Entrepreneurs and Innovators do not count towards CS electives and instead count towards either social science electives or free electives; CS 4097 may count towards total CS electives, but not towards 5000 level or higher CS electives. Starting with catalog year FS2008, CS 4700 does not count towards CS electives. Starting with catalog year FS2012, at least nine credit hours of CS electives must be lecture courses.

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

[3] Engineering: Aeronautical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering, Geological Engineering, Material Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering, and Nuclear Engineering.

         Science: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Geological Sciences, Geophysics, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics

[4] Effective with catalog year FS2015, CS students have to meet the CS department’s experiential learning requirement, which can be found here.

Students currently completing their undergraduate BS in Computer Science can apply to double-count some of their undergraduate courses toward an accelerated masters degree, thus completing both faster!

See the Graduate Track Pathway page for more: GTP

If you are earning another degree at S&T, you can obtain a minor in computer science by taking 20 credit hours in the area.

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Bioinformatics is the rapidly-developing field that applies computational methods to address biological questions, and includes new advances in computer science, mathematics, and biology. Students entering the field of bioinformatics should have some training in each of these fields.

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