B.S. Combined Major for Computer Science and Information Science
For Students Entering in Fall 2008 or Later
December 20, 2012
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The College of Computer and Information Science reserves the right to modify the curriculum described in this document or the individual courses as necessary in the future.
Revision of December 20, 2012:
Computer Science (52 or 53 SH: 12 @ 4 SH, 4 or 5 @ 1 SH)
Required Computer Science Courses (52 or 53 SH)
Freshmen and certain transfers will take CS 1200 during Fall semester.
Starting in Fall 2012, all students will take CS 1210 in the semester before going on co-op.
Prior to Fall 2012, transfers took CS 1220 instead of CS 1210. Starting in Fall 2012, CS 1220 will not be offered.

CS 1200 CS/IS Overview 1 1
CS 1210 CS/IS Overview 2: Co-op Preparation 1
CS 1220 CS/IS Co-op Preparation 1
Freshman level courses with labs or recitations
CS 1800 Discrete Structures 4
CS 1801 Recitation for CS 1800 0
CS 2500 Fundamentals of Computer Science 1 4
CS 2501 Lab for CS 2500 1
CS 2510 Fundamentals of Computer Science 2 4
CS 2511 Lab for CS 2510 1
CS 2800 Logic and Computation 4
CS 2801 Lab for CS 2800 1
Upper level courses
CS 2600 Computer Organization 4
CS 3200 Database Design 4
CS 3500 Object-Oriented Design 4
CS 3600 Systems & Networks 4
CS 3800 Theory of Computation 4
CS 4400 Programming Languages 4
CS 4500 Software Development 4
CS 4800 Algorithms & Data 4
Information Science (29 SH: 6 @ 4 SH, 1 @ 5 SH)
Required Information Science Courses (29 SH)
Courses in Information Science
IS 2000 Principles of Information Science 4
IS 3500 Information System Design & Development 4
IS 4300 Human Computer Interaction 4
IS 4800 Empirical Research Methods 4
IS 4900 Information Science Senior Project 5
IS 4900 satisfies the Capstone Requirement.
Related courses from other units
MISM 3305 Information Resource Management 4
SOCL 4528 Computers & Society 4
Behavioral Science (12 SH: 3 @ 4 SH)
ECON 1116 Microeconomics 4
PSYC 1101 Foundations of Psychology 4
ORGB 3201orORGB 3209 Organizational Behavior 4
English (8 SH: 2 @ 4 SH)
ENGL 1111 College Writing 4
ENGL 3302 Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions 4
With permission, you may substitute ENGL 3301 for ENGL 3302.
ENGL 3301 Advanced Writing in the Disciplines 4
Mathematics (12 SH: 3 @ 4 SH)
MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering 4
MATH 2331 Linear Algebra 4
ECON 2350 Statistics 4
General Electives (20 SH: 5 @ 4 SH)
Elective 1: Level 1 Arts/Humanities Core 4
Elective 2: Level 1 Science/Technology Core (see below) 4
Elective 3 4
Elective 4 4
Elective 5 4
The general electives must be consistent with the policy on general electives articulated by the College of Computer and Information Science on the college web site.
NU Core
1 of the general electives must be used to satisfy:
Level 1 Arts/Humanities Core
1 of the general electives must be a science chosen from the Level 1 Science/Technology core. This course must not be a technology course. If the science course chosen requires a lab then that lab must be taken as well.
Comparative Cultures Requirement
The Comparative Cultures Requirement must be satisfied. If this is done by taking a course then this course must be one of the general electives that is taken in addition to the NU Core Level 1 electives.