Computer Science: Bachelor of Arts
For Students Entering in Fall 2013 or Later
Summer 2013
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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.
The 2009 version of these requirements may be found at 2009 Requirements
Change History
Computer Science (49 or 50 SH: 11 @ 4 SH, 5 or 6 @ 1 SH)
Required Computer Science Courses (45 or 46 SH)
Students will take CS 1200 during their first semester.
Students will take CS 1210 in the semester before going on co-op.
CS 1200 CS/IS Overview 1 1
CS 1210 CS/IS Overview 2: 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 3500 Object-Oriented Design 4
CS 3650 Computer Systems 4
CS 3700 Networks and Distributed Systems 4
CS 3800 Theory of Computation 4
CS 4500 Software Development 4
CS 4800 Algorithms & Data 4
Senior Seminar
CS 4000 Senior Seminar 1
Computer Science Elective Requirements (4 SH)
CS Elective (Capstone) 4
The CS Elective must be a CS course that satisfies the Capstone Requirement.
English (8 SH: 2 @ 4 SH)
ENGW 1111 (ENGL 1111) College Writing 4
ENGW 3302 (ENGL 3302) Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions 4
With permission, you may substitute ENGW 3301 for ENGW 3302.
ENGW 3301 (ENGL 3301) Advanced Writing in the Disciplines 4
Mathematics (12 SH: 3 @ 4 SH)
MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering 4
MATH 1342 Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering 4
MATH 3081 Probability and Statistics 4
Computer Science or Mathematics (4 SH: 1 @ 4 SH)
CS Elective or Mathematics Elective 4

A CS elective is a 4 SH course that is not already required and that is in the ranges:
  • CS 2500 or higher, except CS 5010
  • IS 2000 or higher, except IS 4900
A Mathematics elective is a 4 SH course that is:
One of MATH 2321 MATH 2331 MATH 2351 or
MATH 3000 or higher but excluding the applied mathematics capstone and all courses related to the actuarial exam.
Science (5 SH: 1 @ 4 SH, 1 @ 1 SH)
Science 4
Lab for Science 1
Choose a science and its lab from the options below.
Biology
BIOL 1111 General Biology 1 4
BIOL 1112 Lab for BIOL 1111 1
Chemistry
Take one of the following Chemistry groups.
Chemistry Group A
CHEM 1101 General Chemistry for Health Sciences 4
CHEM 1102 Lab for CHEM 1101 1
CHEM 1103 Recitation for CHEM 1101 0
Chemistry Group B
CHEM 1151 General Chemistry for Engineers 4
CHEM 1152 Lab for CHEM 1151 1
CHEM 1153 Recitation for CHEM 1151 0
Earth & Environmental Science
Take one of the following Earth & Environmental Science groups.
Earth & Environmental Science Group A
ENVR 1200 Dynamic Earth 4
ENVR 1201 Lab for ENVR 1200 1
Earth & Environmental Science Group B
ENVR 1202 History of Earth & Life 4
ENVR 1203 Lab for ENVR 1202 1
Physics
Take one of the following Physics groups.
Physics Group A
PHYS 1145 Physics for Life Sciences 1 4
PHYS 1146 Lab for PHYS 1145 1
Physics Group B
PHYS 1151 Physics for Engineering 1 4
PHYS 1152 Lab for PHYS 1151 1
PHYS 1153 Interactive Learning Session for PHYS 1151 0
Physics Group C
PHYS 1161 Physics 1 4
PHYS 1162 Lab for PHYS 1161 1
Computing and Social Issues (4 SH: 1 @ 4 SH)
Students learn how computing and social issues intersect.
Choose one.
SOCL 4528 Computers & Society 4
SOCL 3485 Environment, Technology, and Society 4
ANTH 3418 Wired/Unwired: Cybercultures and Technopolitics 4
POLS 3308 Governance and Society in the Cyberage 4
IA 5240 Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights 4
Foreign Language (12 SH: 3 @ 4 SH)
Introductory Language 1 4
Introductory Language 2 4
Linked Language Course 4
The Introductory Language courses should be a pair of courses in the same language. At present, the options include:
American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili.
A Linked Language Course is either:
1. A course in the same language as the introductory pair at a higher level.
2. A course whose subject matter strongly focuses upon some aspect of the culture, history, or society of a part of the world where the language studied at the introductory level is spoken. A list of approved linked language courses is available on the web.
General Electives (40 SH: 10 @ 4 SH)
Elective 1: Level 1 Arts Core 4
Elective 2: Level 1 Humanities Core 4
Elective 3: Level 1 Social Sciences Core 4
Elective 4 4
Elective 5 4
Elective 6 4
Elective 7 4
Elective 8 4
Elective 9 4
Elective 10 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
3 of the general electives must be used to satisfy:
Level 1 Arts Core
Level 1 Humanities Core
Level 1 Social Sciences Core
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.