Program Description
This program is recommended for transfer students planning to earn a baccalaureate degree with a major in computer science. Students should be at Math Placement Level 4 or higher.
The Associate in Science (A.S.) is awarded upon completion of the requirements for this program.
Students who successfully complete the Associate in Science (A.S.) degree in Computer Science (CPS) will be able to:
- Demonstrate the ability to design, implement and execute programs in an object oriented programming language;
- Demonstrate the implementation and/or use of data structures such as arrays, stacks, queues, linked lists, binary trees and maps;
- Demonstrate the ability to read and interpret computer code and programming language documentation.
Courses should be selected in consultation with an advisor.
For requirements, see Program Map.
| Course Hours Per Week | Semester Hours | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Class | Lab | Credit | |
| ENG-101 | COMPOSITION I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BHS-103 | SOCIAL PROBLMS IN TODAY'S WRLD | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MAT 185, 221, or 222 (a) | 4 | |||
| CPS-141 | COMPUTER SCIENCE I | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| SPE-101 | PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 13 | 0 | 17 | |
| Second Semester | Class | Lab | Credit | |
| ENG-102 | COMPOSITION II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| US History and Civic Engagement | 3 | |||
| MAT 221 or MAT 222 (a) | 4 | |||
| CPS-142 | COMPUTER SCIENCE II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Elective (b) | 3-4 | |||
| Credit Hours | 6 | 0 | 16-17 | |
| Third Semester | Class | Lab | Credit | |
| Science (c) | 4 | |||
| MAT 222 or Math Elective (a) | 4 | |||
| CPS-231 | COMPUTER SCI III/DATA STRUCTRS | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Elective (b) | 3-4 | |||
| Credit Hours | 3 | 0 | 14-15 | |
| Fourth Semester | Class | Lab | Credit | |
| MAT 214 or MAT 215 | 3 | |||
| CIS-227 | COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND ORG | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Elective (b) | 3-4 | |||
| General Education Elective (e) | 3 | |||
| Free Elective (d) | 3 | |||
| Credit Hours | 3 | 0 | 15-16 | |
| Total Required Minimum Semester Hours Credit | 62 | |||
a. Students must complete MAT 222 to satisfy the CPS degree requirements.
b. Elective courses: MAT 186 or MAT 223 or MAT 230 or second semester of science sequence recommended. Many four-year colleges
require a two-semester sequence in physics or chemistry. Courses applicable in this
program are (a) Specific courses listed above; (b) courses applicable in designated
programs.
c. Physics or Chemistry or Biology recommended. Many four-year colleges require a
two-semester sequence in physics or chemistry. Applicable four-credit courses are
in astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, physical sciences, physics. Students should
select a course from General Education Category B Natural Sciences.
d. See a full discussion of the free elective requirement. The subject area for Computer Science includes all courses labeled CPS.
e. General Education Elective: Courses applicable to this program are listed in the
General Education Categories Social Sciences, The Arts, World History and Global Awareness,
and World Languages. See the list of the General Education Categories.
Program Chair
Carson Lee
McCullers