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Applied Computer Science Major
Banner major code: CSCA

The applied computer science major offers a mix of practice and theory that prepares the student for career employment in computer science fields such as computer systems programming and analysis, software development and maintenance, as well as applications programming.

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General studies ........................................................................................... 51-56 hours
General education requirements (38-43 hrs)

Other requirements (11 hrs)

MATH 120	Calculus I (satisfies general education requirement I.4)	(4 hrs) ---	This course satisfies both a general education requirement and a major requirement.
MATH 205	Mathematical Structures for Computer Science	(4 hrs)
MATH 360	Statistical Methods	(3 hrs)

Physical education/graduation requirement (2 hrs)

Computer science major ................................................................................. 36 hours
Required courses ......................................................................................... 24 hours

COSC 111	Introduction to Programming (satisfies general education requirement I.5)	(3 hrs) ---	This course satisfies both a general education requirement and a major requirement.
COSC 211	Programming Data Structures	(3 hrs)
COSC 221	Computer Organization I	(3 hrs)
COSC 231	Internet-based Computing	(3 hrs)
COSC 311	Algorithms and Data Structures	(3 hrs)
COSC 314	Computational Discrete Structures	(3 hrs)
COSC 341	Programming Languages	(3 hrs)
COSC 481	Software Engineering and Senior Project	(3 hrs)

Restricted elective courses ....................................................................... 12 hours

Four courses from the following list of courses:

COSC 315	Symbolic Computing	(3 hrs)
COSC 321	Computer Organization II	(3 hrs)
COSC 374	Applied Cryptography	(3 hrs)
	*Currently listed as COSC379 (Fa'09)
COSC 405	Switching Theory	(3 hrs)
COSC 421	Systems Programming	(3 hrs)
COSC 422	Introduction to Microprocessors	(3 hrs)
COSC 423	Computer Operating Systems	(3 hrs)
COSC 436	Web Programming	(3 hrs)
COSC 439	Computing Network Principles	(3 hrs)
COSC 444	Foundations of Automata and Languages	(3 hrs)
COSC 445	Compiler Construction	(3 hrs)
COSC 456	Computer Graphics	(3 hrs)
COSC 457	Computer Game Programming	(3 hrs)
COSC 461	Heuristic Programming	(3 hrs)
COSC 471	Database Principles	(3 hrs)

Minor ................................................................................................................... 20 hours
Elective courses ............................................................................................... 14 hours
Total .................................................................................................................. 124 hours

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