Overview

The undergraduate program in Computer Science is designed to prepare students for a career in the industry or advanced graduate study in Computer and Information Sciences or related areas. Required courses provide a strong foundation in the fundamentals of computing, algorithms, programming, languages, databases, computer systems, and software engineering. Electives provide an opportunity for students to explore advanced topics in several areas including Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Neural Computation, Robotics, Software Engineeering, Databases, Parallel and Distributed Computing, Networks, Information Systems, and related areas. The existence of strong research programs in Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Computational Complexity, Databases, Parallel and Distributed Computing, Programming Languages, Multimedia Systems, Networks, Robotics, Software Systems, Software Engineering, and Theory of Computation provides unique opportunities for bright undergraduate students to participate in leading edge research in Computer Science.

Degree Requirements

• 2003-05 Catalog (For those graduating by August 2009)
• 2005-07 Catalog (PDF) (For those graduating by August 2011)
• 2007-09 Catalog (PDF) (For those graduating by August 2013)
• 2009-11 Catalog (PDF) (For those graduating by August 2015)

Minor in Computer Science

To minor in computer science, under the 2009-2011 catalog, a student must have

Total------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19 credits

The minimum grade required in all courses taken in the minor is a C-,
with 6 credits of the 300 or above level courses being a C or better.

Opportunities for Women in Computer Science: PDF