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Nov 09, 2024
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2024-2025 Catalog
Natural Sciences or Mathematics AS: Computer Science Option
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Code: AS.NSM.COMP.SCI
The Computer Science option prepares students to transfer into the junior year of a baccalaureate program in computer science or a related area such as computer engineering or computer information systems. It includes required and elective courses in current programming languages, discrete mathematics, data structures and algorithms, database systems, system analysis and design, and computer organization.
Computer science occupations include teaching positions at all levels, software developers, database administrators, hardware engineers, systems analysts, network architects, and information security analysts.
Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
- Apply knowledge and skills to create algorithmic solutions to problems.
- Become competent in using a programming language to solve problems.
- Demonstrate the ability to use current techniques, skills, and tools necessary for the practice of the discipline.
- Understand the components of the computer and the way that they work.
- Analyze a problem, and identify and define the computing requirements appropriate to its solution
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Recommended Semester Sequence
Communication Elective:
Choose
CIS/MAT Computer Sci or Math Elective -
Choose one of the following:
Social Science Elective
Recommended:
General Education Requirements
Humanities Electives*
- Two (2) general education courses selected from the following fields: Arts (Art [ART], Music [MUS], Theatre Arts [THR], Cinema Studies [CIN]); History (HIS); Interdisciplinary (WGS); Literature (LIT); Philosophy and Religion (PHR); World Languages and Cultures (LAN).
- With no more than one course in any one field.
Social Science Elective*
One general education course selected from the following fields: Economics (ECO); Geography (GEO); Political Science (POL); Psychology (PSY); Sociology (SOC) and Anthropology (ANT). Recommended: ECO-101 or PSY-101
Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology
CIS/MAT Computer Sci. or Math Elective
Recommended:
Total Credit Hours: 60
Specific Program Notes
Students are encouraged to take their courses in semester sequence order.
Please note that required courses may have prerequisites. Click on each course to view details.
* General Education Elective(s) .
** Choose one of the following: CIS-289 , CIS-287 , CIS-278 , INF-218 , MAT-282 , MAT-283 , MAT-286 , or PHY-291
‡ Recommended: CIS-289 , CIS-287 , CIS-278 , INF-218 , MAT-282 , MAT-283 , MAT-286 , or PHY-291
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