Computer Science (ID), B.S.

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Requirements for the ID Major:

8 computer science courses: five core + three electives. Plus the capstone project sequence. MTH 197 is also required.

Five core CS courses & Discrete Mathematics:

Three electives:

One course numbered 110 or higher, chosen from the following:

CSC 112 - The Processed Pixel
CSC 118 - Introduction to Computer and Logic Design
CSC 206 - Natural Language Processing
CSC 234 - Data Visualization
CSC 235 - Modeling & Simulation
CSC 236 - Computer Network Protocols
CSC 237 - Data Communications and Networks
CSC 240 - Web Programming
CSC 243 - Bioinformatics: Information Technology in the Life Sciences
CSC 245 - The Computer Science of Computer Games
CSC 280 - User Interfaces
Students may also choose from the courses numbered 300 or higher listed below

Two other courses numbered 300 or higher, chosen from the following:

Capstone project sequence

The project must be designed to integrate the fields composing the major.

CSC 497 - Computer Science Capstone Seminar (normally taken in the spring of Junior year)
IDM 498 - Interdepartmental Senior Thesis 1 (normally taken in the fall of Senior year)
IDM 499 - Interdepartmental Senior Thesis 2 (normally taken in the winter of Senior year)

Requirements for Honors in Computer Science

Candidates for honors in computer science must have a minimum overall grade point average of 3.3, a minimum grade point average of 3.3 in the major with at least 3 grades of A- or better in full credit CSC courses numbered 100 or above, a grade of at least A- for CSC 499 or IDM 499 , and must present the senior project at the Steinmetz Symposium.

Course Selection Guidelines

Placement: A score of 4 or 5 on the AP Computer Science “A” exam will count as having satisfied one of the introductory courses (CSC 103 , CSC 104 , CSC 105 , CSC 106 , CSC 107 , CSC 109 ).

Prerequisite: For prerequisite structure of all courses in the CS major, please visit cs.union.edu/media/csmajorgraph.pdf