This curriculum is appropriate for students planning a career in industry or graduate study in computer science. It provides computer science majors with a broad-based knowledge in areas such as computer programming, algorithm design and analysis, computer architecture, and computer networks. The program includes adequate courses from mathematics to provide the quantitative tools required for problem solving in computer science.
Students who complete the B.S. in Computer Science will be proficient in the following student learning outcomes:
- Explain how a mathematical concept reveals a Biblical principle(s) or attribute of God which will allow students to view the field of Computer Science through the lens of the Bible
- Write a C++ program to implement a complex algorithm using Objected Oriented concepts
- Convert mathematical concepts into computer data structures
- Simulate the components of a CPU (e.g. Arithmetic and Logic Unit, Register Bank, Control Unit, or Program Counter)
Major Requirements
Item #
Title
Hours
Select three courses from:
Item #
Title
Hours
Item #
Title
Hours
9
Sub-Total Hours
53
Free Electives
Sub-Total Hours
14-20
Required General Education selections
Biblical Studies, Health, and Wellness (no grade below C)
Item #
Title
Hours
Sub-Total Hours
3
Science and Mathematics (no grade below C)
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Title
Hours
Sub-Total Hours
4
(MA 121, 122, or 123 may be required first)
Technology (no grade below C)
Item #
Title
Hours
3
Sub-Total Hours
3
Each course taken by the student may be applied to only one program: general education, major, minor, or free electives.
General Education Requirements
Total Hours
120