Offered by Department of Computer Science and Information Systems:
Computer Science and Information Systems Major

Computer Science Option
Bachelor of Science

NSS BS 5306

Minimum General Studies = 45
+ General Studies coursework required by major = 47
English Language minimum = 9
Humanities minimum = 9
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 8 (Maximum of 6 hours in this section will count toward the 45 hours General Studies requirement.)
MATH 103*, Plane Trigonometry - 3 hours
MATH 115, Calculus I with Analytical Geometry - 5 hours
*Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level, reducing total of General Studies hours to 45.
Natural Sciences minimum = 7
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9
Personal Development minimum = 2
BS Science-related course requirements = 0
Major Option = 36
Minor or 2nd Major, minimum = 24
Minors are 24 hours, 18 must be unduplicated. Electing a second major may add as many as 18 required hours to the program. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other requirements, the unrestricted electives will be greater.
 
Minimum total hours required coursework = 107
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 18
Minimum total hours required for BS in Computer Science = 125
All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.
All courses in this major require a minimum grade of "C."
A. Computer Science Core Requirements (30 hours required)
Take all of the following:
CSIS 130GS, Introduction to Computer Science - 3 hours
CSIS 150, Structured Programming - 3 hours
CSIS 180, Discrete Structures - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 115)
CSIS 301, Assembler Languages - 3 hours
CSIS 302, Principles of Programming Languages - 3 hours
CSIS 330, Algorithms and Data Structures - 3 hours
CSIS 401, Operating Systems - 3 hours
CSIS 402, Introduction to Automata, Formal Languages, and Computability - 3 hours
CSIS 496, Seminar in Computer Science - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
CSIS 220, Computer Organization - 3 hours
CSIS 222, Computer Organization for Computer Science - 3 hours
 
B. Computer Science Electives (6 hours required)
Take 6 additional hours from: CSIS 300-499, as approved by department.
Take no more than 3 hours from CSIS 399, CSIS 492-495.

16 May 2005

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