Offered by Department of Computer Science and Information Systems

Computer Science and Information Systems Major

Computer Science Comprehensive
Bachelor of Science

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  including General Studies coursework required by major
  • Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12 including:
    • MATH 102GS*, College Algebra - 3 hours
    • *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level, reducing the total hours needed.
  • Portal = 3
  • Distribution = 27
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • Humanities minimum = 6
    • Social Sciences minimum = 6
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 7
    • Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 4 including:
      • CSIS 130GS, Introduction to Computer Science - 4 hours
    • Wellness minimum = 0
  • Capstone = 3
• BS Science-related course requirements = 8 including:
  • MATH 103GS*, Plane Trigonometry - 3 hours
  • MATH 115, Calculus I with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours
  • *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level, reducing the total hours needed.
• Major Option = 61
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 114
• Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 6
• Minimum total hours required for BS in Computer Science Comprehensive = 120
• All UNK degrees require a minimum of 120 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.

A grade of "C" or above is required for all courses in this Option. In this option, prerequisites are fulfilled when the prerequisite courses have been passed with a "C" or above.

1. Computer Science Comprehensive Core Requirements (52 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • CSIS 150, Object Oriented Programming - 3 hours
     • CSIS 180, Discrete Structures - 3 hours
     • CSIS 301, Computer Organization - 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 404, Software Engineering - 3 hours
     • CSIS 408, Principles of Programming Languages - 3 hours
     • CSIS 425, Database Systems - 3 hours
     • CSIS 441, Artificial Intelligence - 3 hours
     • CSIS 496, Seminar in Computer Science - 3 hours
     • MATH 202, Calculus II with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours
     • MATH 260, Calculus III - 5 hours
     • MATH 420, Numerical Analysis - 3 hours
     • MATH 440, Linear Algebra - 3 hours
     • STAT 441, Probability and Statistics - 3 hours
2. Computer Science Electives (9 hours required)
   • Take 9 hours from:
     • CSIS 300-CSIS 499 (except CSIS 388GS)
     • Take no more than 6 hours from CSIS 492-CSIS 495
     • MATH 300-MATH 499
     • PHYS 300-PHYS 499 (except PHYS 388GS)
     • STAT 300- STAT 499
   • as approved by the department.