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Department of Computer Science

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• For more information about Computer Science, see the Computer Science department.
• Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
• Admitted students must meet with an advisor. Current students should also meet with an advisor and log on to Degree Works  to check student-specific program progress.

Minimum University Requirements
Total Credits	120			Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100			Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
Total USU Credits	30			Upper-division USU Credits	20
USU Credits within the Major	10			Credits in Minor (if required)	12
Credits in Major	see below			Credits in American Institutions	3
General Education Requirements	see link			University Studies Depth Requirements	see link
NOTES: The highest math requirement for this degree is MATH 3310: Discrete Mathematics .

 

Admissions Requirements for this Program
New freshmen	Admitted to USU in Good Standing*			Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU	2.5 GPA
*Minimum 2.5 High School GPA, 17 ACT and 90 Admission Index

First Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
CS 1400: Introduction to Computer Science–CS 1  *	4			CS 1410: Introduction to Computer Science–CS 2 (QI)  *	3
ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3			CS 1440: Methods in Computer Science  *	3
MATH 1210: Calculus I (QL) *	4	See Math Placement		MATH 1220: Calculus II (QL)  *	4
USU 1350: Integrated Life Science (BLS)	3			Breadth American Institutions (BAI)	3	Select a course from the list
				Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)	3	Select a course from the list
Total Credits:	14			Total Credits:	16
Comments *Required for admission to the Professional Program .				Comments *Required for admission to the Professional Program .

Second Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
CS 2420: Algorithms and Data Structures–CS 3 (QI)  *	3			MATH 2270: Linear Algebra (QI)	3
CS 2410: Introduction to Event Driven Programming and GUI’s  *	3			CS 2610: Developing Dynamic, Database-Driven, Web Applications  *	3
MATH 3310: Discrete Mathematics  *	3			CS 2810: Computer Systems Organization and Architecture	3
PHYS 2210: Physics for Scientists and Engineers I (BPS/QI)	4	OR CHEM 1210 (4)		PHYS 2220: Physics for Scientists and Engineers II (BPS/QI)	4	OR CHEM 1220 (4)
PHYS 2215: Physics for Scientists and Engineers Lab I	1	OR CHEM 1215 (1)		PHYS 2225: Physics for Scientists and Engineers Lab II	1	OR CHEM 1225 (1)
				ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3
Total Credits:	14			Total Credits:	17
Comments *Required for admission to the Professional Program .				Comments *Required for admission to the Professional Program .

Computer Science Professional Program
Admissions Requirements for this Program To be admitted to the professional program, students must: Be in good academic standing in the University and the college Have a GPA of 2.5 or higher in the pre-professional courses (denoted with an asterisk *) Achieve an overall grade point average of 2.5 for all coursework completed at USU Pass all of the courses in the pre-professional program with a C- or better (denoted with an asterisk *). Have no more than 3 repeats total in the pre-professional courses. Multiple repeats of the same course and audits are included in the total of 3 repeats. Once admitted to the professional program, to remain in good standing and graduate, students must maintain a USU GPA of 2.5.
Third Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
CS 3100: Operating Systems and Concurrency	3			CS 4700: Programming Languages  OR CS 5300: Compiler Construction	3  OR 4	Choose one course
CS 3450: Introduction to Software Engineering (CI)	4			STAT 3000: Statistics for Scientists (QI)	3
CS 5000: Theory of Computability  OR CS 5050: Advanced Algorithms	3  OR 3	Choose one course		Depth Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA)	3
ENGR 3080: Technical Communication for Engineers (CI)	3			Computer Science 3XXX Electives	3
Breadth Creative Arts (BCA)	3			Computer Science 5XXX Electives	3
Total Credits:	16			Total Credits:	15-16
Comments				Comments

Fourth Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
Computer Science 5XXX Electives	4			Computer Science 5XXX Electives	3
Computer Science 5XXX Electives	3			Computer Science 5XXX Electives	3
Computer Science Technical Elective	3			Computer Science Technical Elective	3
Computer Science 3XXX Electives	3			Breadth Humanities (BHU)	3	Select a course from the list
Depth Social Sciences (DSS)	3	Select a course from the list
Total Credits:	16			Total Credits:	12
Comments				Comments Apply for graduation as soon as you have registered for your last semester. Total Program Credits: 120-121

This is a suggested schedule. There are many ways to configure a plan-of-study. 

Work closely with your advisor to select your classes.