Computer Science
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Bachelor of Arts Degree
The B.A. degree permits the student to combine study of Computer Science with some other field. This is achieved by the student getting an official minor in that other program, for example Psychology or History. Here is more information about the required minor.

There is not a significant employement difference between students who get B.S. and B.A. degrees, and virtually every job that is available to one graduate is available to the other. If the graduate were more interested in hardware, however, then he/she would likely attempt to earn the B.S. degree, since it requires physics and electronics.

Remember that both degrees (both B.S. and B.A.) have the Computer Science core courses.

Recommended Schedule

  Fall Freshman Year                     Spring Freshman Year
  ENG 101                  3             ENG 102                    3
  CSC 108,109,110,BIF 101* 3             CSC 111                    4
  MAT 111                  4             MAT 191                    4
  AS                       3             AS                         3
  AS                       3             
               Total      16                            Total      14

  Fall Sophomore Year                    Spring Sophomore Year
  RST 101                  3             PHI 101                    3
  CSC 212                  4             CSC 213                    4
  CSC 253                  3             CSC 281                    3
  AS                       3             AS                         3
  AS                       3             AS                         3
               Total      16                            Total      16

  Fall Junior Year                       Spring Junior Year
  CSC 310 or 351           4             CSC 330 or 395             4
  Minor course             3             CSC 360 or AS            3-4
  AS                       3             Minor                      3
  AS                       3             AS                         3
  AS                       3             AS                         3
  CSC 391                  1
               Total      17                            Total   16-17

  Fall Senior Year                       Spring Senior Year
  CSC 395 or 310           4             CSC 351 or 330             4
  CSC 491                  1             CSC elective               4
  CSC elective             4             CSC 360 or AS            3-4
  Minor course             3             Minor course               3
  AS                       3             
               Total      15                            Total   14-15

(* You can take any one of these courses for your first introductory course in Computer Science.)

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