1996-1997 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705

The College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Bachelor of Science-Computer Science/Applied Computer Science Track

Liberal Studies:  As outlined in Liberal Studies section         54-58
with the following specifications:
Mathematics:  MA123 (or MA121-MA122 or MA127)
Liberal Studies electives:  MA216 (or MA214 or MA217), 
no courses with CO prefix

Major:                                                              38
Required courses:
CO105   Fundamentals of Computer Science            3sh
CO110   Problem Solving and Structured Programming  3sh
CO220   Applied Computer Programming                3sh
CO300   Assembly Language Programming               3sh
CO310   Data Structures                             3sh
CO315   Large File Organization and Access          3sh
CO319   Software Engineering Concepts               3sh
CO380   Seminar on the Computer Profession          1sh
CO441   Data Base Management                        3sh
CO480   Seminar on Technical Topics                 1sh
Select one of the following two courses:
CO320   Software Engineering Practice               3sh (1)
CO493   Internship in Computer Science             12sh (2)

Controlled electives: Select 6sh (3)
CO250   Introduction to Numerical Methods           3sh
CO345   Data Communications                         3sh
CO355   Computer Graphics                           3sh
CO360   IBM Job Control Language                    1sh
CO362   UNIX and C                                  3sh
CO481   Special Topics in Computer Science        1-4sh
        (only sections approved for majors)  
CO485   Independent Study                         1-4sh

Upper Level Electives by Categories: Select 3sh (4)
Computer Architecture:  CO410
Theory of Languages:  CO419, CO420, CO424, CO460
Systems Programming:  CO430, CO432
Numerical Methods:  CO450
Artificial Intelligence:  CO405

Other Requirements:                                               6-22
Additional Writing:
EN322   Technical Writing                           3sh
Foreign Language Intermediate Level               0-6sh (5)
Additional Mathematics:                          3-13sh (6)
MA123   Calculus I for Physics and Chemistry
(MA121 and MA122 or MA127 may be substituted)
MA216   Probability and Statistics for Natural Sciences
(MA363 and MA364, MA214 and MA417, or MA217 and
MA417 may be substituted)
MA219   Discrete Mathematics
Complete a minor from one of the following areas:                 6-18
a)  From any department in the College of Natural Sciences 
    and Mathematics                              6-18sh
b)  From designated Business courses               18sh
c)  From designated Economics courses              15sh
d)  From designated Geography courses              15sh

Free Electives:                                                   0-20

Total Degree Requirements:                                         124

(1) Credit for both CO320: Software Engineering Practice and CO493: Internship in Computer Science may be counted toward the degree, but only one will be counted toward the major requirements.
(2) CO493 may be selected in either the second semester of the junior year or the first semester of the senior year. If CO493 is selected and approved, CO380 may be taken in the immediately preceding semester.
(3) Select at least 6sh from the list of controlled electives and/or the list of upper-level electives.
(4) Select at least one additional course from the list of upper-level electives.
(5) Foreign Language intermediate-level courses are counted as Liberal Studies electives.
(6) Any of the Mathematics options satisfy the Learning Skill requirement, and one course may be counted as a Liberal Studies elective. The three-credit minimum applies to students who take MA123 and MA216. The thirteen-credit maximum applies to students who take the MA121-MA122 calculus option and the MA363-MA364 statistics option.

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