The Computing and Information Science program emphasizes the applications of computing in other academic disciplines and in business environments. "B" grades are required for but do not guarantee admission to semester 3 of CIS programs.

General Program Area of Concentration

27-190 [0.50] Discrete Structures in Computer Science

27-240 [0.50] Introduction to Information Processing

27-242 [0.50] Data Structures

27-311 [0.50] Operating Systems

27-343 [0.50] System Analysis and Design in Applications

27-353 [0.50] Data Base Systems and Concepts

63-108 [0.50] Elements of Calculus I

or

63-120 [0.50] Calculus I

89-204 [0.50] Statistics I

[1.50] additional CIS credits at the 200 level or higher

27-160 [0.50] Foundations of Programming

63-120 [0.50] Calculus I

[1.00] elective from different subject areas in the College of Arts. (37-106 is recommended)

[0.50] elective from the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences*

27-170 [0.50] Introduction to Computing and Information Science

27-190 [0.50] Discrete Structures in Computer Science

[0.50] elective from the College of Arts

[1.00] elective from the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences

*[1.50] electives in semesters 1 and 2 from the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences must be from at least 2 different subject areas

Semester 3

27-242 [0.50] Data Structures

63-121 [0.50] Calculus II

63-215 [0.50] Applied Matrix Algebra

89-204 [0.50] Statistics I

OR

89-212 [0.50] Probability and Statistics for Engineers

[0.50] elective

27-240 [0.50] Introduction to Information Processing

27-349 [0.50] The Analysis and Design of Computer Algorithms

63-213 [0.50] Numerical Methods +

[1.00] elective*

+63-324 Operations Research (F) may be substituted

Semester 5

27-311 [0.50] Operating Systems

27-343 [0.50] System Analysis and Design in Applications

27-360 [0.50] Programming Languages

[1.00] elective*

27-312 [0.50] Digital Systems

27-320 [0.50] Software Engineering

27-353 [0.50] Data Base Systems and Concepts

[1.00] elective*

*At least [1.00] of these electives must be at the 300 level or above to meet the B.A. requirement of at least [7.00] credits at the 300 level or above. Note that not more than [6.00] credits may be at the 100 level.

Minor

27-190, 27-240, 27-242, 27-311, 27-343, 27-353, 89-204 and one of (63-108 or 63-120), and [1.50] additional CIS credits at the 200 level or higher.

1998-99 Undergraduate Calendar