University of Guelph 1999-2000 Undergraduate Calendar

X--Degree Programs

Computing and Information Science

Department of Computing and Information Science, College of Physical and Engineering Science.

Honours Program Major

Note that some of these courses may have to be taken in Semester 6.

A average grade of 70% in CIS*1650, CIS*1900, CIS*2650, MATH*1200 and MATH*1210 (or IPS*1110, IPS*1120 and CIS*1900) in semesters 1 and 2 is normally required but does not guarantee admission to semester 3 of the Computing and Information Science program.

Semester 1

2 of*:
BIOL*1030 [0.50] Biology I
CHEM*1040 [0.50] General Chemistry I
PHYS*1000 [0.50] An Introduction to Mechanics
PHYS*1110 [0.50] Introductory Physics with Applications I
CIS*1650 [0.50] Programming I
ENGL*1200 [0.50] Reading the Contemporary World
OR
ENGL*1400**renumbered to ENGL*1410** [0.50] Major English Writers
MATH*1200 [0.50] Calculus I

Semester 2

2 of*:
BIOL*1040 [0.50] Biology II
CHEM*1050 [0.50] General Chemistry II
PHYS*1010 [0.50] Introductory Electricity and Magnetism
PHYS*1130 [0.50] Introductory Physics with Applications II
CIS*1900 [0.50] Discrete Structures in Computer Science
CIS*2650 [0.50] Programming II
MATH*1210 [0.50] Calculus II

Semester 3

Z**deleted**CIS*2400 [0.50] Introduction to Information Processing
CIS*2420 [0.50] Data Structures
MATH*2150 [0.50] Applied Matrix Algebra
STAT*2040 [0.50] Statistics I
0.50 elective**

Semester 4

CIS*3110 [0.50] Operating Systems
CIS*3430 [0.50] System Analysis and Design in Applications
IPS*2010 [0.50] Structure and Application of Microcomputers
MATH*2130 [0.50] Numerical Methods ***or elective
0.50 elective**

Semester 5

CIS*3530 [0.50] Data Base Systems and Concepts
CIS*3650 [0.50] Organization and Implementation of Programming Languages
MATH*3240 [0.50] Operations Research ***or elective
1.00 elective**

Semester 6

CIS*3120 [0.50] Digital Systems
CIS*3200 [0.50] Software Engineering
CIS*3490 [0.50] The Analysis and Design of Computer Algorithms
1.00 elective**

Semester 7

CIS*4600 [0.50] Elements of Theory of Computation
0.50 4000 level CIS course
0.50 3000 level or 4000 level CIS course
1.00 elective**

Semester 8

1.00 from a CIS course at the 4000 level
1.50 elective**

*a third must be taken before graduation

**electives must include at least 1.50 in science courses with at least 0.50 at the 3000 level or above and at least 1.00 credit must be in the Arts or Social Sciences, and 1.00 remaining credit in the introductory science sequence (see * semesters 1 and 2)

***either MATH*2130 or MATH*3240 must be taken

Honours Program Minor

CIS*1650, CIS*1900, Z**deleted**CIS*2400, CIS*2420, CIS*2650, CIS*3110, CIS*3430, STAT*2100, and 2.00 additional credits from CIS courses at the 2000 level or above.

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Last revised: January 1999.