Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

In addition, students seeking the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science must complete the following degree-level requirements. In some cases, courses that fulfill degree-level requirements also meet the requirements of the core.

1. Two courses with a writing flag. One of these courses must be upper-division. Courses with a writing flag are identified in the Course Schedule at http://registrar.utexas.edu/schedules . They may be used simultaneously to fulfill other requirements, unless otherwise specified.
    
2. Options I, II, and IV: One of the following foreign language/culture choices. Students in option III and V are exempt from this requirement.
   
   1. Second-semester-level proficiency, or the equivalent, in a foreign language.
   2. First-semester-level proficiency, or the equivalent, in a foreign language and a three-semester-hour course in the culture of the same language area.
   3. Two three-semester-hour courses in one foreign culture area. The courses must be chosen from an approved list available in the dean’s office and the college advising centers.
3. At least forty-two semester hours of upper-division coursework.
    
4. At least twenty-one semester hours of upper-division coursework in computer science must be completed in residence at the University.

5. Mathematics 408C and 408D, or 408N, 408S, and 408M; either 340L or 341 or Statistics and Scientific Computation 329C; and Statistics and Scientific Computation 321.
6. One of the following sequences of coursework:
   
   1. Either Biology 311C, 311D, and 325 or Biology 315H and 325H, and Biology 206L or 208L.
   2. Chemistry 301 or 301H, 302 or 302H, and 204.
   3. Geological Sciences 401 and either 404C or 405.
   4. Physics 303K, 303L, 103M, and 103N.
7. An additional sequence chosen from those in requirement 6 above, or one of the following:
   
   1. At least three hours of upper-division coursework in biology approved by the undergraduate adviser.
   2. Chemistry 128K, 128L, 328M, and 328N, or Chemistry 220C, 320M, and 320N, or at least six hours of upper-division coursework in chemistry approved by the undergraduate adviser.
   3. Geological Sciences 416K and 426P, or at least six hours of upper-division coursework in geological sciences approved by the undergraduate adviser.
   4. Physics 315 and at least three hours of upper-division coursework in physics approved by the undergraduate adviser.
   5. At least six hours of upper-division coursework in mathematics approved by the undergraduate adviser. A course may not be counted toward both requirement 5 and requirement 7.
   6. Electrical Engineering 313 and 331.
8. Computer Science 312 or 312H, C S 313K or C S 313H, 314 or 314H, 429 or 429H, C S 336 or C S 336H, 337, 439 or 439H, 341 or 341H or C S 357 or C S 357H, 345 or 345H, and fifteen additional hours of approved upper-division coursework.
9. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 127 semester hours.

5. Mathematics 408C and 408D, or 408N, 408S, and 408M; either 340L or 341 or Statistics and Scientific Computation 329C; and Statistics and Scientific Computation 321.
6. One of the following sequences of coursework:
   
   1. Either Biology 311C, 311D, and 325 or Biology 315H and 325H; and Biology 206L, or 208L.
   2. Chemistry 301 or 301H, 302 or 302H, and 204.
   3. Geological Sciences 401 and either 404C or 405.
   4. Physics 303K, 303L, 103M, and 103N.
7. An additional sequence chosen from those in requirement 6 above, or one of the following:
   
   1. At least three hours of upper-division coursework in biology approved by the undergraduate adviser.
   2. Chemistry 128K, 128L, 328M, and 328N, or Chemistry 220C, 320M, and 320N, or at least six hours of upper-division coursework in chemistry approved by the undergraduate adviser.
   3. Geological Sciences 416K and 426P, or at least six hours of upper-division coursework in geological sciences approved by the undergraduate adviser.
   4. Physics 315 and at least three hours of upper-division coursework in physics approved by the undergraduate adviser.
   5. At least six hours of upper-division coursework in mathematics approved by the undergraduate adviser. A course may not be counted toward both requirement 5 and requirement 7.
   6. Electrical Engineering 313 and 331.
8. C S 313K or C S 313H, and 314 or 314H.
9. Computer Science 429 or 429H, C S 336 or C S 336H, 337 or 337H, 439 or 439H, 341 or 341H or C S 357 or C S 357H, 345 or 345H, 178H, and 379H. The courses the student chooses to fulfill this requirement must be approved by the Turing Scholars program director; at least five of them, in addition to Computer Science 178H and 379H, must be honors courses. The honors thesis the student completes in Computer Science 379H must be approved by the program director.
10. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 127 semester hours.

5. Breadth requirement: An honors mathematics course; C S 313H and 314H; one of the following two-semester sequences: Biology 315H and 325H, Chemistry 301H and 302H, Physics 301, 101L, 316, and 116L; and either an additional three hours chosen from these courses or Physics 315 and 115L. Credit earned by examination may not be counted toward this requirement.
6. At least six semester hours of upper-division coursework in mathematics.
7. Computer Science 429H, C S 336H, 439H, and twelve additional hours of upper-division coursework in computer science.
8. A section of Undergraduate Studies 302 or 303 that is approved by the departmental honors adviser.
9. A section of Rhetoric and Writing 309S that is restricted to Dean’s Scholars.
10. Computer Science 379H and a three-semester-hour upper-division research course approved by the departmental honors adviser.
11. Twenty-five additional semester hours of coursework approved by the departmental honors adviser.
12. Six semester hours of coursework in the College of Liberal Arts or the College of Fine Arts.
13. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 120 semester hours.

5. Mathematics 408C and 408D, or 408N, 408S, and 408M; either 340L or 341 or Statistics and Scientific Computation 329C; and Statistics and Scientific Computation 321.
6. One of the following sequences of coursework:
   
   1. Either Biology 311C, 311D, and 325 or Biology 315H and 325H; and Biology 206L or 208L.
   2. Chemistry 301 or 301H, 302 or 302H, and 204.
   3. Geological Sciences 401 and either 404C or 405.
   4. Physics 303K, 303L, 103M, and 103N.
7. An additional sequence chosen from those in requirement 6 above, or one of the following:
   
   1. At least three hours of upper-division coursework in biology approved by the undergraduate adviser.
   2. Chemistry 128K, 128L, 328M, and 328N, or Chemistry 220C, 320M, and 320N, or at least six hours of upper-division coursework in chemistry approved by the undergraduate adviser.
   3. Geological Sciences 416K and 426P, or at least six hours of upper-division coursework in geological sciences approved by the undergraduate adviser.
   4. Physics 315 and at least three hours of upper-division coursework in physics approved by the undergraduate adviser.
   5. At least six hours of upper-division coursework in mathematics approved by the undergraduate adviser. A course may not be counted toward both requirement 5 and requirement 7.
   6. Electrical Engineering 313 and 331.
8. Computer Science 312 or 312H, C S 313K or C S 313H, 314 or 314H, 429 or 429H, C S 336 or C S 336H, 337 or 337H,  439 or 439H, 345 or 345H, 353 or C S 357 or C S 357H, and nine additional hours of approved upper-division coursework.
9. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 120 semester hours

Option V: Teaching (Senior grades)

5. History 329U or Philosophy 329U.
6. Mathematics 408C and 408D, or 408N, 408S, and 408M; either 340L or 341 or Statistics and Scientific Computation 329C.
7. One of the following sequences of coursework:
   
   1. Biology 311C and 311D; and Biology 206L or 208L.
   2. Chemistry 301 or 301H, 302 or 302H, and 204.
   3. Geological Sciences 401 and either 404C or 405.
   4. Physics 303K, 303L, 103M, and 103N.
8. Computer Science 312 or 312H, C S 313H C S 313K, 314 or 314H, 429 or 429H, C S 336 or C S 336H, 337 or 337H, 439 or 439H, 341 or 341H or C S 357 or C S 357H, and 345 or 345H.
9. The requirements of one of the following certification areas:
   
   1. For Computer Science Certification:
      
      1.   Statistics and Scientific Computation 321.
      2.   An additional sequence chosen from the following:
         1. Biology 325 and 337 (Topic 2: Research Methods: UTeach).
         2. At least three hours of upper-division coursework in chemistry approved by the undergraduate adviser; and Chemistry 368 (Topic 1: Research Methods: UTeach).
         3. Physics 315 and 341 (Topic 7:  Research Method: UTeach).
      3. Fifteen additional hours of approved computer science upper-division coursework. 
   2. For Computer Science and Mathematics Certification:
      
      1. Mathematics 315C, 333L, 362K, either 360M or 375D, and Statistics and Scientific Computation 321.
      2. Twelve additional hours of approved computer science upper-division coursework.
      3. Biology 337(Topic 2: Research Methods: UTeach), or Chemistry 368 (Topic 1: Research Methods: UTeach), or Physics 341(Topic 7: Research Methods: UTeach). 
10. Eighteen semester hours of professional development coursework consisting of:
    
    1. Curriculum and Instruction 650S.
    2. Curriculum and Instruction 365C or UTeach-Natural Sciences 350.
    3. Curriculum and Instruction 365D or UTeach-Natural Sciences 355.
    4. Curriculum and Instruction 365E or UTeach-Natural Sciences 360.
    5. UTeach-Natural Sciences 101, 110, and 170.
11. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 127 semester hours.

With the exception of Computer Science 312 or 312H, C S 313K or  C S 313H, and 314 or 314H, all computer science courses that may be counted toward a degree in computer science are restricted to students who have been admitted to the computer science major or have the consent of the undergraduate faculty adviser.

An undergraduate may not enroll in any computer science course more than once without written consent of an undergraduate adviser in computer science. No student may enroll in any computer science course more than twice. No student may take more than three upper-division computer science courses in a semester without written consent of an undergraduate adviser in computer science.

Satisfactory Progress

Students are expected to make continuous progress toward the degree by completing required computer science coursework each semester. Those who fail to take program coursework two long-session semesters in a row will be removed from the program and re-enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science option (I, II, or III) that they were following before admission to the Integrated Program. Students will be notified before this action is taken; they must meet with their academic adviser upon being notified.

Probation

The student is placed on probation if his or her grade point average in required undergraduate computer science courses falls below 3.00. Except with the consent of the undergraduate adviser or the graduate adviser, a student on probation may not take graduate computer science courses.

Dismissal

The student is dismissed from the Integrated Program if (1) he or she fails to improve his or her academic performance significantly while on probation, or (2) he or she will not achieve a grade point average of 3.00 even by earning grades of A in all remaining required undergraduate and graduate computer science courses.

Like all students, those in the Integrated Program must know and abide by the academic and disciplinary policies given in this catalog and in General Information. Those who fail to do so will be considered for academic dismissal from the program. Under special circumstances and at the discretion of the director, a student may be allowed to continue in the program under academic review. A student who is academically dismissed from the program may enter another computer science program if he or she fulfills the scholastic standards for continuance in the University given in General Information. Students in scholastic difficulty should discuss their problems with an academic adviser and the undergraduate faculty adviser.

Graduation

To receive the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Master of Science in Computer Science degrees through the Integrated Program, a student must have a grade point average of at least 3.00 in the coursework in the Master of Science in Computer Science Program of Work. He or she must also have a grade point average in graduate computer science coursework of at least 3.00.