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.
2. One course with a quantitative reasoning flag.

Courses with flags are identified in the Course Schedule . They may be used simultaneously to fulfill other requirements, unless otherwise specified.

3. 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.
4. At least forty-two semester hours of upper-division coursework.
    
5. At least twenty-one semester hours of upper-division coursework in computer science must be completed in residence at the University.

6. Mathematics 408C and 408D, or 408N, 408S, and 408M; either 340L or 341 or Statistics and Data Sciences 329C; and Mathematics 362K or Statistics and Data Sciences 321.
7. One of the following sequences of coursework:
   1. Either Biology 311C and 311D, 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.
8. An additional sequence chosen from those in requirement 7 above, or one of the following:
   1. At least six 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 6 and requirement 8.
   6. Electrical Engineering 313 and 331.
9. The following courses in computer science: 
   1. Theory: Computer Science 311 or 311H, 331 or 331H, and three additional hours from an approved list available in the department.
   2. Programming: Computer Science 312 or 312H, 314 or 314H, and three additional hours from an approved list in the department.
   3. Systems: Computer Science 429 or 429H, 439 or 439H, and three additional hours from an approved list available in the department.
   4. Fifteen additional hours of upper-division courses in computer science.
10. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 127 semester hours.

6. Breadth requirement: An honors mathematics course; Computer Science 311H 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.

7. At least six semester hours of upper-division coursework in mathematics.

8. Computer Science 429H, 331H, 439H, and twelve additional hours of upper-division coursework in computer science.

9. A section of Undergraduate Studies 302 or 303 that is approved by the departmental honors adviser.

10. A section of Rhetoric and Writing 309S that is restricted to students in the Dean's Scholars Honors Program.

11. Computer Science 379H and a three-semester-hour upper-division research course approved by the departmental honors adviser.

12. Twenty-five additional semester hours of coursework approved by the departmental honors adviser.

13. Six semester hours of coursework in the College of Liberal Arts or the College of Fine Arts.

14. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 120 semester hours.

With the exception of Computer Science 312 or 312H, 311 or 311H, 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 (option IV). 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 computer science and graduate 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 the General Information Catalog . 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 the General Information  Catalog . 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, Master of Science in Information Studies, or Master of Science in Computational Science, Engineering, and Mathematics degrees through the Integrated Program, a student must have a University grade point average of at least 3.00 in the coursework in the Master of Science Program of Work. He or she must also have a grade point average in graduate computer science and information studies, or computational science, engineering, and mathematics coursework of at least 3.00.